Visa policy of Cuba

Cuban entry stamp

Visitors to Cuba must obtain a tourist card before travel from one of the Cuban diplomatic missions, travel agencies or authorized airlines unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries or hold a valid Cuban visa.^[1] Tourist card grants maximum stay of 30 days (90 days in case of Canadian citizens) and can be extended once for the same period.^[1]

Visa policy map

Visa policy of Cuba.

Visa exemption

Citizens of the following 20 countries can visit Cuba without a visa if holding USD50 per day per person:^[1][2]

90 days  Benin[3]  Bosnia and Herzegovina[4]  Macedonia[5]  Malaysia[6]  Montenegro[7]  Serbia[8] 60 days  Grenada[9]  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines[10] 30 days  Antigua and Barbuda[11]  Belarus[12]  Mongolia[13]  Russia[14]  Saint Kitts and Nevis[15]  Saint Lucia[16]  Singapore[17] 28 days  Barbados[18]  Dominica[19] Undisclosed period  Namibia[20]  Vietnam[21]

Visa-free regime also applies to holders of diplomatic or service passports issued to nationals of Albania, Algeria, Afghanistan, Angola, Argentina¹, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Belize, Benin, Botswana, Brazil¹, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cambodia, China, Congo, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador¹, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Iran¹, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Laos, Mali, Mexico¹, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Niger, North Korea, Panama, Paraguay, Peru¹, Philippines, Russia, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Slovakia¹, Slovenia, South Africa¹, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Switzerland, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zambia and Zimbabwe.^[1]

_{1 - diplomatic passports only.}

Visa exemption agreement was signed with  Kazakhstan but is yet to be ratified.^[22]

Visa required

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

Afghanistan  Bangladesh  Cameroon  Eritrea  Ethiopia  Ghana  Guinea

India^1  Iran  Iraq  Kenya    Nepal  Nigeria  Pakistan

Sierra Leone  Somalia  Sri Lanka  Syria  Yemen

_{1 - nationals of other countries travelling to Cuba from India also require a visa.^[23]}

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

See also

• Visa requirements for Cuban citizens

References

1. "Visa Information". Timatic. IATA. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
22. Kazakhstan, Cuba sign the agreement on visa-free trips