Visa policy of Cuba

Last updated January 27, 2025

Visitors to Cuba must obtain an e-Visa unless they are citizens from one of the visa-exempt countries or citizens who must obtain a visa from one of the Cuban diplomatic missions.

Visa policy map

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

Ordinary passports

Citizens of the following countries may enter Cuba without a visa for the following period:^[1]

90 days

60 days

Grenada

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

30 days

28 days

Barbados

Dominica

_{1 - 90 days within any 180-day period.}

According to the visa agreement between Benin and Cuba, Beninese students who have an ordinary 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 holders of ordinary passports may enter Cuba without a visa for 90 days.^[2]

According to visa agreements between Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kenya, Mongolia, Montenegro, Namibia, North Macedonia, Serbia and Cuba, these citizens may enter Cuba without a visa, according to Timatic, but the e-Visa website states that these citizens must apply for an e-Visa. It is not known if amendments to the agreement were subsequently made.^[2]

Date of visa changes
10 December 1981: Benin^[3] 29 July 1994: Russia^[4] 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 31 March 2016: Singapore 29 May 2019: United Arab Emirates 17 May 2024: China^[5] Cancelled: Unknown: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kenya, Mongolia, Montenegro, Namibia, North Macedonia, Serbia n/a: Liechtenstein and Switzerland^[6] n/a: Netherlands^[7] n/a: Belgium^[8] n/a: United Kingdom^[9] n/a: Bulgaria^[10] n/a: Finland^[11] n/a: Czech Republic and Slovakia (was applied from 22 Nov 1978 as Czechoslovakia)^[12] 1 December 2015: Ecuador (was applied from 25 Sep 2009)

Travelling on duty

Citizens of the following countries who are holders of ordinary passports are exempt when travelling on duty:^[2]^[1]

Nicaragua ^[13]

Venezuela

Non-ordinary passports

Holders of diplomatic or various categories of service passports (official, service, special, public affairs) of the following countries may enter and remain in Cuba without a visa for the following period:^[2]^[14]

Indefinite period

Afghanistan ^{D O S}
Belize ^{D O S}
Bolivia ^{D O}
Botswana ^{D O S}
Burkina Faso ^{D O S}
Cambodia ^{D S}
China ^{D PA S}
Colombia ^{D O¹}
Costa Rica ^{D O S}

Cyprus ^{D S}
Djibouti ^{D O S}
Ecuador ^{D O¹}
Gambia ^{D S}
Georgia ^{D S}
Jamaica ^{D O}
Jordan ^D
Malaysia ^{D O}
Namibia ^{D O S}

Nicaragua ^D
North Korea ^{D S}
Panama ^{C D O S Sp}
Sao Tome and Principe ^{D O S}
Seychelles ^{D O S}
Sri Lanka ^D
Suriname ^{D O S}

Switzerland ^{D O S}

Tanzania ^{D O S}

Togo ^{D O S}
Trinidad and Tobago ^{D O S}
Tunisia ^{D O S}
Uganda ^{D O S}
Ukraine ^{D S}
Vietnam ^{D O S}
Yemen ^{D O S Sp}
Zambia ^{D O S}
Zimbabwe ^{D O S}

180 days

Brazil ^D

90 days

Albania ^{D S}
Angola ^{D S}
Argentina ^{D O S}
Azerbaijan ^{D O S}
Bahamas ^{D O S}
Bosnia and Herzegovina ^{D O}
Chad ^{D S Sp 3}
Croatia ^{D O S}
Dominican Republic ^{D O}
Egypt ^{D O S}
El Salvador ^{D O}

Equatorial Guinea ^{D O S 3}
Gabon ^{D O S}
Ghana ^{D O S 3}
Guyana ^{D O S}
Haiti ^{D O S}
Honduras ^{D O S}
Hungary ^{D S}
India ^{D 3}
Iran ^{D S 3}
Kenya ^{D O S 3}
Kuwait ^{D Sp 2}

