The tourist visa for Cuba available through e-Visa.co.uk is valid for 90 days. After arrival in Cuba, the validity of the visa can be extended once for another 90 days. The validity period begins upon arrival in Cuba, from the moment you pass through customs.

The tourist visa for Cuba

The tourist visa for Cuba is valid for 90 days. The validity period starts when you arrive in Cuba. You will receive your visa after 3 days on average. Once your visa is activated, you will be able to travel to Cuba.

Apply for your electronic visa for Cuba

In order to activate your e-visa, you will need to fill in the form on D’Viajeros, the Cuban Inmigration authorities' website. On the D’Viajeros page you will find out which data exactly you need to provide. You can only fill in this form in the 7 days prior to your arrival in Cuba. Be aware that the e-visa for Cuba is only valid if you meet all the requirements.

Maximum permitted stay in Cuba

Once at the Cuban airport, the immigration authorities will check your e-visa and passport. Once you have gone through passport control, the 90-day validity period will start, and you will be allowed to stay for 90 consecutive days in the island. Be aware that the e-visa for Cuba is a single-entry visa. Therefore, you will only be able to enter the country once. If during this period you wish to leave Cuba to visit the Bahamas, Haiti, Jamaica or Mexico, for example, and then return to Cuba, you will need to apply for a second visa to enter the country. You can easily apply online at e-Visa.co.uk.

How to extend the validity of the Cuba e-visa

On arrival to Cuba, you will be able to extend the validity period of your e-visa one time, and for 90 days. For this, you will need to go an immigration services office. You will be allowed to stay in the country for a total of 180 days. It is not necessary to make an appointment. However, you will need to produce a number of documents, like your e-visa and your passport. Your application for a visa extension will only be approved if your passport has enough validity for this.

In order to apply for a visa extension, you will also need to submit the following: a return flight ticket, a booking confirmation of the accommodation where you will be staying and proof that you have valid medical insurance in Cuba. If you plan to stay in a casa particular, you can ask the owner to help you with your visa extension application. They usually know the procedure in detail and will be very helpful if necessary.

Attention: It is not guaranteed that you will be granted with an extension of stay in Cuba. Requests for extension of stay may be refused.

Apply for a new tourist visa

If you want to stay in Cuba for more than 90 days you can also leave the island for a short period of time, travel briefly somewhere else, apply for a new e-visa and then return to Cuba. In order to do this, you will have to fill in the D'Viajeros form again. Evert time you travel to Cuba, you will have to comply with all the Cuba e-visa requirements.