ourist
visas for anyone, American or not, as long as you were
not born in Cuba or are not visiting Cuban relatives,
are easy to obtain and come as a part of your travel
package when you buy your ticket. Visas for journalists
and researchers declared as such are a separate matter
and require an application to the Cuban Consulate in
your country (Washington, DC for the US). Cuban Americans
born in Cuba also need to get special permission as
they are viewed with somewhat more suspicion and have
to be checked out.. see Cuban Interests Section.When
arriving to Cuba visitors should possess a valid passport
or a trip document stating their names and the corresponding
visa or Tourist Card.
Casa Albertina
Budget
Accommodation
in Vedado, Havana
Hotel Nacional
Recomended
Hotel
in Havana
The countries which have Visa Free Agreements with
Cuba are excepted. Tourist Cards can be requested
at the Cuban consular representations and also in
travel agencies and airlines.
They are of two types: for individual tourists or
for tourists traveling in groups. Businessmen, journalists
coming to work and Cuban born citizens, non-residents
or having another nationality, must request a visa
from their local Cuban Embassy.
Be sure to understand some essentials of Cuban law.
You will need to have a hotel room
or private accommodation arranged in Cuba before you get there
(All therooms, apartmentsand houses we offer are legally
authorized by OnAT for being rented to foreign tourists),
or at least have one to declare to Immigration when you arrive.
Cuban citizens can be fined $1,000 (a fortune in Cuba) for
having a foreigner as an overnight guest if they themselves
don't get permission from immigration or pay from $250
to 350/month
or more for a license to do this on a commercial basis.
The requirements and documents required by the Cuban immigration
authorities for those who wish to visit the country are the
following:
AS TOURISTS:
. Valid passport or equivalent document which should be valid
longer than the time the person will stay in Cuba.
. Visa ("Tourist Card"). Entry in Cuba will be registered
with a stamp on the "Tourist Card", not on the passport.
. Embarcation- disembarcation card for citizens from countries
with which Cuba has signed a visa exemption agreement.
. To declare his/her whereabouts while in Cuba, at the frontier
control.
. Return or continuation ticket.
. Economic solvency.
AS PASSERS-BY:
. Valid passport or equivalent document.
. Visa.
. Embarcation- disembarcation card.
. Return or continuation ticket.
PEOPLE
In TRAnSIT OR TRAnSFER:
. Valid passport or equivalent document.
. Visa, should his/her stay exceed 72 hours.
. Confirmed hotel reservation.
. Confirmed ticket for the itinerary to continue travel.
. Economic solvency.
BUSINESS VISA:
* Valid passport.
* Visa.
* Round or continuation ticket.
US residents are not consigned
their entrance in Cuba.
This is the picture we could get from a tourist card,
unfortunately is really poor quality so you wont be
able to read the fields on the card. We will scan
a new one and replace this picture.
ourist
visas for anyone, American or not, as long as you were
not born in Cuba or are not visiting Cuban relatives,
are easy to obtain and come as a part of your travel
package when you buy your ticket. Visas for journalists
and researchers declared as such are a separate matter
and require an application to the Cuban Consulate in
your country (Washington, DC for the US). Cuban Americans
born in Cuba also need to get special permission as
they are viewed with somewhat more suspicion and have
to be checked out.. see Cuban Interests Section.When
arriving to Cuba visitors should possess a valid passport
or a trip document stating their names and the corresponding
visa or Tourist Card.
