CUBA UPDATES ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

To facilitate and speed up the check-in at the Cuban airport, the Ministry of Transportation and the Ministry of Tourism of Cuba are implementing a NEW FORM to provide information in advance prior entering and leaving Cuba.

Travellers can log in at: https://www.dviajeros.mitrans.gob.cu/ to access this new form.

In the past, travellers were given these forms on board, but starting on January 1, 2022, paper copies of the following documents will no longer be available:

• International Boarding and Disembarkation Card
• Customs Declaration Form
• Traveller’s Health Affidavit

All travellers must provide information online within 72 hours before departing for Cuba. Once provided, they will receive a QR code by email. An electronic or printed version of the QR code must be shown to authorities upon arrival.

“There is no doubt that this is a way to improve the travelers experience through the airport and to speed up procedures at the different points of entry, now passengers will have a stress-free flight and don’t need to hassle filling out forms on board” says Lessner Gonez, Director of the Cuba Tourist Board in Canada.

Easing entry requirements, Cuba has eliminated the quarantine and the PCR test upon arrival.

Now, incoming travelers must show their valid passport, tourist card (included), Covid 19 medical insurance and proof that they are fully vaccinated (all Health Canada approved vaccines and mixed doses are accepted) or, if they are not vaccinated, they must submit a negative PCR test taken within 72 hours before entering; children 12 years of age and under, are exempted from presenting a vaccination certificate or PCR test.