Visa policy of Cuba

Cuban visa (tourist card) sample

Cuban entry (top) and exit stamps issued to a national of Singapore at Jose Marti International Airport

Visitors to Cuba must obtain a visa before travel or a tourist card from one of the Cuban diplomatic missions, travel agencies or authorized airlines unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries.^[1]

All visitors, including those with Cuban nationality residing outside Cuba, must hold valid return tickets and proof of medical insurance. Non-Cuban passport holders must also provide proof of financial solvency of at least US$50 per day. Visitors from many countries are expected to hold a passport valid for at least two months from the arrival date.^[1]

Visa policy map

Visa policy of Cuba.

Cuban nationals

Cuba strictly limits the number of days a Cuban national can stay outside Cuba by issuing visa-like permits to Cuban passport holders. Cuban nationals who have stayed outside Cuba for more than two years will need to obtain permission from the Cuban government before returning to Cuba, and those who are permanently residing outside Cuba need to hold travel insurance and a return ticket to their country of residence.^[1]

Persons who were born in Cuba must use their Cuban passports for travelling to Cuba, unless they have official documentation to prove that they no longer have Cuban nationality.^[1]

Visa exemption

Citizens of the following 18 countries can visit Cuba without a visa:^[1]

90 days

60 days

30 days

28 days

Undisclosed period

Namibia

Date of visa changes
This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it. August 1966: Yugoslavia (applies to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia)^[2] 29 July 1994: Russia^[3] Canceled: n/a: Belgium^[4] n/a: United Kingdom^[5] n/a: Bulgaria^[6] n/a: Finland^[7]

Travelling on Duty

Citizens of the following countries who holders of normal passports are exempt when travelling on duty:^[1]

Diplomatic and Service passports

Cuba

Diplomatic and service category passports

Diplomatic passports

Holders of diplomatic or various categories of service passports (official, service, special, public affairs) issued by the following countries are allowed to enter and remain in Cuba without a visa:^[1]

Afghanistan ^D ^S
Albania ^D ^S
Algeria ^D ^S
Angola ^D ^S
Antigua and Barbuda ^D ^S
Argentina ^D ^O
Armenia ^D
Azerbaijan ^D ^S
Bahamas ^D ^O
Barbados ^D ^S
Belarus ^D ^S
Belize ^D ^O
Benin ^D ^S
Bolivia ^D ^O
Bosnia and Herzegovina ^D ^S
Botswana ^D ^O
Brazil ^D
Burkina Faso ^D ^S
Cambodia ^D ^S
Cape Verde ^D ^S
China ^D ^S ^PA
Colombia ^D ^O
Congo ^D ^S
Costa Rica ^D ^S
Croatia ^D ^S
Cyprus ^D ^S
Djibouti ^D
Dominica ^D ^S
Dominican Republic ^D ^O
Ecuador ^D ^O
Egypt ^D ^S ^Sp
Equatorial Guinea ^D ^S ^O
El Salvador ^D ^O

Gabon ^D ^S
Gambia ^D ^S
Georgia ^D ^S
Grenada ^D ^S
Guatemala ^D ^O
Guinea ^D ^S
Guinea-Bissau ^D ^S
Guyana ^D ^S ^O
Haiti ^D ^O
Honduras ^D
Hungary ^D ^S
India ^D
Iran ^D
Jamaica ^D ^O
Kazakhstan ^D ^S
Kuwait ^D ^Sp
Laos ^D ^O
Macedonia ^D ^S
Malaysia ^D ^O
Mali ^D ^S
Mexico ^D
Moldova ^D ^S ^O
Mongolia ^D ^S
Montenegro ^D ^S
Morocco ^D ^S ^O
Mozambique ^D ^S
Namibia ^D ^S
Nicaragua ^D ^S ^O
Niger ^D ^S
Nigeria ^D ^O
North Korea ^D
Panama ^D ^S ^O
Paraguay ^D ^O