Laos ^{D O S}
Lebanon ^{D O S Sp 3}
Mali ^{D O S}
Mexico ^{D O}
Montenegro ^{D O}
Mozambique ^{D O S}
Nigeria ^{D O}
North Macedonia ^{D O}
Peru ^D
Philippines ^{D O S}
Qatar ^{D S Sp 3}

Romania ^{D O S 1}
Russia ^{D S 1}
Serbia ^{D O}
Slovakia ^{D 1}
South Africa ^{D O S}
Syria ^{D S Sp 3}
Timor-Leste ^{D S}
Turkey ^{D S Sp}
United Arab Emirates ^{D Sp}
Uruguay ^{D O S}
Venezuela ^{D O S}

3 months

Algeria ^{D S}
Benin ^{D S}
Guatemala ^{C D O S}

Guinea ^{D O S}
Guinea-Bissau ^{D O S}
Morocco ^{D O S Sp}

Niger ^{D S}
Paraguay ^{D O}
Slovenia ^{D S}

60 days

Grenada ^All

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ^All

30 days

Mongolia ^{D O}
Saint Kitts and Nevis ^All

Saint Lucia ^All
Singapore ^{D O S}

28 days

Barbados ^All

Dominica ^All

_{All - All passports}
_{D - Diplomatic passports}
_{O - Official passports}
_{O¹ - For holders of official passports: 90 days}
_{PA - Passports for public affairs}
_{S - Service passports}
_{Sp - Special passports}
_{1 - 90 days within any 180-day period.}
_{2 - 90 days within any 6-month period.}
_{3 - 90 days within any 1 calendar year.}

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cuba, Armenia and Moldova are not applying bilateral agreements in practice.

Future changes

Cuba has signed visa exemption agreements with the following countries, but they have not yet been ratified:

Country	Passports	Agreement signed on
Rwanda ^[15]	Diplomatic, official and service	16 September 2023
Burundi ^[16]	Diplomatic, official and service	14 September 2023
Fiji ^[17]	Diplomatic and official	27 October 2020
Pakistan ^[18]	Diplomatic, official and service	30 October 2019

Electronic Visa (e-Visa)

Since August 2024, visitors from most countries may obtain an e-Visa for 90 days. Extension is possible for another 90 days.^[19]

Tourist card

Until the introduction of e-Visas in 2024, citizens of countries that are were not visa-exempt had to purchase a Tourist Card (Tarjeta de Turista) before arrival, which could be acquired from Cuban missions, travel agencies, airlines, or licensed online retailers. A tourist card used to grant a maximum stay of 90 days for most nationalities. It could be extended once for the same period in Cuba.^[1] Cards issued before the introduction of e-Visas could still be used until 30 June 2025.^[20]

Visa required

Citizens of the following 21 countries are ineligible to obtain an e-Visa and must obtain a visa in advance:^[1]

Kosovo

Entry and transit is refused for citizens of Kosovo, even if not leaving the aircraft and proceeding by the same flight.^[1]

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Visitors to Montenegro must obtain a visa from one of the Montenegrin diplomatic missions unless they are citizens of one of the visa-exempt countries. Visa policy is regulated by Regulation on Visa Regime Act. Where there are no diplomatic or consular representations of Montenegro, visa requiring foreigners may obtain them from diplomatic or consular representations of Serbia, Bulgaria and Croatia.

Visitors to Mongolia must obtain a visa from one of the Mongolian diplomatic missions unless they are citizens of one of the visa-exempt countries, or citizens who may obtain a visa on arrival, or citizens eligible for an e-Visa.

Visitors to Tonga must obtain a visa unless they are citizens from one of the visa-exempt countries or citizens who may obtain a free visa on arrival. Visa applications must be sent to the Principal Immigration Officer in Nuku'alofa.

