When arriving to Cuba visitors should
possess a valid passport or a trip document stating their names and
the corresponding visa or Tourist Card. The countries which have Visa
Free Agreements with Cuba are excepted. Tourist Cards can be requested
at the Cuban consular representations and also in travel agencies
and airlines. They are of two types: for individual tourists or for
tourists travelling in groups. Businessmen, journalists coming to
work and Cuban born citizens, non-residents or having another nationality,
must request a visa from their local Cuban Embassey.
Regulations:
Tourists are allowed to bring, duty free,
two bottles of liquor, ten cigarette packs and personal belongings
such as jewels, photo or video cameras, typing machine, sports gears
and fishing implements which must be reported on departure. Fire arms
are not allowed, except hunting weapons properly authorised by the
Cuban entities in charge of that kind of tourism. Custom duties at
the airport are paid in US dollars. To bring electric appliances into
the country a purchase invoice should be submitted and 100% of it
should be paid. Havana cigars worth US $ 2 000.00 are allowed out
of the country producing an invoice, without a purchase invoice only
50 cigars are allowed. If taking out a fire weapon, a permission from
the Ministry of the Interior of Cuba is needed. The exit of animals
is forbidden. In order to get works of art, paintings and antiques
out of the country, an authorisation must be requested from the National
Register of Cultural Goods which belongs to the Heritage Commission
of the Ministry of Culture of Cuba. In case of large amounts of gold
and silver such authorisation is requested to the National Bank of
Cuba.
There are restrictive sanitary regulations
only for visitors coming from countries where yellow fever and endemic
cholera exist or which have been declared infection areas by the World
Health Organisation. In such cases the International Vaccination Certificate
is demanded. Products of animal and vegetable origin have entry restrictions.
Animals may be imported presenting the corresponding certificate.
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