Cuba

IIRC you would have to apply for a visa if you want to visit the States and you have previously been to Cuba. Quite what the US fears from the average European tourist who has been there is beyond me, but the implication is that you may or may not get approved for said visa, which may scupper your future travel plans.

Cuba was added to the State Sponsors of Terrorism list by Trump on the 12th Jan 2021, if you visited before that then you can still travel on an ESTA. After that you will need a full US visa. But as with anything, don’t take advice on a forum without doing your own thorough research.

Some have gotten away with it, I think Cuba might be giving entry cards rather than passport stamps but others have been refused entry in the USA. Fundamentally, you would have breached the requirements of the ESTA with all the complications that would bring. It’s such a shame really because US citizens can travel I think, Canadians also as they don’t need any additional documentation to enter the USA.

Greg wrote:

Thanks All.

What would have happened at the end of my Cuba holiday ? Would I have been stopped at Miami airport, or not allowed to board in Havana ?

There are very, very few flights from Cuba to the US. So this scenario is so unlikely. You’d fly direct or via Mexico / Canada

davefl wrote:

Super Secret Stuff wrote:

Greg wrote:

Thanks All.

What would have happened at the end of my Cuba holiday ? Would I have been stopped at Miami airport, or not allowed to board in Havana ?

There are very, very few flights from Cuba to the US. So this scenario is so unlikely. You’d fly direct or via Mexico / Canada

You’re kidding right? MIA-HAV – AA 8 flights per day, DL 2 flights per day.

I was planning to do exactly this route until Trump ruined it for me and many others.

I thought trump also reversed Obama’s change to the number of flights per week but just checked and I’m wrong. Surprising. Still an unlikely scenario that anyone would willingly risk it

Super Secret Stuff wrote:

davefl wrote:

Super Secret Stuff wrote:

Greg wrote:

Thanks All.

What would have happened at the end of my Cuba holiday ? Would I have been stopped at Miami airport, or not allowed to board in Havana ?

There are very, very few flights from Cuba to the US. So this scenario is so unlikely. You’d fly direct or via Mexico / Canada

You’re kidding right? MIA-HAV – AA 8 flights per day, DL 2 flights per day.

I was planning to do exactly this route until Trump ruined it for me and many others.

I thought trump also reversed Obama’s change to the number of flights per week but just checked and I’m wrong. Surprising. Still an unlikely scenario that anyone would willingly risk it

There’s still loads of flights to from MIA-HAV, and the opposite route.

Trump restricted flights to Havana only, after Obama (administration) moved towards closer relations with the nation, flights to numerous cities across Cuba opened up, now it’s just the capital where flights are allowed to go.

Bizarrely enough, regardless of your nationality, travel to Cuba from the U.S. for tourism wasn’t permitted at all, but apparently this rule is rarely enforced, I briefly encountered some Americans while I was there, and they said that there’s not much checks done for your travel plans when arrive for your flight (U.S. departure)