Visa policy of Cuba

Visitors to Cuba must obtain a visa (tourist card) before travel unless they fall under one of the exceptions. Citizens of all other countries must buy a visa with which you can stay in Cuba for a period of 90 days. The visa can be extended once for another 90 days. If you stay longer than 90 days you will have to extend the visa. Extending your visa must be done in Cuba and cannot be extended beforehand.

Visa exemption

Citizens of the following countries can visit Cuba without a visa:

90 days
Benin Benin
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and         Herzegovina
MacedoniaMacedonia
Malaysia Malaysia
Montenegro Montenegro
SerbiaSerbia
60 days
Grenada Grenada
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSaint Vincent and         the Grenadines
30 days
Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and         Barbuda
Belarus Belarus
Mongolia Mongolia
Saint Kitts and NevisSaint Kitts and Nevis
Saint LuciaSaint Lucia
SingaporeSingapore
RussiaRussia
28 days
BarbadosBarbados
DominicaDominica

Ineligible to obtain a tourist card

Citizens of the following countries cannot use the visa (tourist card) that we sell. They will have to arrange the visa themselves at the Embassy of Cuba. However, they are eligible to travel to Cuba with a tourist card if they are also in possession of a permanent residence permit issued by Canada, the United States or an EU Member State.

Afghanistan Afghanistan
Bangladesh Bangladesh
CameroonCameroon
EritreaEritrea
EthiopiaEthiopia
GhanaGhana
Guinea Guinea
India India
Iran Iran
IraqIraq
KenyaKenya
NepalNepal
NigeriaNigeria
PakistanPakistan
PhilippinesPhilippines
Sierra LeoneSierra Leone
UzbekistanUzbekistan
Somalia Somalia
Sri LankaSri Lanka
Syrian Arab RepublicSyrian Arab Republic
YemenYemen
Admission and transit is refused to nationals of Kosovo

Before you order

Before you order, check whether the visa is included in your trip. Some airlines and travel agencies arrange the visa for you.

The information on this page has been carefully written with the information available to us and is subject to change. If in doubt, contact the Cuban Consulate.