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Cuba Visa Requirements by Passport (2026)

16 of 207 passports can enter Cuba without arranging a visa in advance: 16 visa-free. 169 can apply for an e-visa online. 21 need a visa before travel.

  • Visa-free 16
  • E-visa 169
  • Visa 21
  • Special 1
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No visa in advance

16 of 207

Visa-free, ETA or on arrival

Visa-free

16

E-visa online

169

Visa required

21

How to enter Cuba

What to apply for, what it costs and where to apply.

Visitors need a Cuban tourist visa, now issued online as an e-visa, plus the free D'Viajeros arrival form filed within 72 hours before arrival. US citizens must also fit one of the US government's authorized travel categories.

E-visaCuba e-Visa

Most foreign visitors

Fee
about US$50 (reported; varies by issuer)
Stay
up to 90 days
Valid for
single trip, linked to the passport
Processing
online before travel
Official site: evisacuba.cu
Arrival cardD'Viajeros

All travelers

Fee
free
Valid for
one trip
Processing
within 72 hours before arrival; QR code by email
Official site: dviajeros.mitrans.gob.cu

Passport validity

6 months beyond arrival and 3 months beyond departure

Official entry rules

evisacuba.cu

Recent and upcoming changes

  1. E-visa replaces paper tourist card

    Cuba switched to electronic tourist visas; paper tourist cards already issued were honored until 31 December 2025. Source

Checked against 3 sources (some details from reputable travel press) on Oct 31, 2026. Rules for Cuba can change quickly: confirm on the official site before you book.

Passports that can visit Cuba visa-free

16 passports. No visa or online approval needed. Show your passport at immigration.

Antigua and Barbuda30 daysBarbados30 daysBelarus30 daysChina90 daysDominica30 daysGrenada60 daysKenya90 daysMalaysia90 daysMongolia30 daysNamibiaRussia90 daysSaint Kitts and Nevis30 daysSaint Lucia30 daysSaint Vincent and the Grenadines60 daysSingapore30 daysUnited Arab Emirates90 days

Passports that need an e-visa for Cuba

169 passports. Apply online and get approved before you travel.

Albania90 daysAlgeria90 daysAndorra90 daysAngola90 daysAnguilla90 daysArgentina90 daysArmenia90 daysAustralia90 daysAustria90 daysAzerbaijan90 daysBahamas90 daysBahrain90 daysBelgium90 daysBelize90 daysBenin90 daysBermuda90 daysBhutan90 daysBolivia90 daysBosnia and Herzegovina90 daysBotswana90 daysBrazil90 daysBritish National (Overseas)90 daysBritish Virgin Islands90 daysBrunei90 daysBulgaria90 daysBurkina Faso90 daysBurundi90 daysCambodia90 daysCanada90 daysCape Verde90 daysCayman Islands90 daysCentral African Republic90 daysChad90 daysChile90 daysColombia90 daysComoros90 daysCosta Rica90 daysCroatia90 daysCyprus90 daysCzechia90 daysDenmark90 daysDjibouti90 daysDominican Republic90 daysDR Congo90 daysEcuador90 daysEgypt90 daysEl Salvador90 daysEquatorial Guinea90 daysEstonia90 daysEswatini90 daysFiji90 daysFinland90 daysFrance90 daysGabon90 daysGambia90 daysGeorgia90 daysGermany90 daysGreece90 daysGuatemala90 daysGuinea-Bissau90 daysGuyana90 daysHonduras90 daysHong Kong90 daysHungary90 daysIceland90 daysIndonesia90 daysIreland90 daysIsrael90 daysIsraeli Travel Document (Teudat Ma'avar)90 daysItaly90 daysIvory Coast90 daysJamaica90 daysJapan90 daysJordan90 daysKazakhstan90 daysKiribati90 daysKuwait90 daysKyrgyzstan90 daysLaos90 daysLatvia90 daysLebanon90 daysLesotho90 daysLiberia90 daysLibya90 daysLiechtenstein90 daysLithuania90 daysLuxembourg90 daysMacau90 daysMadagascar90 daysMalawi90 daysMaldives90 daysMali90 daysMalta90 daysMarshall Islands90 daysMauritania90 daysMauritius90 daysMexico90 daysMicronesia90 daysMoldova90 daysMonaco90 daysMontenegro90 daysMontserrat90 daysMorocco90 daysMozambique90 daysMyanmar90 daysNauru90 daysNetherlands90 daysNew Zealand90 daysNicaragua90 daysNiger90 daysNorth Korea90 daysNorth Macedonia90 daysNorway90 daysOman90 daysPalau90 daysPalestine90 daysPanama90 daysPapua New Guinea90 daysParaguay90 daysPeru90 daysPoland90 daysPortugal90 daysQatar90 daysRepublic of the Congo90 daysRomania90 daysRwanda90 daysSaint Helena90 daysSamoa90 daysSan Marino90 daysSao Tome and Principe90 daysSaudi Arabia90 daysSenegal90 daysSerbia90 daysSeychelles90 daysSlovakia90 daysSlovenia90 daysSolomon Islands90 daysSouth Africa90 daysSouth Korea90 daysSouth Sudan90 daysSpain90 daysSudan90 daysSuriname90 daysSweden90 daysSwitzerland90 daysTaiwan90 daysTajikistan90 daysTanzania90 daysThailand90 daysTimor-Leste90 daysTogo90 daysTonga90 daysTrinidad and Tobago90 daysTunisia90 daysTurkey90 daysTurkmenistan90 daysTurks and Caicos Islands90 daysTuvalu90 daysUganda90 daysUkraine90 daysUnited Kingdom90 daysUnited States90 daysUruguay90 daysVanuatu90 daysVatican City90 daysVenezuela90 daysVietnam90 daysZambia90 daysZimbabwe90 days

