Visa requirements for Cuban citizens explained

Visa requirements for Cuban citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Cuba.

As of June 15, 2024, Cuban citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 64 countries and territories, ranking the Cuban passport 79th in the world according to the Henley Passport Index.[1]

Visa requirements

Visa requirements for holders of ordinary passports travelling for tourism purposes:

CountryVisa requirementAllowed stayNotes (excluding departure fees)
Afghanistan
Albania[2]
Algeria
Andorra
Angola[3] 30 days
Antigua and Barbuda1 month
  • Extendable up to 6 months.
Argentina
Armenia120 days
  • Cuban citizens may apply for a visa on arrival if they hold a valid visa or valid permanent resident permit (resident card) issued by Australia, Belarus, Canada, Gulf Cooperation Council countries, Japan, New Zealand, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Schengen Area member states, United Kingdom or United States.
  • Obtainable on arrival at Zvartnots International Airport (EVN), Yerevan.
[4]
  • May apply online (Online Visitor e600 visa).
Austria
Azerbaijan[5] 30 days
  • Visitors must register at the State Migration Service if they stay more than 15 days.
Bahamas
Bahrain14 days
Bangladesh30 days
  • Extensions possible.
  • Visitors must hold a proof of purpose of stay.
  • Sufficient funds of 500 USD required.
Barbados28 days
Belarus30 days
Belgium
Belize
[6] 30 days
Bhutan[7]
90 days[8]
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana90 days
  • Extensions possible (if applied prior to arrival).
  • Applications for stays of more than 90 days should be directed to Immigration and Passport Control Office, P.O. Box 942, Gaborone, Botswana.
Brazil
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso[9]
  • Extensions possible.
  • Fees: Single entry: XOF 47,000.-; Multiple entry: XOF 61,000.-
Burundi1 month
Cambodia[10] 30 days
  • Extensions possible.
  • Fees: USD 30.- for tourists; extension fee varies according to length.
  • Visitors must hold a passport photo.
  • Day trips are not permitted, except when arriving and departing in Phnom Penh International Airport (PNH).
Cameroon[11]
Canada
Cape Verde
  • Fee: EUR 25.-
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Colombia[12]
Comoros45 days
[13] 7 days
Costa Rica
Cote d'Ivoire[14] 3 months
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Djibouti[15] 90 days
Dominica21 days
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt30 days
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea[16]
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
  • Credit card payment transactions are not accepted when applying for e-Visa.[17]
Fiji120 days
Finland
Gabon[18] 90 days
Gambia
Georgia[19] 90 days
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Grenada60 days
Guatemala
Guinea[20] 90 days
Guinea-Bissau90 days
Guyana90 days
Haiti
Honduras
Hungary
Iceland
India30 days
  • Printed copy of the e-Tourist Visa required on arrival.
Indonesia
[21] 15 days
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan[22]
Kenya[23] 90 days
Kiribati90 days
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
30 days
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho[24]
Liberia
Libya[25]
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Madagascar60 days
Malawi[26]
Malaysia90 days
Maldives30 days
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands90 days
Mauritania
Mauritius60 days
Mexico
30 days
90 days
  • 90 days within any 180-day period.
Monaco
Mongolia30 days
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique30 days
Myanmar
Namibia3 months
Nauru
Nepal90 days[27]
New Zealand
  • Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure.[28]
Nicaragua90 days
Niger
Nigeria
Norway
Oman14 days
Pakistan[29] 3 months
  • Online Visa eligible.[30]
Palau30 days
Panama
Papua New Guinea[31] 60 days
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar30 days
Romania
90 days
  • 90 days within any 180-day period.
Rwanda[32] 30 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis3 months
Saint Lucia6 weeks
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1 month
Samoa60 days
San Marino
[33]
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles[34] 3 months
Sierra Leone[35] 3 months
Singapore30 days
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
  • Pre-arranged visa can be picked up on arrival.
Somalia30 days
South Africa
[36]
  • Obtainable online.
  • Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel
Spain
Sri Lanka[37] 60 days / 30 days
Sudan
Suriname[38]
Sweden
Switzerland
Tajikistan[39] 30 days
[40] 90 days
[41] 60 days
Timor-Leste30 days
Togo[42] 15 days
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago90 days
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu1 month
Uganda[43] 3 months
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
  • May apply using 'Smart service'.[44]
United Kingdom
United States
  • The Embassy of the United States in Havana provides immigrant visas and only limited services for emergency nonimmigrant visas. Cuban nationals may go to another U.S. embassy in order to apply for routine nonimmigrant visas.[45]
Uruguay
Uzbekistan30 days
Vanuatu30 days
[46]
  • e-Visa is valid for 90 days and multiple entry.
Yemen
Zambia[47] 90 days
Zimbabwe3 months

