Passport dossier
Cuba passport
102 of 198 destinations accessible · Ranked #58 of 199 passports
Getting in is one thing; being covered is another
Long-stay and nomad visas often legally require proof of health insurance.
Where a Cuba passport takes you
North America7visa-free
- Antigua & Barbuda30 days
- Barbados28 days
- Dominica28 days
- Grenada60 days
- St. Lucia42 days
- St. Vincent & Grenadines90 days
- Trinidad & Tobago90 days
Europe2visa-free
- Belarus30 days
- Russia90 days
Asia9visa-free
- Iran15 days
- Kyrgyzstan
- Malaysia90 days
- Mongolia30 days
- Palestinian Territories
- Singapore30 days
- Tajikistan30 days
- Thailand60 days
- Uzbekistan30 days
Africa3visa-free
- Botswana90 days
- Cape Verde
- Namibia90 days
Oceania4visa-free
- Fiji120 days
- Kiribati90 days
- Micronesia30 days
- Vanuatu120 days
Asia9on arrival
- Bangladesh
- Cambodia
- Laos
- Macao SAR China
- Maldives
- Nepal
- Qatar
- Sri Lanka
- Timor-Leste
Africa12on arrival
- Burundi
- Comoros
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Guinea-Bissau
- Madagascar
- Mauritius
- Mozambique
- Rwanda
- Tanzania
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Oceania4on arrival
- Marshall Islands
- Palau
- Samoa
- Tuvalu
North America3eta / e-visa
- Bahamas
- El Salvador
- St. Kitts & Nevis
Europe2eta / e-visa
- Albania
- Moldova
Asia17eta / e-visa
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Bhutan
- Georgia
- Hong Kong SAR China
- India
- Indonesia
- Iraq
- Israel
- Kazakhstan
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Saudi Arabia
- South Korea
- United Arab Emirates
- Vietnam
Africa24eta / e-visa
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroon
- Chad
- Congo - Kinshasa
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Equatorial Guinea
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Guinea
- Kenya
- Liberia
- Libya
- Malawi
- Mauritania
- Nigeria
- São Tomé & Príncipe
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Togo
- Uganda
South America4eta / e-visa
- Bolivia
- Colombia
- Ecuador
- Suriname
Oceania2eta / e-visa
- Australia
- Papua New Guinea
North America12visa required
- Belize
- Canada
- Costa Rica
- Dominican Republic
- Guatemala
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Jamaica
- Mexico
- Nicaragua
- Panama
- United States
Europe41visa required
- Andorra
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Italy
- Kosovo
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- Netherlands
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- San Marino
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- Vatican City
Asia16visa required
- Afghanistan
- Brunei
- China
- Cyprus
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kuwait
- Lebanon
- Myanmar (Burma)
- North Korea
- Philippines
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Türkiye
- Turkmenistan
- Yemen
Africa15visa required
- Algeria
- Angola
- Central African Republic
- Congo - Brazzaville
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Lesotho
- Mali
- Morocco
- Niger
- Senegal
- Sudan
- Tunisia
South America8visa required
- Argentina
- Brazil
- Chile
- Guyana
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
Oceania4visa required
- Nauru
- New Zealand
- Solomon Islands
- Tonga
What the Cuba passport actually gets you
The Cuba passport opens 102 of the 198 destinations we track, which is 52% of them, and ranks 58 of 199 passports worldwide. Those 102 are the places you can book a flight to this week: visa-free, visa on arrival, an eTA, or an e-visa you fill in online. The other 96 want an application, an appointment and a decision before you go, and that is the difference between a trip you can plan and one you have to apply for.
It is not evenly distributed, and no passport's is. Africa is where this one is strongest, with 39 of 54 countries open. Europe is where it runs out, at 4 of 45. If your plans lean toward the second, the paperwork is the plan.
Getting in is not the same as being allowed to stay. The most common allowance is 90 days, granted by 7 of the destinations open to you, and the longest is 120 days in Fiji. That ceiling is what makes a nomad visa worth the trouble: it is the difference between leaving every few months and living somewhere. It is also why a travel insurance policy that expires at 90 days quietly stops matching your life.
The number nobody looks up is the one pointing the other way. 20 of the 198 passports we track can enter Cuba without a visa. Mobility is not a property of a document, it is a relationship between two countries, and the gap between those two figures is usually more revealing than either on its own.
Wherever the Cuba passport takes you, it does not carry health cover with it. Entry rules and hospital bills are separate problems, and only one of them is settled at the border. Of the countries we have written up properly, Barbados, Antigua and Barbuda and Dominica are open to you without a visa. What cover you actually need abroad.
The fine print on where a Cuba passport reaches
Rules that apply to the destinations above, checked by hand against the issuing authority.
Where cover is a condition of entry
- Burkina Faso The e-visa application asks for a medical certificate and proof of health insurance.
- Georgia has required health and accident cover of at least GEL 30,000 for the whole stay since the start of 2026, and border officers may ask to see it.
- Iraq requires health insurance bought through a state platform as part of the visa process, around USD 158.
Where getting there is the problem
- Equatorial Guinea The land borders with Cameroon and Gabon have been closed indefinitely since December 2025. Entry is by air or sea only.
Visa-free, but not paperwork-free
- Cape Verde No visa, but the paid EASE pre-registration is mandatory, around EUR 30.
- Mozambique Since late July 2026 you also need an ETA, filed at least 48 hours before departure.
- Seychelles Visa-free, but not paperwork-free: every traveller has to buy a Travel Authorisation before departure, from about EUR 10.
- Thailand The TDAC digital arrival card is mandatory for everyone, up to three days before arrival. It is free and is not a visa.
- Togo No visa, but you must file a travel declaration online at least 24 hours before you arrive.
Access that rides on another visa
- Antigua & Barbuda A valid US, Canadian, UK or Schengen visa allows entry without arranging a visa first.
- Bahamas A valid visa or permanent residence from the US, UK, Canada or a Schengen country replaces the Bahamian visa.
- Dominica A valid Schengen, US, UK or Canadian visa gets you six months regardless of your nationality.
- São Tomé & Príncipe A valid Schengen or US visa gets you 15 days visa-free regardless of your nationality.
Passports ranked near Cuba
Same region, closest in mobility score. Rank is out of 199 passports.
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Visa rules can change at short notice and depend on your purpose of travel, length of stay and onward tickets. Always confirm with the destination’s embassy or the IATA Travel Centre before you book. Visa-free entry never includes travel health insurance. That’s still on you.