The Ministry of the Interior nationalizes Cuban engineer Aníbal Trutie Rodríguez

The Ministry of the Interior of Nicaragua granted Nicaraguan nationality by naturalization to the Cuban engineer Aníbal Trutie Rodríguez, according to Resolution No. 3445 published in La Gaceta, Official Gazette No. 187 on Tuesday, October 13, 2026. The agreement was signed in Managua on September 12, 2026, by the Operational Sub-Directorate of Migration and Foreigners and endorsed by Minister María Amelia Coronel Kinloch. The official certification appears under Reg. 2026-00989, on page 9798 of the bulletin.

The certification, signed by General Commissioner Katia Melania Barberena Jacamo, Operational Sub-Director of Migration and Foreigners, states that the resolution was recorded on folios 071-072 of the book of naturalized Nicaraguans No. 12, corresponding to the year 2026, maintained by the General Directorate of Migration and Foreigners. The resolution takes effect upon its publication in the Official Gazette.

The file is based on the Political Constitution of Nicaragua (articles 22 and 23, with the reform of Law 1234) and Law No. 761, General Law of Migration and Foreigners, published in La Gaceta, Official Gazette No. 125 and 126 on July 6 and 7, 2011, with its reforms and additions. The Ministry of the Interior also invokes article 53 of that law and article 117 of its Regulations, contained in Decree No. 31-2012.

Who is the new citizen

Aníbal Trutie Rodríguez is a systems engineer, born on April 5, 1979, in Holguín, Republic of Cuba, and is of legal age. His domicile and residence are located in the department of Managua.

• Origin: Republic of Cuba.
• Date and place of birth: April 5, 1979, Holguín.
• Profession: systems engineer.
• Residence: department of Managua, with continuous and uninterrupted permanence of eleven years.
• Ties: affinity and consanguinity with Nicaraguans.
• Registry: folios 071-072, book of naturalized citizens No. 12 (year 2026).

Requirements met and effects of the act

The second recital of the resolution indicates that the applicant complied with the constitutional requirements and formalities to acquire nationality, taking into account his continuous and uninterrupted permanence in the country for eleven years and his ties of affinity and consanguinity with Nicaraguans. It is also noted that he expressly stated his will to acquire Nicaraguan nationality.

The second resolution establishes that Trutie Rodríguez shall enjoy the rights and prerogatives granted to him by law and shall be subject to the obligations corresponding to Nicaraguan nationals. The third orders the act to be registered in the book of naturalized citizens and the corresponding certification to be issued.

A sovereign act endorsed by the minister

The text describes the granting of nationality as a sovereign act of the State of Nicaragua, in accordance with Article 53 of the General Law on Migration and Aliens and Article 117 of its Regulations. Minister María Amelia Coronel Kinloch endorsed the resolution after verifying compliance with the established legal requirements.

Among the regulations cited in the file are:

• Law No. 290, Law on the Organization, Competencies, and Procedures of the Executive Branch, and its reforms.
• Law No. 761, General Law on Migration and Aliens, and its reforms (Law No. 1033 and Law No. 1228).
• Presidential Agreement No. 169-2025, approved on October 17, 2025, and published in La Gaceta, Official Gazette No. 193 of October 17, 2025.
• Law No. 1183, establishing the functions and structures of the Ministry of the Interior (December 22, 2023).
• Law No. 1184, regarding the hierarchy of ranks in the General Directorates of the Ministry of the Interior (December 28, 2023).
• Law No. 1228, reforming and adding to Law No. 761 and adding to Law No. 641, Penal Code.

The publication of Resolution No. 3445 in the Official Gazette formalizes the incorporation of Aníbal Trutie Rodríguez into Nicaraguan citizenship and confirms that the naturalization process continues to be resolved through the administrative channels of the Ministry of the Interior. For the migrant and Cuban community residing in the country, the case illustrates the required requirements: continuous residence, express will, and ties to Nicaraguans.

Source: La Gaceta — Official Gazette, No. 187 of October 13, 2026, Section I (Ministry of the Interior), p. 9798 (official reference: Reg. 2026-00989 / Resolution No. 3445).