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Can a cuban resindenting in Italy travel to US as a tourist?

I have a cousin that lives in Italy and want to come here to visit me. He's married and been living there for more than 5 years, he's in the process of getting the citizenship, but hasn't gotten yet. He's planning on visiting US with his wife (Italian) and daughter (Italian), but just as a tourist and then he will get back to Italy...Could he has any problem or need anything in specific to do so?

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1. He can come to the US and visit you but he will need to apply for a tourist visa at the US embassy in Rome. Since he hasn't received Italian citizenship yet he may not get one, as consular staff may assume he is coming to the US to immigrate. If he's in the process of getting Italian citizenship he should probably just wait until her has it and then come to visit you visa-free with his Italian passport.
2. He will have to apply for a tourist visa if he isn't a naturalized Italian citizen. If he has an Italian passport, he simply needs his passport and needs to complete this online form before his trip: https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov/esta/esta.html?_flowExecutionKey=_c38691AAA-725D-0AFB-C666-E7F1B3DEDA9B_kF7234657-09EB-5DF3-8211-FBAD2936C435 You must complete the ESTA at least three days before your trip. If your cousin is only a Cuban citizen or plans on using his only Cuban passport, he will need a tourist visa. As Cubans tend to declare asylum in the U.S., the chances of him getting a tourist visa slim to none.