Passports that need a visa for Cuba

21 passports. Apply for a visa at an embassy, consulate or official visa center before you go.

AfghanistanBangladeshCameroonEritreaEthiopiaGhanaGuineaHaitiIndiaIranIraqNepalNigeriaPakistanPhilippinesSierra LeoneSomaliaSri LankaSyriaUzbekistanYemen

Special permits and unconfirmed entry

1 passports. A special permit is needed, or entry on this passport isn't confirmed. Contact the destination's embassy.

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Cuba visa: common questions

Do US passport holders need a visa for Cuba?

Yes. US passport holders need an e-visa (Cuba e-Visa, about US$50 (reported; varies by issuer)) for Cuba, applied for online before travel, for stays of up to 90 days.

Do UK passport holders need a visa for Cuba?

Yes. UK passport holders need an e-visa (Cuba e-Visa, about US$50 (reported; varies by issuer)) for Cuba, applied for online before travel, for stays of up to 90 days.

Do Canada passport holders need a visa for Cuba?

Yes. Canada passport holders need an e-visa (Cuba e-Visa, about US$50 (reported; varies by issuer)) for Cuba, applied for online before travel, for stays of up to 90 days.

Do Australia passport holders need a visa for Cuba?

Yes. Australia passport holders need an e-visa (Cuba e-Visa, about US$50 (reported; varies by issuer)) for Cuba, applied for online before travel, for stays of up to 90 days.

Do India passport holders need a visa for Cuba?

Yes. India passport holders need a visa for Cuba, arranged before travel through an embassy, consulate or official visa center.

How long can you stay in Cuba without a visa?

Most visa-free visitors can stay up to 30 days, and some passports get up to 90 days. The limit depends on your passport, so check yours above.

Does Cuba have an ETA or e-visa?

Cuba e-Visa (about US$50 (reported; varies by issuer)): Most foreign visitors. Apply only on the official government site.

How many passports need a visa for Cuba?

21 passports need a visa arranged before travel, and 169 can apply for an e-visa online. Look up your passport above for the exact rule.

Visa requirements for every destination

Tourist visits only. Requirements come from a dataset compiled in October 2025, with changes since then checked against official government sources on 2026-10-31. Rules change, so confirm with Cuba's official site before you book and again before you fly.