Visa policy of Cuba

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

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 20 countries can visit Cuba without a visa, for up to the duration listed below:[1][2]

Indefinite stay

Namibia

90 days

60 days

30 days

28 days

Date of visa changes
19 November 1965 or 28 May 1966: Yugoslavia - as per note from 19 April 2010 it applies to North Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia.[5] 10 December 1981: Benin[6] 19 January 1994: Namibia 29 July 1994: Russia[7] 19 February 1996: Barbados 8 July 1997: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 30 March 1998: Saint Kitts and Nevis 26 May 1998: Malaysia 19 November 1998: Antigua and Barbuda 4 February 1999: Grenada 10 March 1999: Belarus 10 July 2000: Saint Lucia 23 October 2001: Dominica 7 November 2001: Mongolia 31 March 2016: Singapore 23 October 2018: Kenya 2019: United Arab Emirates There is no formal agreement behind the visa exemption with Bosnia and Herzegovina, as the agreement with former Yugoslavia does not apply to Bosnia and Herzegovina. Canceled: n/a: Liechtenstein and Switzerland[8] n/a: Netherlands[9] n/a: Belgium[10] n/a: United Kingdom[11] n/a: Bulgaria[12] n/a: Finland[13] n/a: Czech Republic and Slovakia (was applied from 22 Nov 1978 as Czechoslovakia)[14] 1 December 2015: Ecuador (was applied from 25 Sep 2009)

Travelling on Duty

Citizens of the following countries who are 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 (allowed period of stay in brackets):[1][16]

Afghanistan ^D ^O ^S (30 days)
Albania ^D ^S (90 days)
Algeria ^D ^S (3 months)
Angola ^D ^S (90 days)
Antigua and Barbuda ^All (30 days)
Argentina ^D ^O ^S (90 days)
Armenia ^D ^O ^S (undefined)
Azerbaijan ^D ^O ^S (90 days)
Bahamas ^D ^O ^S (90 days)
Barbados ^All (28 days)
Belarus ^D ^S (30 days)
Belize ^D ^O ^S (undefined)
Benin ^D ^S (3 months)
Bolivia ^D ^O (undefined)
Bosnia and Herzegovina ^D ^O (90 days)
Botswana ^D ^O ^S (undefined)
Brazil ^D (180 days)
Burkina Faso ^D ^O ^S (undefined)
Chad ^D ^S ^Sp (90 days)
Cambodia ^D ^S (undefined)
Cape Verde ^D ^O ^S (undefined)
China ^D ^S ^PA (undefined)
Colombia ^D ^O (undefined / 6 months)
Congo ^D ^S (undefined)
Costa Rica ^D ^O ^S (undefined)
Croatia ^D ^O ^S (90 days)
Cyprus ^D ^S (undefined)
Djibouti ^D ^O ^S (undefined)
Dominica ^All (28 days)
Dominican Republic ^D ^O (90 days)
Ecuador ^D ^O (undefined / 90 days)
Egypt ^D ^S ^Sp (90 days)
Equatorial Guinea ^D ^O ^S (90 days)
El Salvador ^D ^O (90 days)
Gabon ^D ^O ^S (90 days)

Gambia ^D ^S (undefined)
Georgia ^D ^S
Ghana ^D ^O ^S (90 days)
Grenada ^All (60 days)
Guatemala ^D ^O ^S (3 months)
Guinea ^D ^O ^S (3 months)
Guinea-Bissau ^D ^O ^S (3 months)
Guyana ^D ^O ^S (90 days)
Haiti ^D ^O ^S (90 days)
Honduras ^D ^O ^S (90 days)
Hungary ^D ^S (90 days)
India ^D (90 days)
Iran ^D ^S (90 days)
Jamaica ^D ^O (undefined)
Jordan ^D (undefined)
Kazakhstan ^D ^S (30 days)
Kenya ^D ^O ^S (90 days)
Kuwait ^D ^Sp (90 days)
Laos ^D ^O ^S (90 days)
Lebanon ^D ^O ^S ^Sp (90 days)
Malaysia ^D ^O (3 months)
Mali ^D ^O ^S (90 days)
Mexico ^D ^O ^S (90 days)
Moldova ^D ^O ^S (undefined)
Mongolia ^D ^O (30 days)
Montenegro ^D ^O (90 days)
Morocco ^D ^O ^S ^Sp (3 months)
Mozambique ^D ^O ^S (90 days)
Namibia ^D^O (undefined)
Nicaragua ^D (undefined)
Niger ^D ^S (3 months)
Nigeria ^D ^O (90 days)
North Korea ^D ^S (undefined)
North Macedonia ^D ^O (90 days)
Panama ^D ^O ^S ^Sp (undefined)

