Who needs a visa for Cuba?

Valid national passports; for holidays, family visits, business, investment, sport, seminars, press or official missions.

• Malaysia

Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cuba (MINREX): table of visa exemption agreements (2018, Wayback copy of 2023-10-31)↗, checked 4 Nov 2026Los ciudadanos de ambas Partes titulares de pasaportes nacionales válidos no necesitaran la obtención de visa para entrar y permanecer en el territorio de la otra Parte por un período de hasta 3 mesesIn English: Citizens of both parties holding valid national passports do not need a visa to enter and stay in the other party's territory for up to 3 months

Cuba-Kenya agreement (in force 23 Oct 2018) covering Kenyan ordinary passports.

• Kenya

Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cuba (MINREX): table of visa exemption agreements (2018, Wayback copy of 2023-10-31)↗, checked 4 Nov 2026Por un período que en total no exceda los noventa (90) días durante el año calendario.In English: For a period not exceeding ninety (90) days in total in a calendar year.

Ordinary passport (pasaporte corriente); unilateral exemption since May 2024.

• China

Source: Presidente de la República de Cuba, Decreto Presidencial 821/2024 (Gaceta Oficial No. 14 Extraordinaria Especial, 2024-05-17)↗, checked 4 Nov 2026Los ciudadanos de la República Popular China que sean titulares de pasaporte corriente válido, quedan exentos del requisito de visado para entrar, transitar, salir o permanecer en el territorio de la República de Cuba por un período de hasta noventa días prorrogablesIn English: Citizens of the People's Republic of China holding a valid ordinary passport are exempt from the visa requirement to enter, transit, leave or stay in Cuba for up to ninety days, extendable

Grenada: agreement for valid national passports of all types (stay per MINREX 2018 table).

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: agreement for valid national passports (MINREX 2018 table).

• Grenada
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Source: Embassy of Cuba in Grenada (MINREX)↗, checked 4 Nov 2026Los ciudadanos granadinos (que no sean cubanos) no necesitan visa para viajar a Cuba.In English: Grenadian citizens (who are not Cuban) do not need a visa to travel to Cuba.

Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cuba (MINREX): table of visa exemption agreements (2018, Wayback copy of 2023-10-31)↗, checked 4 Nov 2026Acuerdo sobre la abolición del requisito de visado para titulares de pasaportes nacionales válidos.In English: Agreement on the abolition of the visa requirement for holders of valid national passports.

Agreement for valid national passports (MINREX 2018 table).

• Antigua and Barbuda
• Saint Kitts and Nevis
• Saint Lucia

Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cuba (MINREX): table of visa exemption agreements (2018, Wayback copy of 2023-10-31)↗, checked 4 Nov 2026Acuerdo sobre abolición de visado para titulares de pasaportes nacionales válidosIn English: Agreement on the abolition of visas for holders of valid national passports

Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cuba (MINREX): table of visa exemption agreements (2018, Wayback copy of 2023-10-31)↗, checked 4 Nov 2026Acuerdo sobre la abolición del requisito de visado para titulares de pasaportes nacionales válidos.In English: Agreement on the abolition of the visa requirement for holders of valid national passports.

Belarus: Cuba-Belarus convention on visa-free travel (in force 1999-03-10); not over 30 days, not for work or residence.

Russia: 1993 Cuba-Russia convention on mutual travel (MINREX 2018 table); not for business, work or residence.

Singapore: ordinary passports, tourism or business only.

Mongolia: Cuba-Mongolia agreement (in force 7 Nov 2001) covering Mongolian ordinary passports.

• Belarus
• Mongolia
• Russia
• Singapore

Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cuba (MINREX): table of visa exemption agreements (2018, Wayback copy of 2023-10-31)↗, checked 4 Nov 2026Convenio entre la República de Cuba y la República de Belarús sobre los viajes sin visas de sus ciudadanos.In English: Convention between Cuba and Belarus on visa-free travel of their citizens.

Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cuba (MINREX): table of visa exemption agreements (2018, Wayback copy of 2023-10-31)↗, checked 4 Nov 2026Los ciudadanos portadores de pasaportes válidos de una parte pueden entrar, salir y permanecer en el territorio de la otra parte por un período de hasta 30 días sin visado, con sus pasaportes nacionales vigentes.In English: Citizens holding valid passports of one party may enter, leave and stay in the other party's territory for up to 30 days without a visa, with their valid national passports.

Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cuba (MINREX): table of visa exemption agreements (2018, Wayback copy of 2023-10-31)↗, checked 4 Nov 2026Los pasaportes ordinarios para turismo o actividades comerciales por 30 días.In English: Ordinary passports, for tourism or business, for 30 days.

Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cuba (MINREX): table of visa exemption agreements (2018, Wayback copy of 2023-10-31)↗, checked 4 Nov 2026Pasaporte diplomático/oficial/ordinario/certificado de entrada a Mongolia.In English: Diplomatic/official/ordinary passport/certificate of entry to Mongolia [Mongolian documents covered]

Barbados: agreement for valid national passports (MINREX 2018 table).

Dominica: agreement for valid national passports, applied provisionally since 23 Oct 2001; not for work, business or residence (MINREX 2018 table).

