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Visa requirements · updated Aug 2026

Visa-Free Countries for the Cuba Passport 2026

The Cuba passport gives visa-free entry to 29 countries, plus easy access (on arrival / e-Visa) to 75 more. Ranked #138 worldwide. The full list with allowed stay is below.

29visa-free
75on arrival / eTA
104total access
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Cuba
Passport
29visa-free

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Visa-free · 29

Antigua and Barbuda30 days→ Barbados28 days→ Belarus30 days→ Botswana90 days→ Dominica28 days→ Fiji120 days→ Gambia90 days→ Grenada60 days→ Guyana90 days→ Iran15 days→ Kiribati90 days→ Kyrgyzstan90 days→ Malaysia90 days→ Micronesia30 days→ Moldova90 days→ Mongolia30 days→ Namibia90 days→ Palestine90 days→ Russia90 days→ Saint Kitts and Nevis90 days→ Saint Lucia42 days→ Saint Vincent and the Grenadines90 days→ Seychelles90 days→ Singapore30 days→ Tajikistan30 days→ Thailand60 days→ Trinidad and Tobago90 days→ Uzbekistan30 days→ Vanuatu120 days→

Also without an embassy

Visa on arrival or online (e-Visa / ETA) — quick to get.

Albania e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Angola e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Armenia e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Australia e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Azerbaijan e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Bahamas e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Bahrain e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Bangladesh Visa on arrival · 30 days → Benin e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Bhutan e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Bolivia Visa on arrival · 30 days → Burkina Faso Visa on arrival · 30 days → Burundi Visa on arrival · 30 days → Cambodia Visa on arrival · 30 days → Cameroon e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Cape Verde Visa on arrival · 30 days → Colombia e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Comoros Visa on arrival · 30 days → DR Congo e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Djibouti Visa on arrival · 30 days → Ecuador e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Egypt Visa on arrival · 30 days → El Salvador e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Equatorial Guinea e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Ethiopia e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Gabon e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Georgia e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Ghana Visa on arrival · 30 days → Guinea e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Guinea-Bissau Visa on arrival · 30 days → Hong Kong e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → India e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Indonesia e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Iraq e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Ivory Coast e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Kazakhstan e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Kenya e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Laos Visa on arrival · 30 days → Lesotho e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Libya e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Macao Visa on arrival · 30 days → Madagascar Visa on arrival · 30 days → Malawi e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Maldives Visa on arrival · 30 days → Marshall Islands Visa on arrival · 30 days → Mauritania Visa on arrival · 30 days → Mauritius Visa on arrival · 30 days → Mozambique Visa on arrival · 30 days → Nepal Visa on arrival · 30 days → Nigeria e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Oman e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Pakistan e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Palau Visa on arrival · 30 days → Papua New Guinea e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Qatar Visa on arrival · 30 days → Rwanda Visa on arrival · 30 days → Samoa Visa on arrival · 30 days → Sao Tome and Principe e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Sierra Leone e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Somalia e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → South Africa e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → South Korea e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → South Sudan e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Sri Lanka Visa on arrival · 30 days → Suriname e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Syria e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Tanzania Visa on arrival · 30 days → Timor-Leste Visa on arrival · 30 days → Togo e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Tuvalu Visa on arrival · 30 days → Uganda e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → United Arab Emirates e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Vietnam e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Zambia Visa on arrival · 30 days → Zimbabwe Visa on arrival · 30 days →

Where Cuba citizens face the toughest visas

Schengen, the US and the UK count refusals separately. Here are all three rates for the Cuba passport in one place.

The hardest is the US — 70.9% of applications refused, against 20.3% at the most lenient one.

Schengen
21.0%
of applications refused
strictness rank: #49 of 118
+2.4 pp year-over-year
by filing country
United States
70.9%
of applications refused
strictness rank: #12 of 197
+17.5 pp year-over-year
B1/B2 visas
United Kingdom
20.3%
of applications refused
strictness rank: #83 of 119
-4.7 pp year-over-year
visitor visas
No slots US consulates in Cuba are not scheduling interviews
1 rule changes recorded for this passport in our archive, 0 of them easing · the feed →
17 countries accept visa applications right inside Cuba

Schengen in detail: which state refuses Cuba citizens most

# Schengen state Applications Filed in Rate
1 Germany 2,555 Havana 42.9% 2 Sweden 1,119 Havana 40.8% 3 Netherlands 1,892 Havana 39.6% 4 France 2,985 Havana 34.7% 5 Italy 5,074 Havana 34.4% 6 Belgium 842 Havana 33.0% 7 Hungary 224 Havana 29.5% 8 Poland 173 Havana 27.7% 9 Greece 299 Havana 18.4% 10 Portugal 1,074 Havana 17.0% 11 Switzerland 944 Havana 13.9% 12 Spain 20,071 Havana 10.9% 13 Bulgaria 208 Havana 9.6% 14 Austria 337 Havana 6.5% 15 Romania 493 Havana 4.9% 16 Czech Republic 218 Havana 4.6% 17 Slovakia 77 Havana 1.3%

Methodologies differ: the EC counts by place of filing, the State Department and Home Office by nationality. Read as orders of magnitude.

Where the Cuba passport still needs a visa · 94

These require a visa arranged in advance at an embassy or visa centre.

Afghanistan visa required → Algeria visa required → Andorra visa required → Argentina visa required → Austria visa required → Belgium visa required → Belize visa required → Bosnia and Herzegovina visa required → Brazil visa required → Brunei visa required → Bulgaria visa required → Canada visa required → Central African Republic visa required → Chad visa required → Chile visa required → China visa required → Congo visa required → Costa Rica visa required → Croatia visa required → Cyprus visa required → Czech Republic visa required → Denmark visa required → Dominican Republic visa required → Eritrea visa required → Estonia visa required → Finland visa required → France visa required → Germany visa required → Greece visa required → Guatemala visa required → Haiti visa required → Honduras visa required → Hungary visa required → Iceland visa required → Ireland visa required → Israel visa required → Italy visa required → Jamaica visa required → Japan visa required → Jordan visa required → Kosovo visa required → Kuwait visa required → Latvia visa required → Lebanon visa required → Liberia visa required → Liechtenstein visa required → Lithuania visa required → Luxembourg visa required → Mali visa required → Malta visa required → Mexico visa required → Monaco visa required → Montenegro visa required → Morocco visa required → Myanmar visa required → Nauru visa required → Netherlands visa required → New Zealand visa required → Nicaragua visa required → Niger visa required →

+ 34 more countries

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Frequently asked

How many countries can the Cuba passport travel to visa-free?
The Cuba passport gives visa-free access to 29 countries, plus 75 more on arrival or with an e-Visa/eTA. See the full list above.
Which countries give Cuba citizens a visa on arrival?
Visa on arrival is available in 30 countries for Cuba citizens — see the section below.
How strong is the Cuba passport?
The Cuba passport ranks #138 in the 2026 passport index, with 104 total accessible destinations. See the passport ranking page for details.
Can visa-free rules change?
Yes, visa agreements change periodically. This data is current as of Aug 2026 — always confirm with the embassy before travel.

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