By Sebastian Boyd
April 18 (Bloomberg) -- Raul Castro plans to lift Cuba's restrictions on
foreign travel, El Pais reported, citing unidentified people close to
the government.
Cubans will no longer need special permission to leave the island or a
legalized letter of invitation after the rules are introduced in the
next days or weeks, the newspaper reported.
Cubans have previously had to obtain a so-called white card, a process
which could take months with no guarantee of success, the newspaper
reported.
The white card will now be restricted to some government officials,
members of the armed forces and some others, such as recently qualified
doctors, the newspaper said.
To contact the reporter on this story: Sebastian Boyd in Santiago at
sboyd9@bloomberg.net
Last Updated: April 18, 2008 09:31 EDT
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