Paraguay ^D ^O (3 months)
Peru ^D (90 days)
Philippines ^D ^O ^S (90 days)
Qatar ^D ^S ^Sp (90 days)
Romania ^D ^O ^S (90 days)
Russia ^D ^S (undefined)
Saint Kitts and Nevis ^All (30 days)
Saint Lucia ^All (30 days)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ^All (60 days)
Sao Tome and Principe ^D ^O ^S (undefined)
Serbia ^D ^S (90 days)
Seychelles ^D ^O ^S (undefined)
Singapore ^D ^O ^S (30 days)
Slovakia ^D (90 days)
Slovenia ^D ^S (3 months)
South Africa ^D ^O ^S (90 days)
Sri Lanka ^D (undefined)
Suriname ^D ^O ^S (undefined)
Switzerland ^D ^O ^S (undefined)
Syria ^D ^S ^Sp (90 days)
Tanzania ^D ^O ^S (undefined)
Timor-Leste ^D ^S (90 days)
Togo ^D ^O ^S (undefined)
Trinidad and Tobago ^D ^O ^S (undefined)
Tunisia ^D ^O ^S (undefined)
Turkey ^D ^S ^Sp (90 days)
Uganda ^D ^O ^S (undefined)
Ukraine ^D ^S (undefined)
United Arab Emirates ^D ^Sp (90 days)
Uruguay ^D ^O ^S (90 days)
Venezuela ^D ^O ^S (90 days)
Vietnam ^D ^O ^S ^PA (undefined)
Yemen ^D ^O ^S ^Sp (undefined)
Zambia ^D ^O ^S (undefined)
Zimbabwe ^D ^O ^S (undefined)

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

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cuba, Armenia and Moldova are not applying bilateral agreements in practice.
Agreement with Indonesia signed on 26 March 2003 was applied from 17 March 2005 to 17 March 2015.

Visa-free agreement for holders of diplomatic and official passport was signed with Pakistan in October 2019 and it is yet to be ratified.[17]

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[18]

Tourist card required

Cuban visa (tourist card) sample

Citizens of all other countries are required to purchase a Visa / Tourist Card (Visa - Tarjeta de Turista) prior to arrival, which can be acquired from Cuban missions, travel agencies, airlines, or licensed online retailers. A tourist card grants a maximum stay of 30 days (90 days for Canadian citizens), and can be extended once for the same period of time in Cuba.[1] Those who fly to Cuba from US airports must purchase a "Pink Tourist Card" which is mainly available in the US and fill an Affidavit form, airlines in the US will be able to provide more information about how to purchase the Pink Tourist Card. These Pink Tourist Cards are needed for everyone flying from the US to Cuba on a direct route. Those who enter Cuba from non-US airports must purchase a "Green Tourist Card", which is often less expensive.

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.[19]}

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

"Visa and health information". Timatic. International Air Transport Association through Gulf Air. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
LISTADO DE ACUERDOS EXENCIÓN DE VISADO
Maximum 90 days per calendar year.
Maximum 90 days per 180 days.
https://www.pravno-informacioni-sistem.rs/SlGlasnikPortal/viewdoc?regactid=409093&doctype=reg&findpdfurl=true
Agreement indicates that visa exemption for normal passport holders of Benin only applies to Beninese students; however this restriction is not mentioned on Timatic. It is not known if amendments to the agreement were made.
Previous visa-free agreements under different terms were applied in period 1981-1985 and 1985-1994 (as the Soviet Union until 1991). Amendments in force since 21 December 2018.
Was applied from 4 April 1952
Was applied under visa exemption agreement on 1956
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
"Vyhláška 16/1979 Zb. O Dohode medzi vládou Československej socialistickej republiky a vládou Kubánskej republiky o bezvízovom styku úplné a aktuálne znenie".
Applies to students, fellows or persons in artistic, cultural, scientific, journalistic missions, or on an official mission.
Listado de acuerdos exención de visado
Pakistan signs visa-free agreement with Cuba
Kazakhstan, Cuba sign the agreement on visa-free trips
http://app.ivsource.com/app/img/forms/Tourist%20Visa%20Requirement.pdf

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[tim-1] "Visa and health information". Timatic. International Air Transport Association through Gulf Air. Retrieved 29 October 2019.