• Barbados
• Dominica

Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cuba (MINREX): table of visa exemption agreements (2018, Wayback copy of 2023-10-31)↗, checked 4 Nov 2026Acuerdo sobre abolición de visado para titulares de pasaportes nacionales válidosIn English: Agreement on the abolition of visas for holders of valid national passports

Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cuba (MINREX): table of visa exemption agreements (2018, Wayback copy of 2023-10-31)↗, checked 4 Nov 2026Acuerdo de exención de visado para portadores de pasaportes nacionales válidos.In English: Visa exemption agreement for holders of valid national passports.

Argentina (90 days, extendable once by 90): ordinary passports.

Serbia (90 days, extendable once by 90).

Canada (90 days, extendable for another 90): tourist visa (tourist card), single entry: included in the air ticket on Canadian airlines, otherwise applied for online at evisacuba.cu.

• Argentina
• Canada
• Serbia

Source: Embassy of Cuba in Argentina (MINREX)↗, checked 4 Nov 2026Los ciudadanos argentinos portadores de pasaporte ordinario o corriente requieren de visa para entrar al territorio cubano.In English: Argentine citizens holding ordinary passports require a visa to enter Cuban territory.

Source: Embassy of Cuba in Serbia (MINREX)↗, checked 4 Nov 2026Los ciudadanos serbios que sean titulares de un pasaporte distinto al que establece este Acuerdo, requerirán visa para su entrada y permanenecia en el territorio de Cuba.In English: Serbian citizens holding a passport other than those covered by this Agreement [diplomatic, official, service] will need a visa to enter and stay in Cuba.

Source: Embassy of Cuba in Canada (MINREX)↗, checked 4 Nov 2026The tourist card is valid for a single entry to the national territory, being able to stay in the country for 90 days, extendable for another 90 days at the bureau of the hotel where you are staying or before the immigration authorities.

Everyone not listed above applies online for an eVisa.

Nationalities not listed above: the official source says so in as many words.

• Afghanistan
• Albania
• Algeria
• Andorra
• Angola
• Armenia
• Australia
• Austria
• Azerbaijan
• Bahamas
• Bahrain
• Bangladesh
• Belgium
• Belize
• Benin
• Bhutan
• Bolivia
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Botswana
• Brazil
• Brunei
• Bulgaria
• Burkina Faso
• Burundi
• Cabo Verde
• Cambodia
• Cameroon
• Central African Republic
• Chad
• Chile
• Colombia
• Comoros
• Congo
• Costa Rica
• Côte d'Ivoire
• Croatia
• Cyprus
• Czechia
• Denmark
• Djibouti
• Dominican Republic
• DR Congo
• Ecuador
• Egypt
• El Salvador
• Equatorial Guinea
• Eritrea
• Estonia
• Eswatini
• Ethiopia
• Fiji
• Finland
• France
• Gabon
• Gambia
• Georgia
• Germany
• Ghana
• Greece
• Guatemala
• Guinea
• Guinea-Bissau
• Guyana
• Haiti
• Honduras
• Hong Kong
• Hungary
• Iceland
• India
• Indonesia
• Iran
• Iraq
• Ireland
• Israel
• Italy
• Jamaica
• Japan
• Jordan
• Kazakhstan
• Kiribati
• Kosovo
• Kuwait
• Kyrgyzstan
• Laos
• Latvia
• Lebanon
• Lesotho
• Liberia
• Libya
• Liechtenstein
• Lithuania
• Luxembourg
• Macao
• Madagascar
• Malawi
• Maldives
• Mali
• Malta
• Marshall Islands
• Mauritania
• Mauritius
• Mexico
• Micronesia
• Moldova
• Monaco
• Montenegro
• Morocco
• Mozambique
• Myanmar
• Namibia
• Nauru
• Nepal
• Netherlands
• New Zealand
• Nicaragua
• Niger
• Nigeria
• North Korea
• North Macedonia
• Norway
• Oman
• Pakistan
• Palau
• Palestine
• Panama
• Papua New Guinea
• Paraguay
• Peru
• Philippines
• Poland
• Portugal
• Qatar
• Romania
• Rwanda
• Samoa
• San Marino
• São Tomé and Príncipe
• Saudi Arabia
• Senegal
• Seychelles
• Sierra Leone
• Slovakia
• Slovenia
• Solomon Islands
• Somalia
• South Africa
• South Korea
• South Sudan
• Spain
• Sri Lanka
• Sudan
• Suriname
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• Syria
• Taiwan
• Tajikistan
• Tanzania
• Thailand
• Timor-Leste
• Togo
• Tonga
• Trinidad and Tobago
• Tunisia
• Türkiye
• Turkmenistan
• Tuvalu
• Uganda
• Ukraine
• United Arab Emirates
• United Kingdom
• United States
• Uruguay
• Uzbekistan
• Vanuatu
• Vatican City
• Venezuela
• Vietnam
• Yemen
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

Source: Consulate General of Cuba in Caracas (MINREX)↗, checked 4 Nov 2026Lo anterior quiere decir que la Visa Electrónica sustituye a la Tarjeta del Turista física. … La Visa electrónica será requisito indispensable para la entrada a Cuba con fines turísticos o participación en Eventos Internacionales.In English: This means the electronic visa replaces the physical tourist card. … The electronic visa will be an essential requirement for entry to Cuba for tourism or international events.

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