Cuba visa requirements by nationality
Whether you need a visa for Cuba depends on the passport you hold. Of the 15 most-checked passports, 1 enter visa-free and 14 need to apply for something in advance. Visa-free stays run to 90 days depending on nationality. Find your passport in the table below for the exact rule, the stay length, the passport validity required, and any arrival registration you have to complete separately.
Entry rules by passport
Select your nationality for the full answer: stay length, passport validity, pre-registration and how to apply.
| Passport | What you need | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Lithuania | e-VisaUp to 90 days | 90 days | |
| Germany | e-VisaUp to 90 days | 90 days | |
| United Kingdom | e-VisaUp to 90 days | 90 days | |
| United States | e-VisaUp to 90 days | 90 days | |
| France | e-VisaUp to 90 days | 90 days | |
| Poland | e-VisaUp to 90 days | 90 days | |
| Netherlands | e-VisaUp to 90 days | 90 days | |
| Spain | e-VisaUp to 90 days | 90 days | |
| Italy | e-VisaUp to 90 days | 90 days | |
| Brazil | e-VisaUp to 90 days | 90 days | |
| India | e-VisaNo stated limit | — | |
| China | Visa-freeUp to 90 days | 90 days | |
| Türkiye | e-VisaUp to 90 days | 90 days | |
| Nigeria | e-VisaNo stated limit | — | |
| South Africa | e-VisaUp to 90 days | 90 days |
What to do next
The part most visa checkers leave out: what actually needs doing before you fly.
Confirm with the official source
Rules change without notice, and only the immigration authority of Cuba can tell you where you stand. Search for its official site before you travel.
Check your passport
Passport validity required: valid on arrival. Renew first if you are close, because this is the most common reason travellers are turned away.
D'Viajeros required
Separate from any visa: Cuba requires this registration before or on arrival. Do it even if you need no visa.
Not your passport?
Check any of the 211 nationalities we hold rules for.
Now pick the passport you travel on.
Travelling somewhere else?
Check any passport against any destination