[:1-2] LISTADO DE ACUERDOS EXENCIÓN DE VISADO

[3] Maximum 90 days per calendar year.

[4] Maximum 90 days per 180 days.

[5] ttps://www.pravno-informacioni-sistem.rs/SlGlasnikPortal/viewdoc?regactid=409093&doctype=reg&findpdfurl=true

[6] Agreement indicates that visa exemption for normal passport holders of Benin only applies to Beninese students; however this restriction is not mentioned on Timatic. It is not known if amendments to the agreement were made.

[7] Previous visa-free agreements under different terms were applied in period 1981-1985 and 1985-1994 (as the Soviet Union until 1991). Amendments in force since 21 December 2018.

[8] Was applied from 4 April 1952

[9] Was applied under visa exemption agreement on 1956

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

[11] 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

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

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

[14] "Vyhláška 16/1979 Zb. O Dohode medzi vládou Československej socialistickej republiky a vládou Kubánskej republiky o bezvízovom styku úplné a aktuálne znenie".

[15] Applies to students, fellows or persons in artistic, cultural, scientific, journalistic missions, or on an official mission.

[16] Listado de acuerdos exención de visado

[17] Pakistan signs visa-free agreement with Cuba

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

[19] ttp://app.ivsource.com/app/img/forms/Tourist%20Visa%20Requirement.pdf

Visa policy by country
Visa Passport Travel document
Africa	Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros DR Congo Djibouti Egypt⁶ Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Ethiopia Gabon Gambia Ghana Guinea-Bissau Guinea Ivory Coast Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Nigeria Niger R Congo Rwanda Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha¹ São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia Somaliland South Africa South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe
Americas	Anguilla¹ Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Bahamas Barbados Belize Bermuda¹ Bolivia Brazil British Virgin Islands¹ Canada Cayman Islands¹ Chile Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic Dutch Caribbean (Aruba, Caribbean Netherlands, Curaçao, Sint Maarten) Ecuador El Salvador Greenland⁵ Grenada Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Montserrat¹ Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru St. Kitts and Nevis St. Lucia St. Vincent and the Grenadines South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands¹ Suriname Falkland Islands¹ Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands¹ United States Puerto Rico⁴ Virgin Islands⁴ Uruguay Venezuela
Asia	Abkhazia² ³ Afghanistan Akrotiri and Dhekelia¹ ² Armenia² Artsakh² ³ Azerbaijan² Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China Hong Kong Macau Cyprus² East Timor Egypt⁶ Georgia² India Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Japan Jordan Kazakhstan² Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal North Korea Northern Cyprus² ³ Oman Pakistan Palestine Qatar Russia² Saudi Arabia Singapore South Korea South Ossetia² Sri Lanka Syria Taiwan (Republic of China)³ Tajikistan Thailand Philippines Turkey² Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen
Europe	Abkhazia² ³ Akrotiri and Dhekelia¹ ² Albania Andorra Armenia² Artsakh² ³ Austria Azerbaijan² Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Cyprus² Denmark Faroe Islands Greenland Estonia Finland France Overseas Georgia² Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Kazakhstan² Kosovo³ Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands Overseas North Macedonia Northern Cyprus² ³ Norway Svalbard Poland Portugal Romania Russia² San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia South Ossetia² ³ Spain Sweden Switzerland Transnistria³ Turkey² Ukraine United Kingdom Overseas Vatican City
Oceania	American Samoa⁴ Australia Cook Islands Fiji Guam⁴ Kiribati Marshall Islands Micronesia Nauru New Zealand Niue Northern Mariana Islands⁴ Palau Papua New Guinea Pitcairn Islands¹ Samoa Solomon Islands Tokelau Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu
¹ British Overseas Territories. ² These countries span the conventional boundary between Europe and Asia. ³ Partially recognized. ⁴ Unincorporated territory of the United States. ⁵ Part of the Kingdom of Denmark. ⁶ Egypt spans the boundary between Africa and Asia.

