Nearly a hundred Venezuelans left Chile for Nicolás Maduro's return plan – National

Nearly a hundred Venezuelans were the first to leave our country after accepting the plan of return "Vuelta a la patria" implemented by the government of Nicolás Maduro, reported on Sunday. Embbady of Venezuela. Santiago.

A charter plane from the Venezuelan airline Conviasa took the 94 Venezuelans from Santiago Airport, out of the 150,000 arrived in Chile this year, who joined this program opened in October by the US. Embbady of Venezuela. in Santiago, which is reproduced in several countries in the region.

"We have a total of 94 people among adults and children, we have a very optimistic group back in the homeland" Arévalo Méndez, Venezuela's ambbadador to Chile, told the press [19659002] Near 200 Venezuelans have already registered in Chile in the program, which has no cost or requirement, nor period of registration. The Venezuelan authorities do not know how many flights they will have to perform.

Once in Venezuela, returnees will be transferred to their areas and will be able to benefit from a social plan for job search and reintegration. The plan is replicated in other countries such as the Colombia, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador and Argentina and the Venezuelan authorities believe that they are already returned near 10,000 people.

STABLE DESTINY

According to the AFP Agency, our country has become a preferred destination for migrants thanks to its economic and social stability. Over the past four years, the number of migrants has increased from 400,000 to 1.1 million in a country of 17.5 million inhabitants.

In 2017, about about 177,000 Venezuelans arrived in Chile in exodus. unheard of crisis in Venezuela, with hyperinflation, lack of medicines and food.

Before this mbadive migration, Venezuelans could enter Chile without a visa. But since last April, the government of President Sebastián Piñera imposed the "Visa of Democratic Responsibility" which allows Venezuelans to stay in Chile for a year to work and apply for residency final.

This visa can only be obtained by the consulates of Chile in Venezuela. In the first half of this year, nearly 65,000 Venezuelans applied for a visa.

But Venezuelans who decided to leave Chile did not live up to their expectations, had difficulty finding a job, or just did not get used to it, explained L & # 39; ambbadador. Méndez

"They longed for their family, their land, their culture, their customs and decided to return" he explained.

Last August, 97 of the half a million Venezuelans who arrived in Peru were also fleeing the crisis. They returned to their country thanks to Maduro's plan. The Peruvian Government has described this program of operation as propaganda

At least 2.3 million Venezuelan refugees and migrants have left the country since 2015, most of them having returned in other countries of Latin America, according to the UN.