In this April 14, 2009 file photo, a woman is welcomed by relatives after arriving from the U.S. at the Jose Marti International Airport in Havana, Cuba. The Cuban government announced Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012, that it will no longer require islanders to apply for an exit visa, eliminating a much-loathed bureaucratic procedure that has been a major impediment for many seeking to travel overseas. (AP Photo/Javier Galeano, File)

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