The visa policy of Albania allows citizens of certain countries to enter Albania without a visa. Citizens of certain other countries must obtain a visa from one of the Albanian diplomatic missions. Alternatively, they may obtain an electronic visa.

The visa policy of Turkey deals with the requirements that a foreign national wishing to enter Turkey must meet to be permitted to travel to, enter and remain in the country.

The visa policy of South Africa is how the South African government determines who may and may not enter South Africa. Visitors to South Africa must obtain a visa from one of the South African diplomatic missions unless they come from one of the visa-exempt countries, in which case they get a "Port of Entry Visa". Visitors who require a visa must apply in person and provide biometric data.

A foreign national wishing to enter Morocco must obtain a visa unless they are a citizen of one of the countries eligible for visa exemption.

Visitors to Colombia must obtain a visa from one of the Colombian diplomatic missions or online unless they come from one of the visa-exempt countries.

The visa policy of the United Arab Emirates allows citizens of certain countries to enter the United Arab Emirates without a visa. Citizens of certain other countries must obtain a visa from one of the UAE diplomatic missions. Alternatively, they may obtain an online visa through Smart Service or airlines.

Bangladesh requires all foreigners to obtain permission, specifically a visa, to enter its territory unless exempted. Visas are issued by Bangladesh diplomatic missions located throughout the world or, if applicable, on arrival in Bangladesh.

Most visitors to Cambodia must obtain a visa, either on arrival or online, unless they are citizens of one of the visa-exempt countries.

Most visitors to Iran must obtain an electronic visa (e-Visa) prior to their arrival in Iran, unless they are a citizen of one of the visa-exempt countries or countries that are ineligible for an e-Visa, in which case they must obtain a visa in advance from one of the Iranian diplomatic missions around the world.

Visitors to Pakistan typically must obtain a visa online or in certain cases from one of the Pakistani diplomatic missions.

Visitors to East Timor must obtain a visa, unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries.

Visitors to The Bahamas must obtain an e-Visa, unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries.

Visitors to Barbados must obtain a visa from one of the Barbadian diplomatic missions unless they are citizens of one of the visa-exempt countries.

Most visitors to Benin must obtain an electronic visa (e-Visa) online or a visa from one of the Beninese diplomatic missions prior to their arrival in Benin, unless they are a citizen of one of the visa-exempt countries.

Visitors to Laos must obtain a visa from one of the Laotian diplomatic missions unless they are citizens of one of the visa-exempt countries or citizens eligible for a visa on arrival or an e-Visa. All visitors must hold a passport valid for 6 months.

All visitors to Djibouti must obtain either a visa on arrival to Djibouti, an electronic visa online or a visa from one of the Djiboutian diplomatic missions prior to arrival in Djibouti, unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries mentioned below.

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 "Visa and passport". Timatic . International Air Transport Association through Emirates . Retrieved 29 October 2019.
1 2 3 4 "Visa exemption agreements" (PDF).
↑ A visa agreement indicates that visa exemption for holders of ordinary passports only applies to Beninese students; however this condition is not mentioned on Timatic, which states that all holders of ordinary passports may enter Cuba without a visa. It is not known if amendments to the agreement were subsequently made.
↑ Previous visa-free agreements under different terms were applied between 1981-1985 and 1985-1994 (as the Soviet Union until 1991). Amendments to the visa agreement have been in force since 21 December 2018.
↑ "古巴对中国公民短期来古免签政策正式生效". 中国驻古巴大使馆. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
↑ "Error". www.eda.admin.ch.
↑ Zaken, Ministerie van Buitenlandse. "Exchange of Notes between the Government of the Kingdom of Netherlands and the Government of Cuba concerning the abolition of visas". treatydatabase.overheid.nl.
↑ "Was applied under visa exemption agreement from 1 January 1954" (PDF).
↑ 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 Archived 5 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine
↑ "Was applied under visa exemption agreement from 30 August 1978" (PDF).
↑ "Was applied under visa exemption agreement from 5 December 1990" (PDF).
↑ "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.
↑ Updated visa exemption agreements (in Spanish).
↑ "Cuba signed a visa exemption with Rwanda".
↑ "Cuba signed a visa exemption with Burundi".
↑ "Cuba signed a visa exemption with Fiji".
↑ "Cuba signed a visa exemption with Pakistan".
↑ "Cuba eVisa".
↑ VisasNews (16 August 2024). "Cuba activates its electronic visa". VisasNews. Retrieved 30 November 2024.

