Cuban Visa is not required for Cape Verdians
Stay Duration: 30 days
Entry Requirements
- Cape Verde citizens (including minors) intending to visit Cuba for a period of 30 days are required to apply for a tourist card before embarking on the journey.
- A Cuba Tourist Card is a document that is issued separately from the passport and is valid for a duration of 30 days.
- There is no such thing as Tourist Cards on arrival or an electronic tourist card.
- The Cost of the Cuban Tourist Card is about £ 17 with other charges that cover Admin fees and Postal Services.
- Visitors are still required to possess their passport valid at the time of entry into Cuba.
- Passports of visitors must have at least one blank page for visit approval stamps.
- There are certificates of vaccination required to visit Cuba.
- Visitors are not allowed to enter and depart the country with an amount over the equivalent of 5,000 U.S dollars.
- Cats, dogs and birds must be accompanied by a governmental veterinarian certificate of good health issued in the home country.
- Narcotics, home appliances, explosives, firearms and ammunition are prohibited from entry into Cuba except they are accompanied by a permit.
- Cuba’s local climate is tropical, moderated by northeasterly trade winds that blow year-round.
- In Cuba, the dry season runs from November to April and a rainy season from May to October.
- Cuba uses Cuba Daylight Time zone (GMT-4), hence, Cape Verde is 3 hours ahead of Cuba.
- The estimated flight time from Praia, Cape Verde to Havana, Cuba is 8 hours, 14 minutes.
- Christians make up a vast majority of the population in Cuba with about 0.4% of its inhabitants consisting of other religions.
- The official language of Cuba is Spanish and the vast majority of Cubans speak it.
- Cuba is known to be the 17th largest island in the world and has over 200 bays and 250 beaches at the disposal of tourist exploring the country.
- Cuba is the largest, least commercialized and the most exciting island in the Caribbean.
- In Cuba the power plugs and sockets are of type A, B, C and L. The standard voltage is 110 / 220 V and the standard frequency is 60 Hz.