Comments on: Cuban man returned to SJO airport after trip to hospital

By: Luis Diego Campos

Luis Diego Campos — Wed, 04 Jun 2014 22:03:00 +0000

This Cuban gentleman applied for a political refugee status visa, when back to Cuba to see his mom and came back with an expired political asylum visa.
Huhuhu come on! he lied to CR authorities in order to be legal in CR and that is consider a crime that automatically makes him a winner to a one way trip back to Fidels land. He can see his sweetheart but she most travel to Cuba. CR is becoming tougher on refugges or political visas. At least most of legal foreigners that has been caught for some kind of a crime, has gained their status under the refugge,political and marriage format.

By: expatin paradise

expatin paradise — Sun, 25 May 2014 19:45:00 +0000

This man and his wife don’t have to stay apart. They merely can’t live together in Costa Rica. Even if this was a marriage out of love, there are requirements for making his residency legal, and this guy didn’t bother to comply with them. For all but a very few political figures, refugee status is a scam. This guy used it once, and it was arrogant for him to think that he cound pull it off twice. The fact that his attorney believes that a third country is an option suggests that this man has a valid (Cuban) passport. If the Cuban government wanted to prosecute him, that would not be the case. He should be given a time limit for leaving on his own, and returned to Havana if he hasn’t left by the expiration of that deadline. My guess is that he’ll go to Nicaragua (an ally of Cuba, but he really isn’t a refugee) and be back in Costa Rica in no time.

By: HONEST MAN

HONEST MAN — Fri, 23 May 2014 21:31:00 +0000

Thank you Inside Costa Rica is great.

By: Timothy Williams

Timothy Williams — Fri, 23 May 2014 21:14:00 +0000

You’re welcome. To try to answer some of your questions: being married to a Costa Rican would likely be enough to keep him in Costa Rica if he were technically “in” Costa Rica right now, which he is not.

His wife and attorney have done just about everything possible up to this point. While his attorney says they have ‘exhausted all legal means,’ his wife has stated that she is continuing to attempt to work with immigration authorities to renew his status.

I agree it seems odd that he elected to return to Cuba for an extended period, and upon his return to Costa Rica suddenly is afraid to return to the country he had just visited. We have no information as to the reason for this at this point.

By: HONEST MAN

HONEST MAN — Fri, 23 May 2014 16:39:00 +0000

Timothy

Thanks for the update. It looks like New Prez of Costa Rica is not going to help this guy. I wonder if there is a law if married to a Costa Rica can the Goverment of Costa Rica keep you separated from your spouse? Being Married to a Costa Rican is not enough to keep this guy in Country? This Situation is very strange. I think Cuban goverment and Costa Rican goverment are talking and this guy has some problem that we don´t know about him. Does his wife have anything she could do like a court order to keep in country.

By: disgusted

disgusted — Fri, 23 May 2014 15:36:00 +0000

Timothy, Thanks for the update. Still be interest to me what passport did he travel under going and coming. I am sure the attorney said all avenues exhausted and this guys money as well.He spent 6 months in Cuba however , now fears for his life. Something Does not add up here..