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[tim-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Visa and passport". Timatic . International Air Transport Association through Emirates . Retrieved 29 October 2019.

[Visa_exemption_agreements-2] 1 2 3 4 "Visa exemption agreements" (PDF).

[Benin-3] A visa agreement indicates that visa exemption for holders of ordinary passports only applies to Beninese students; however this condition is not mentioned on Timatic, which states that all holders of ordinary passports may enter Cuba without a visa. It is not known if amendments to the agreement were subsequently made.

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

[5] "古巴对中国公民短期来古免签政策正式生效". 中国驻古巴大使馆. Retrieved 18 May 2024.

[6] "Error". www.eda.admin.ch.

[7] Zaken, Ministerie van Buitenlandse. "Exchange of Notes between the Government of the Kingdom of Netherlands and the Government of Cuba concerning the abolition of visas". treatydatabase.overheid.nl.

[8] "Was applied under visa exemption agreement from 1 January 1954" (PDF).

[9] 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 Archived 5 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine

[10] "Was applied under visa exemption agreement from 30 August 1978" (PDF).

[11] "Was applied under visa exemption agreement from 5 December 1990" (PDF).

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

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

[14] Updated visa exemption agreements (in Spanish).

[15] "Cuba signed a visa exemption with Rwanda".

[16] "Cuba signed a visa exemption with Burundi".

[17] "Cuba signed a visa exemption with Fiji".

[18] "Cuba signed a visa exemption with Pakistan".

[19] "Cuba eVisa".

[20] VisasNews (16 August 2024). "Cuba activates its electronic visa". VisasNews. Retrieved 30 November 2024.

