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.

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 50 USD per day.

Visitors from many countries are expected to hold a passport valid for at least 2 months from the arrival date.

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.

Visa exemption
Citizens of the following countries neither need a visa nor a tourist card to visit Cuba, for a stay up to the duration listed below:

According to the original visa agreement between Benin and Cuba, Beninese students who hold a normal passport may enter Cuba without a visa for a maximum stay of 90 days. However, this condition is not mentioned on Timatic, which states that all normal passport holders of Benin can enter Cuba without a visa, for a maximum stay of 90 days.

Travelling on Duty
Citizens of the following countries who are holders of normal passports are exempt when travelling on duty:

Diplomatic and Service 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):

D - Diplomatic passports O - Official passports S - Service passports Sp - Special passports PA - Passports for public affairs

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.

Future changes
Cuba plans to provide visa exemption to following passport holders but not yet entered into force:

Tourist card required


Citizens of all other countries must purchase a Visa / Tourist Card (Visa - Tarjeta de Turista) before arrival, which can be acquired from Cuban missions, travel agencies, airlines, or licensed online retailers. A tourist card used to grant a maximum stay of 90 days as of 1st November 2022 for most nationalities. It can be extended once for the same period in Cuba.

Those who fly to Cuba from US airports must purchase a "Pink Tourist Card" which is mainly available in the United States 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.

For those traveling from or via the United States with an ESTA, it will not be sufficient to travel via or from the United States to Cuba. The travelor will need to apply for a full United States tourist visa before travelling on this route.

Those who enter Cuba from non-US airports must purchase a Green Tourist Card, which is often less expensive. Travelors must also fill in an Advanced Passenger information form, within two days before arrival in Cuba.

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

1 - nationals of other countries required tourist card travelling to Cuba from India also require a visa.

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.

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.

Kosovo
Entry and transit is refused to Kosovo nationals, even if not leaving the aircraft and proceeding by the same flight.