Visa policy of Cuba

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. Tourist card grants maximum stay of 30 days (90 days in case of Canadian citizens) and can be extended once for the same period.

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:

90 days Benin Bosnia and Herzegovina Macedonia Malaysia Montenegro Serbia 60 days Grenada Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 30 days Antigua and Barbuda Belarus Mongolia Russia Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Singapore 28 days Barbados Dominica Undisclosed period China Namibia Vietnam

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 - diplomatic passports only.}

See also

• Visa requirements for Cuban citizens