Do United Arab Emirates passport holders need a visa for Cuba?
No visa required
Stay up to 90 days
No — United Arab Emirates passport holders can visit Cuba visa-free for up to 90 days as tourists.
Entry requirements for Cuba
| Passport validity | 6 months months beyond arrival — Cuba's official tourism portal (Mintur): 'The passport must be valid for 6 months from the date of entry into the country'; Cuban consulates (cubaminrex) likewise require a passport with minimum 6 months validity for e-visa applications. Note: the evisacuba.cu portal itself only states the e-visa is linked to a passport valid throughout the stay ('valido y vigente durante la estancia'); U.S. State Dept also lists 6 months beyond arrival. Tourist e-visa (replaced the paper tarjeta del turista): single entry, 90-day stay extendable once by 90 days. |
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| Blank pages | 2 |
| Onward ticket | Required — A round-trip airline ticket is listed among the official requirements to travel to Cuba. |
| Yellow fever | Certificate required only when arriving from risk countries — >12h airport transit in a risk country also triggers the requirement. |
| Mandatory travel medical insurance (non-U.S. insurer) | Cuba requires visitors to hold non-U.S. medical insurance; on flights from the US it is usually included in the airline ticket (Asistur is the contracted insurer); otherwise it can be bought at an airport kiosk on arrival. U.S. citizens: travel must also fall under one of OFAC's 12 authorized categories (tourism per se prohibited by U.S. law). (All visitors) |
| D'Viajeros advance traveler information form | Mandatory ('de caracter obligatorio') digital form for immigration, customs and public-health authorities, completed online before arrival; generates a QR code. (Every passenger entering Cuba) |
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