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Visas / Cuba

Visas and entry

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Cuba: visa, passport and entry requirements

At a glanceRequired

Passport · Passport validity: at least 6 months after the date you arrive and 3 months after your planned departure date

Entry document

  • ✓Passport
  • ✕National ID card

Passport validity
at least 6 months after the date you arrive and 3 months after your planned departure date

This information is for people travelling on a full ‘British citizen’ passport from the UK. — See Cuba’s consular services information for details.

Visa

Required

Apply through the Cuban Embassy in the UK, via travel agent/tour operator, or through the eVisa-Cuba website. Electronic visa generates a ten-character code to be entered on DViajeros platform, which generates a QR code for immigration authorities. Must also complete online arrival form on DViajeros within 72 hours before entering the country

Apply online: eVisa-Cuba ↗

Your whole journey

Stopovers aren’t in our pages yet: the Sherpa link checks them for your nationality.

Passport, visa and stopovers: check on Sherpa ↗

Free tool, pre-filled for a British passport: change the nationality if needed.

Recommended vaccinations

Yellow Fever

if you’re coming from a country listed as a transmission risk

Yellow fever risk areas (WHO list)

Africa: Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad*, Congo - Brazzaville, Congo - Kinshasa, Côte d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia*, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya*, Liberia, Mali*, Mauritania*, Niger*, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sudan*, Togo, Uganda

Americas: Argentina*, Bolivia*, Brazil*, Colombia*, Ecuador*, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama*, Paraguay*, Peru*, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago*, Venezuela*

* only in parts of the country

A country may apply its own list: the official text above prevails.

Source: WHO, International Travel and Health, Annex 1, 18 November 2022, revised 3 January 2023 ↗

This information is provided for guidance only and is accurate at the time of publication. Always check government websites and airline documents before booking and travelling.