By AFPMore by this AuthorHAVANA,The United States announced on Friday it would replace a five-year, multiple-entry tourist visa offered to Cubans with a single-entry visa valid for just three months, to match the island nation's own visa rules for US visitors. The move marks the latest deterioration in relations between Washington and Havana since US President Donald Trump entered office in 2017. She said Cuba allows US tourists a single entry visa valid for up to three months. EXISTING VISASThe new US rules apply to Cubans seeking to visit the US for family visits and medical treatment as well as vacations. But under President Trump, Washington has ramped up sanctions, first applied in 1962, against Cuba's communist regime.

Source: Daily Nation March 16, 2019 04:07 UTC