Territories and disputed areas

Visa requirements for Cuban citizens for visits to various territories, disputed areas and restricted zones:

See also

References and Notes

References
Notes

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Global Passport Ranking.
  2. Web site: Albania eVisa.
  3. Web site: Angola eVisa.
  4. Web site: Australia Subclass 600.
  5. Web site: Azerbaijan eVisa.
  6. Web site: Benin eVisa.
  7. Web site: Bhutan eVisa.
  8. Web site: Bolivia Online Visa.
  9. Web site: Burkina Faso eVisa.
  10. Web site: Cambodia eVisa.
  11. Web site: Cameroon eVisa.
  12. Web site: Colombia Online Visa.
  13. Web site: DR Congo eVisa.
  14. Web site: CI eVisa.
  15. Web site: Djibouti eVisa.
  16. Web site: Equatorial Guinea eVisa.
  17. Web site: Apply for Ethiopian eVisa information.
  18. Web site: Gabon eVisa.
  19. Web site: Georgia eVisa.
  20. Web site: Guinea eVisa.
  21. Web site: Iran eVisa.
  22. Web site: Kazakhstan eVisa.
  23. Web site: Kenya eTA.
  24. Web site: Lesotho eVisa.
  25. Web site: Libya eVisa.
  26. Web site: Malawi eVisa.
  27. Web site: Nepal Online Visa.
  28. Web site: Information about: Australian Resident Visa . immigration.govt.nz . Immigration New Zealand . 21 May 2020 . Australian citizens and permanent residents can visit, work and live in New Zealand. You do not need a visa before you travel to New Zealand..
  29. Web site: Pakistan Online Visa.
  30. Web site: Tourist Visa.
  31. Web site: PNG eVisa.
  32. Web site: Rwanda E-Services.
  33. Web site: ST eVisa.
  34. Web site: Seychelles Electronic Border System.
  35. Web site: Sierra Leone eVisa.
  36. Web site: South Sudan eVisa.
  37. Web site: SL eVisa.
  38. Web site: Suriname eVisa . 6 March 2022 . 7 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230307214615/https://suriname.vfsevisa.com/suriname/online/home/index . dead .
  39. Web site: Tajikistan e-Visa.
  40. Web site: Tanzania eVisa.
  41. Web site: Visa Exemption and Bilateral Agreement | ThaiEmbassy.com. www.thaiembassy.com.
  42. Web site: Togo eVisa.
  43. Web site: Uganda eVisa.
  44. Web site: UAE Smart Service.
  45. "Consular Services Available at U.S. Embassy Havana". U.S. Embassy Havana. March 31, 2022. Archived from the original on April 7, 2023.
  46. Web site: Vietnam eVisa.
  47. Web site: Zambia eVisa.
  48. Web site: Visas For Foreign Citizens - For Kosovo Citizens - Consular Services - Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Republic of Kosovo. Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Republic of Kosovo . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20130310115928/http://www.mfa-ks.net/?page=2,20 . 2013-03-10.

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