How to obtain a visa for Cuba

Tourist visa

To travel for medical treatment to Cuba, it is only necessary to have an updated passport with a minimum validity of 6 months, it is not necessary to have a health visa expressly for medical treatment in Cuba, a tourist card or visa, which is acquired at Cuban consulates, travel agencies, authorized airlines or at the airports of departure from your country or at the Cuban airport upon arrival. The tourist card or visa is valid for one entry and exit from Cuba and has a duration of 30 days, starting from the date of arrival in Cuba.

The public relations staff of the medical institution where you will be treated is in charge of making the change in your immigration status if necessary.

All citizens of any country can travel to Cuba without any immigration restrictions. Persons persecuted by international justice linked to drug trafficking activities, terrorism or other crimes are excluded.

To travel to Cuba, for pleasure or recreation, the visitor must adjust your trip to some tourism program contracted with international agencies that maintain an agreement with the Cuban Ministry of Tourism (MINTUR) and will present You will submit your visa application through the tourist agency that contracts the trip. You can also Contact the Cuban consular offices in the embassy of your country of residence, or the Cuban representations where there is no embassy.

Air ticket is necessary (round trip); passport in order, valid for at least 6 months from the date of entry into the country and tourist card or tourist visa, without which you cannot reach any airport or border post in Cuba.


Citizens of the United States

Travel to Cuba from or through the United States is carefully regulated by the Treasury Department. Travel for tourist activities is strictly prohibited. All passengers, including international travelers with a non-United States passport, who want to travel to Cuba must meet some special requirements related to the reasons for their travel, their health insurance, their passport and visa, and the If you are testing your return or continuing trip, be sure to familiarize yourself with the following requirements to be fully prepared for travel.


Permitted reasons for traveling

When you book your flight or check-in, you will be asked for your information. certify the reason for your visit. Currently, there are two ways to obtain permission to travel to Cuba from the United States: with a general license or with a specific license.

If you meet the requirements and conditions of the general license, you will not need to install the license. apply for a specific license.

Patients who wish to be treated in Cuba must take into account the following categories authorized by the Department of the Treasury

 

Categories of general licenses related to the trip to Cuba

  1. Family visits
  2. Official government business
  3. Journalistic activity
  4. Professional meetings or investigations
  5. Educational activities or exchanges between groups of people
  6. Religious activities
  7. Sports and public events
  8. Support for the Cuban people
  9. Humanitarian Projects
  10. Research
  11. Informative materials
  12. Authorized export activities
  13. Nonimmigrant Cuban citizen

Due to the experience in the practice of travel by United States citizens, people who wish to travel to Cuba for tourism or medical treatment, request the license to support the Cuban people, this becomes effective in the airport of your country, however, we recommend that you investigate the experience of other people who have traveled to Cuba in the forums of your country.

For this reason, many people also decide to travel to Cuba through a third country. Usually the third country is Canada, Mexico, Panama, and Mexico. or Bahamas.


Visa to Cuba

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