Cuba eVisa — replaced the Tourist Card in 2025; ~USD 50; single entry; 90 days extendable oncefor 🇷🇺 Russian citizens travelling to 🇨🇺 Cuba
Russian passport holders do not require a visa to enter Cuba. You may travel directly without any advance application or prior approval. You may stay up to 90 days per entry.
📋Required Documents10
- ✓Passport valid for at least 6 months beyond arrival
- ✓Completed eVisa application at evisacuba.cu (the eVisa replaced the paper Tourist Card in 2025)
- ✓Digital passport photo and passport bio-page scan for the online form
- ✓Payment of the eVisa fee (~USD 50, paid online by card)
- ✓Completed D'Viajeros traveller information form (advance passenger declaration) within 7 days of arrival
- ✓Travel insurance with medical coverage valid in Cuba (mandatory
checked on arrival)
- ✓Return or onward flight ticket
- ✓Proof of accommodation (hotel booking or casa particular address)
- ✓Printed eVisa confirmation to show at airline check-in
- ✓US-passport travellers: note the eVisa does not exempt you from US OFAC rules
see the General License categories
ℹ️What to Expect
As a Russian passport holder, you can enter Cuba without applying for a visa in advance. Present your valid passport at the port of entry and confirm your intended stay is within up to 90 days. Border officers may ask for proof of onward travel, sufficient funds, and accommodation details. Always verify current requirements with the Cuba embassy or official government website before booking travel.
🌐Why Russian passport holders do not need a visa for Cuba
Russian passport holders can enter Cuba without a visa because of an existing bilateral visa-waiver agreement or diplomatic arrangement between the two countries. This means Russian citizens benefit from streamlined entry and do not need to apply in advance — a valid passport is sufficient at the border.
⚠️Common Reasons Cuba eVisa — replaced the Tourist Card in 2025; ~USD 50; single entry; 90 days extendable once Applications Are Refused6
- !A passport valid for less than six months beyond arrival, or photo / bio-page scans that fail the eVisa portal’s quality checks.
- !No proof of the mandatory travel insurance with medical cover valid in Cuba — insurance is checked at the airport and entry is refused without it.
- !The D’Viajeros traveller form not completed within the 7-day pre-arrival window, or details that do not match the eVisa.
- !No return / onward ticket or no proof of accommodation (hotel or casa particular) when requested at immigration.
- !For US travellers: treating the Cuban eVisa as if it overrides US OFAC rules — it is a Cuban authorisation only and does not by itself make OFAC-prohibited tourism lawful.
- !A prior overstay or immigration breach, or an entry the authorities judge to be for unauthorised work or journalism without the correct visa class.
Refusal grounds are at the discretion of the deciding officer and can change. This list is informational — always verify current requirements at the official government portal.
Requirements last reviewed: June 2026 · Source: official government portal