I’m curious about your stories. In my other thread about thinking of moving to Japan because of their population decline people suggested communist countries. I personally don’t consider it at the moment because, to my knowledge, they have a stable population growth so my housing issue wouldn’t be easier to resolve. Nevertheless, I’m eager to listen to your stories. :)

  • steelsorcerer@lemmygrad.ml
    31·
    1 year ago

    So it sounds like if I want to move to Cuba (I’m American), I’ll straight up just have to stow away or some shit. Great.

    • ComradeSalad@lemmygrad.ml
      3·
      1 year ago

      Yeah, sorry mate. Unless you have Cuban heritage, there is no way for you to get to Cuba, even as a tourist thanks to Trump.

      Stowing away or defecting also won’t get you anywhere, because unless you are a high profile figure, Cuba will want nothing to do with you and will ship you back immediately. So you wouldn’t even be able to utilize healthcare services, the job market, or the vast majority of public services.

      The only possibility is having a passport from a foreign nation with friendly ties to Cuba, which will allow you to get a visa in 10 seconds. That’s what I’ve done using a Belarusian passport, but I understand that’s an extremely niche situation.

      The embargo is insidious, and this is one of its many effects. Cuba actually loves American tourists and readily accepts them, they also have no problem giving Americans tourist or workers visas. The problem is that getting to Cuba will be next to impossible as no US border agent (or US aligned agent), will let you travel to Cuba with an American passport, and if you somehow slip through the US authorities will have you arrested when the visa inevitability runs out.