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Cuba passport: visa-free destinations

Visa-free to 27 countries. Every destination by entry status, with the days you may stay.

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  • Visa-free
  • e-Visa or ETA
  • Visa on arrival
  • Visa required
  • No entry or no data

Longest visa-free stays

  1. Fiji120 days
  2. Vanuatu120 days
  3. Botswana90 days
  4. Guyana90 days
  5. Kiribati90 days
  6. Malaysia90 days
  7. Namibia90 days
  8. Nicaragua90 days

Recent changes for this passport

  • ThailandThailand cut visa-free stays from 60 to 30 days. Source
  • JapanJapan's single-entry visa now costs about ¥15,000. Source
  • Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago brought in a free online arrival and departure card, due within 72 hours of travel. Source
  • MalawiMalawi ended its broad visa waiver: most visitors need a visa again, as an e-visa or on arrival. Source
  • Cabo VerdeCabo Verde requires every arriving traveller to pre-register on EASE and pay an airport security fee. Source
  • TaiwanTaiwan replaced paper arrival cards with the online Taiwan Arrival Card. Source
  • Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea requires a free digital arrival card within 72 hours before arrival. Source

At a glance

Cuban citizens can travel to 27 of 198 destinations without a visa, get a visa on arrival in 26, and apply online for an e-Visa or ETA for 52. A visa arranged in advance is needed for 93.

Visa-free by region: 3 of 11 in Southeast Asia; 9 of 32 in Latin America and the Caribbean; 1 of 8 in East Asia; 2 of 46 in Europe.

Longest visa-free stays: Fiji (120 days), Vanuatu (120 days), Botswana (90 days), Guyana (90 days), Kiribati (90 days).

Asia and Latin America, where nomads stay longest.

  • Thailand30 days
  • Indonesiae-Visa
  • Vietname-Visa · 90 d
  • Malaysia90 days
  • PhilippinesVisa
  • CambodiaVOA
  • JapanVisa
  • MexicoVisa
  • Colombiae-Visa
  • Costa RicaVisa
  • BrazilVisa
  • ArgentinaVisa
  • PeruVisa

Detailed pages for each destination are available for 16 passports. For any passport, the stay calculator fills in your visa-free days.

Questions

How many countries can Cuban citizens visit without a visa?

27 destinations, according to Bordr's data. Another 26 give a visa on arrival and 52 take an e-Visa or ETA applied for online.

Where do Cuban citizens need a visa in advance?

93 destinations require a visa arranged before travel.

Sources and last check

Entry rules for these destinations were last checked against official sources on 30 October 2026. Visa-free days come from the passport matrix in the Bordr app, corrected where the official rules differ.

This page is general information, not legal advice. Entry rules change and border officers have the final say. Check the official government source for your destination before you travel.