Apply for a visa for Cuba
If you are travelling to Cuba for tourism, you can easily apply for an electronic visa. The application process takes place entirely online. In other words, you don't need to go to the embassy. You will receive your visa by email as soon as your application has been approved.
How do I apply for a visa for Cuba?
Apply for your visa for Cuba via the easy application form available on this website. You will need a passport with a validity of at least 6 months on the day you will leave Cuba. After completing the application form and making the payment, you will receive your visa by email within an average of 3 days. If you want to obtain your visa sooner, you can submit an urgent application. Urgent applications are usually approved within 3 days. Please remember to check the Cuba visa requirements before applying, so you can be sure that you meet them.
Apply for a visa for Cuba in four simple steps
- Complete the application form
- Make the payment
- Obtain your visa
- Activate your visa at the D’Viajeros website
The D’Viajeros form
To travel to Cuba, you must first complete the D'Viajeros form. This can only be done within the 7 days prior to your arrival in Cuba. You can find this form on the Cuban Immigration and Emigration Services website. You will need to provide some important details regarding your trip, such as your expected date of arrival, the airline you are travelling with, and your flight number. You must also indicate your date of birth, your full name and the passport number of each traveller for whom you are applying for a visa.
Activate your visa
Once you have completed the application form and made the payment, you will receive an email notification about your visa after 3 days on average. On this notification you will see a numerical code which will allow you to activate your electronic visa for Cuba. Be aware though, that this numerical code is not the visa itself. The electronic visa will only be activated once you have filled in the D’Viajeros form.. All you need to do is click on the link you will receive by email. The numerical code will appear automatically on the D'Viajeros form. Your visa will only appear after you have completed the D'Viajeros form. This will be a PDF document containing a QR code and your visa number. Print this document and take it with you on your trip to Cuba. Cuban immigration officials will be able to use this document to verify that you hold a valid visa for Cuba.
How long can I stay in Cuba?
The visa for Cuba that can be applied for online has a validity period of 90 days. In other words, you will be able to stay in the country for 90 days. If you wish to stay longer, you can extend your visa for a further 90 days. This would bring the maximum permitted stay to 180 days. You can apply for this extension of your visa validity at an immigration office in Cuba. Please note that the visa for Cuba is a single-entry visa. This means that you can only travel to Cuba once with this visa. If you wish to leave Cuba temporarily and travel briefly to another country, you will need to apply for a new visa to re-enter Cuba. You can reapply for your second visa via this website.
The visa for Cuba is valid for 90 days. You may extend the validity of your visa once for a further 90 days. In this way, you will be able to stay in Cuba for a maximum of 180 days.
Reason for travel to Cuba
If you are planning to visit Cuba for tourism, you can apply for your visa via this website. Please note that the e-visa does not allow you to stay with friends or family in Cuba. The tourist visa only allows you to stay in accommodations which are recognised by the Cuban government. If you are visiting Cuba for other reasons, such as a business trip, to study or to take up permanent residence there, the e-visa will not be enough, and you will need to apply for a visa through the embassy or the consulate.
Here you will find more information about the Cuba visa requirements.