Peru ^D
Philippines ^D ^S ^O
Qatar ^D ^Sp
Romania ^D ^S
Russia ^D ^S
Saint Kitts and Nevis ^D ^S
Saint Lucia ^D ^S
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ^D ^S
Sao Tome and Principe ^D ^S
Serbia ^D ^S
Seychelles ^D ^O
Singapore ^D ^S
Slovakia ^D
Slovenia ^D
South Africa ^D ^O
Sri Lanka ^D
Suriname ^D ^S
Switzerland ^D ^S
Tanzania ^D ^S
Timor-Leste ^D ^S
Togo ^D ^S
Trinidad and Tobago ^D ^O
Tunisia ^D ^S ^O
Turkey ^D ^S ^Sp
Uganda ^D ^O
Ukraine ^D ^S
Uruguay ^D ^O
Venezuela ^D ^S
Vietnam ^D ^S ^O ^PA
Yemen ^D ^S ^Sp
Zambia ^D
Zimbabwe ^D ^S ^O

_{D — diplomatic passports}
_{S — service passports}
_{O — official passports}
_{Sp — special passports}
_{PA — public affairs passports}

Future changes

Visa exemption agreements were signed with the following countries but are not yet ratified :

Kazakhstan – 30 days within year period for ordinary passports^[8]
Kenya – for diplomatic passports and passports for public and government officials^[9]
Russia – 90 days within any 180 day period for all passports on 22 May 2018^[10]

Tourist card required

Citizens of all other countries are required to purchase a Tourist Card (Tarjeta del Turista) prior to arrival, which can be acquired from Cuban missions, travel agencies and airlines. A tourist card grants a maximum stay of 30 days (but 90 days for Canadian citizens), and can be extended once for the same period of time.^[1]

Visa required

Citizens of the following 20 countries are ineligible to obtain a tourist card and must obtain a Cuban visa:^[1]

_{1 - nationals of other countries travelling to Cuba from India also require a visa.^[11]}

However, they are eligible to travel to Cuba with a tourist card if they also hold a valid visa or permanent residence permit issued by Canada, the United States or an EU member state.^[1]

Transit

Passengers in transit are exempt from visa or tourist card requirements if their transit time does not exceed 72 hours. They are allowed to enter Cuba.^[1]

Entry refusal

Admission and transit is refused to nationals of Kosovo.^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Country information (visa section)". Timatic. International Air Transport Association (IATA) through Olympic Air. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
↑ "PDF.js viewer". www.pravno-informacioni-sistem.rs. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
↑ Previous visa-free agreements under different terms were applied in period 1981-1985 and 1985-1994 (as the Soviet Union until 1991).
↑ Was applied under visa exemption agreement from 1 January 1954
↑ Was applied under visa exemption agreement from 17 March 1951. Exchange of Notes between the Government of the United Kingdom and the Government of Cuba for the Abolition of Visas
↑ Was applied under visa exemption agreement from 30 August 1978
↑ Was applied under visa exemption agreement from 5 December 1990
↑ Kazakhstan, Cuba sign the agreement on visa-free trips
↑
↑
↑

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[tim-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Country information (visa section)". Timatic. International Air Transport Association (IATA) through Olympic Air. Retrieved 1 April 2017.

[2] "PDF.js viewer". www.pravno-informacioni-sistem.rs. Retrieved 2 April 2018.

[3] Previous visa-free agreements under different terms were applied in period 1981-1985 and 1985-1994 (as the Soviet Union until 1991).

[4] Was applied under visa exemption agreement from 1 January 1954

[5] Was applied under visa exemption agreement from 17 March 1951. Exchange of Notes between the Government of the United Kingdom and the Government of Cuba for the Abolition of Visas

[6] Was applied under visa exemption agreement from 30 August 1978

[7] Was applied under visa exemption agreement from 5 December 1990

[8] Kazakhstan, Cuba sign the agreement on visa-free trips

[9] ↑

[10] ↑

[11] ↑