WASHINGTON.- The goalkeeper of Cape Verde, Vozinhahero of the goalless draw against Spain in it World Cup 2026you will finally be able to see your mother enter USAafter the financial requirements to obtain a visa prevented him from doing so, a Democratic leader in the US Congress.
“I am privileged to announce that Vozinha’s mother will be able to obtain a visa in time to attend Sunday’s match against Uruguay“he declared in a statement Hakeem JeffriesDemocratic minority leader in the House of Representatives.
The New York congressman claimed to have intervened before the US Secretary of State, Marco Rubioto solve the problem.
Against Spain on Monday in the opening of Group H, Vozinha repelled all of La Roja’s attacks and kept a clean sheet, giving his country, an archipelago of about 500,000 inhabitants located off the northwest coast of Africathe first point of his story in a World Cup.
Voted best player of the match and becoming one of the images of the day, Vozinha, 40, ended up crying after the final whistle, surrounded by his teammates.
“I cried because I grew up with my grandparents and, unfortunately, they died a few years ago. They did everything for me and today they were not here. My mother couldn’t come either because of the visa,” he explained, specifying that he had not “managed to raise enough money in time.”
The United States imposed important visa restrictions outside the World Cup, especially for African countries, in application of the immigration policy promoted by the president. Donald Trump.
Between $5,000 and $15,000 deposit
Washington specifically required nationals of 50 developing countries, including Cape Verde, to pay a deposit of between $5,000 and $15,000 to obtain a visa, a sum refundable upon their return to the country.
This system was made more flexible a month before the start of the World Cup for some fans.
According to Jeffries, “trip details are now being finalized for the mother and son to meet in Miami“, where the second game of Vozinha and the Blue Sharks will take place on Sunday against Uruguaybefore a final Group H match on June 27 against Saudi Arabia.