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Visa Passport Travel document
Africa	Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros DR Congo Djibouti Egypt ⁶ 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 Niger Nigeria R Congo Rwanda Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha ¹ São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia Somaliland ³ South Africa South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe
Americas	Anguilla ¹ Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Bahamas Barbados Belize Bermuda ¹ Bolivia Brazil British Virgin Islands ¹ Canada Cayman Islands ¹ Chile Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic Dutch Caribbean (Aruba, Caribbean Netherlands, Curaçao, Sint Maarten) Ecuador El Salvador Falkland Islands ¹ Greenland ⁵ Grenada Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Montserrat ¹ Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru St. Kitts and Nevis St. Lucia St. Vincent and the Grenadines South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ¹ Suriname Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands ¹ United States Puerto Rico ⁴ Virgin Islands ⁴ Uruguay Venezuela
Asia	Abkhazia ²³ Afghanistan Akrotiri and Dhekelia ¹² Armenia ² Azerbaijan ² Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China Hong Kong Macau Cyprus ² East Timor Egypt ⁶ Georgia ² India Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Japan Jordan Kazakhstan ² Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal North Korea Northern Cyprus ²³ Oman Pakistan Palestine ³ Philippines Qatar Russia ² Saudi Arabia Singapore South Korea South Ossetia ² Sri Lanka Syria Taiwan (Republic of China) ³ Tajikistan Thailand Turkey ² Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen
Europe	Abkhazia ²³ Akrotiri and Dhekelia ¹² Albania Andorra Armenia ² Austria Azerbaijan ² Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Cyprus ² Denmark Faroe Islands Greenland Estonia Finland France Overseas Georgia ² Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Kazakhstan ² Kosovo ³ Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands Overseas North Macedonia Northern Cyprus ²³ Norway Svalbard Poland Portugal Romania Russia ² San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia South Ossetia ²³ Spain Sweden Switzerland Transnistria ³ Turkey ² Ukraine United Kingdom Overseas Vatican City
Oceania	American Samoa ⁴ Australia Cook Islands Fiji Guam ⁴ Kiribati Marshall Islands Micronesia Nauru New Zealand Niue Northern Mariana Islands ⁴ Palau Papua New Guinea Pitcairn Islands ¹ Samoa Solomon Islands Tokelau Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu
Historical	Artsakh ² Russia ²
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Africa	Algerian Angolan Beninese Botswana Burkinabe Burundian Cameroonian Cape Verdean Central African Chadian Comorian Congolese (Democratic Republic) Congolese (Republic) Djiboutian Egyptian ⁴ Equatorial Guinean Eritrean Ethiopian Gabonese Gambian Ghanaian Guinea-Bissauan Guinean Ivorian Kenyan Lesothan Liberian Libyan Malagasy Malawian Malian Mauritanian Mauritian Moroccan Mozambican Namibian Nigerian Nigerien Rwandan Saint Helena ¹ Santomean Senegalese Seychellois Sierra Leonean Somali (Somaliland) South African South Sudanese Sudanese Swazi Tanzanian Togolese Tunisian Ugandan Zambian Zimbabwean
Americas	American Anguillan ¹ Antigua and Barbuda Argentine Bahamian Barbadian Belizean Bermudian ¹ Bolivian Brazilian British Virgin Islands ¹ Canadian Caymanian ¹ Chilean Colombian Costa Rican Cuban Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuadorian Greenlandic Grenadian Guatemalan Guyanese Haitian Honduran Jamaican Mexican Montserratian ¹ Nicaraguan Panamanian Paraguayan Peruvian Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucian Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Salvadoran Surinamese Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands ¹ Uruguayan Venezuelan
Asia	Abkhaz ²⁵ Afghan Armenian ³ Azerbaijani ² Bahraini Bangladeshi Bhutanese Bruneian Cambodian Chinese Hong Kongese Macanese Cypriot ³ East Timorese Egyptian ⁴ Emirati Georgian ² Indian Indonesian Iranian Iraqi Israeli Japanese Jordanian Kazakhstani ² Kuwaiti Kyrgyzstani Laotian Lebanese Malaysian Maldivian Mongolian Myanmar Nepalese North Korean Northern Cypriot ³⁵ Omani Pakistani Palestinian Philippine Qatari Russian ² Saudi Singaporean South Korean South Ossetian ²⁵ Sri Lankan Syrian Taiwanese ⁵ Tajikistani Thai Turkish ² Turkmen Uzbekistani Vietnamese Yemeni
Europe	Abkhaz ²⁵ Albanian Andorran Armenian ³ Austrian Azerbaijani ² Belarusian Belgian Bosnian and Herzegovinian British (BOTC · BN(O) · BOC) Bulgarian Croatian Cypriot ³ Czech Danish Faroese Greenlandic Dutch Estonian (Non-citizens) EU Finnish French Georgian ² German Greek Hungarian Icelandic Irish Italian Kazakhstani ² Kosovar ⁵ Latvian (Non-citizens) Liechtenstein Lithuanian Luxembourg Maltese Moldovan Montenegrin Monégasque North Macedonian Northern Cypriot ³⁵ Norwegian Polish Portuguese Romanian Russian ² San Marino Serbian Slovak Slovenian South Ossetian ²⁵ Spanish Swedish Swiss Transnistrian ⁵ Turkish ² Ukrainian Vatican City
Oceania	Australian Fijian Kiribati Marshallese Micronesian Nauruan New Zealand Palauan Papua New Guinean Pitcairn Islands ¹ Samoan Solomon Islands Tongan Tuvaluan Vanuatuan
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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 republic of 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