Visa requirements
Visa Passport Travel document
Africa	Algerian Angolan Beninese Botswana Burkinabe Burundian Cameroonian Cape Verdean Central African Republic Chadian Comorian DR Congo Djiboutian Egyptian⁴ Equatorial Guinean Eritrean Ethiopian Gabonese Gambian Ghanaian Guinea-Bissauan Guinean Ivorian Kenyan Lesotho Liberian Libyan Malagasy Malawian Malian Mauritanian Mauritian Moroccan Mozambican Namibian Nigerian Nigerien R Congo Rwandan Saint Helena¹ Santomean Senegalese Seychellois Sierra Leonean Somali (Somaliland) South African South Sudanese Sudanese Swazi Tanzanian Togolese Tunisian Ugandan Zambian Zimbabwean
Americas	Anguillan¹ Antigua and Barbuda Argentine Bahamian Barbadian Belizean Bermudian¹ Bolivian Brazilian British Virgin Islands¹ Canadian Caymanian¹ Chilean Colombian Costa Rican Cuban Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuadorian Salvadoran Greenlandic Grenadian Guatemalan Guyanese Haitian Honduran Jamaican Mexican Montserratian¹ Nicaraguan Panamanian Paraguayan Peruvian Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucian Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Surinamese Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands¹ United States Uruguayan Venezuelan
Asia	Abkhaz² ⁵ Afghanistani Armenian³ Artsakh³ ⁵ Azerbaijani² Bahraini Bangladeshi Bhutanese Bruneian Cambodian Chinese Hong Kongese Macanese Cypriot³ East Timorese Egyptian⁴ Emirati Georgian² Indian Indonesian Iranian Iraqi Israeli Japanese Jordanian Kazakhstani² Kuwaiti Kyrgyzstani Laotian Lebanese Malaysian Maldivian Mongolian Myanmar Nepalese North Korean Northern Cypriot³ ⁵ Omani Pakistani Palestinian Philippine Qatari Russian² Saudi Singaporean South Korean South Ossetian² ⁵ Sri Lankan Syrian Taiwanese⁵ Tajik Thai Turkish² Turkmen Uzbekistani Vietnamese Yemeni
Europe	Abkhaz² ⁵ Albanian Andorran Armenian³ Artsakh³ ⁵ Austrian Azerbaijani² Belarusian Belgian Bosnian and Herzegovinian British (BOTC · BN(O) · BOC) Bulgarian North Macedonia Croatian Cypriot³ Czech Danish Faroese Greenlandic Dutch Estonian (Non-citizens) Finnish French Georgian² German Greek Hungarian Icelandic Irish Italian Kazakhstani² Kosovan⁵ Latvian (Non-citizens) Liechtenstein Lithuanian Luxembourg Maltese Moldovan Montenegrin Monégasque Northern Cypriot³ ⁵ Norwegian Polish Portuguese Romanian Russian⁹ San Marino Serbian Slovak Slovenian South Ossetian² ⁵ Spanish Swedish Swiss Transnistrian⁵ Turkish² Ukrainian Vatican City
Oceania	Australian Fijian Kiribati Marshallese Micronesian Nauruan New Zealand Palauan Papua New Guinean Pitcairn Islands¹ Samoan Solomon Islands Tongan Tuvaluan Vanuatuan
Other	Crew members Sovereign Military Order of Malta Green Card
¹ British Overseas Territories. ² Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Russia and the partially recognised republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia each span the conventional boundary between Europe and Asia. ³ Cyprus, Armenia, and the partially recognised republics of Artsakh and Northern Cyprus are entirely in Western Asia but have socio-political connections with Europe. ⁴ Egypt spans the boundary between Africa and Asia. ⁵ Partially recognized. Immigration law

Politics of Cuba


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Visa policy of Cuba

Visa policy map

Cuban nationals

Visa exemption

Travelling on Duty

Diplomatic and Service passports

Future changes

Tourist card required

Visa required

Transit

Entry refusal

See also

References