Spanish Consulate in Havana resumes normal operations.

The General Consulate of Spain in Havana announced this Tuesday the resumption of services "as usual" for all appointments, both at the embassy and the consulate offices, following a temporary closure due to the energy contingency in Cuba.

"The energy situation allows for normal operation of all appointments, both at the Palacio de Velasco and at the Lonja del Comercio," specified a statement on the social network X.

The Spanish consulate added that the appointments on October 18, 21, or 22 that could not be attended will be rescheduled.

The communication this Tuesday updates the information that the diplomatic representation published the day before on its social media, where it stated that on this October 22, the public would be attended by appointment only in the morning, until 12 noon, both at the offices of the Lonja del Comercio and at the Palacio de Velasco (next to the Embassy).

"In the rest of the services of the Consulate, the missed appointments from October 21 will be rescheduled in due course, and users will be informed," he said on Monday, while warning that, "given the energy emergency situation," changes could occur that would prevent them from continuing to provide services. "Such changes would be communicated through this channel, so it is recommended to keep track of it," the note added.

Last Sunday, the Consulate General of Spain announced that, “due to the energy crisis in Cuba,” the offices in the Lonja del Comercio would temporarily close starting October 21, canceling appointments for nationality and passports. On the other hand, the offices in the Palacio de Velasco would remain open and appointments for visas, marriages, notary services, and legalizations would be maintained.

The Spanish consulate had already issued an alert on October 18, urging to stay attentive to official communications regarding the energy emergency declared that day by the Cuban government.

Precisely for this October 21, the Consulate of Spain had announced that it would begin receiving 326 more people per week to submit their files for the Law of Democratic Memory, which means an increase of 37.33% in order to expedite this process.

On Sunday, the United States Embassy in Havana informed U.S. citizens and visa applicants that it would suspend all its services starting Monday due to the collapse of the electric system in Cuba, and would only attend to emergencies.