Please clarify: Can Americans travel to Cuba?

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Rockin' Mel S

There are very limited ways for Americans to legally travel to Cuba.

You can read them here:

http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1097.html

It is not legal for US Citizens to travel to Cuba without permission simply by traveling to Cuba through a third country like Canada or Mexico, though many thousands do each year. Pre 9/11 estimates were over over 100,000 American visitors each year, current estimates are down considerably from those peaks but estimates are generally around 40,000 US visitor a year to Cuba.

shinningstarofthecarribean

Legally NOT...Illegally of Course but if anything happens to You down there don't expect the US to rescue You..

You can go to Grand Cayman or Mexico to get there...

Dusie

The general rule is no. However there are exceptions for journalists, education reasons and humanitarian efforts.

Nathaly M

The law states that you must have a sister, brother, parent, grandparent, or son/daughter to go. I just came back two weeks ago. The problem is over here, in Cuba, they dont even ask you who youre going to see. You also have to wait three years to go. In December i am planning to go again, but by church, it is easier, you can take up to two baggages, each with 70 pounds. The only thing is that you have to give either $100 or a gift to the church. Its safe, but you have to research where you can do it.

abu_isabella2000

Not legally. But I've heard some bad citizens
travel to Cuba by catching flights to Cuba out of Canada, Mexico or other places. I guess the Cuba travel ban is not strongly inforced. But if you go you take your chances when you get back to the States.

Palmasysol39

I answer this to someone with almost the same question:
As an american citizen or resident LEGALLY if you do not have a relative there, NO YOU CAN'T .
One of the Dept of Treasure requirements to issue the permit is that in order to travel there you have to have a close relative ( and to prove it u need to provide that person's ID # , like you driver's licence # and the adress where you will be staying) and have not been there in the last 3 years, then you may apply for the permit that is only good for 180 day ( not 6 months but 180 days). That is the reason why so many people use a 3rd country to travel there. If you do not have a relative or go to study or if you are not a journalist ( did you see Mat Lauer from NBC a few days ago on National TV reporting from Havana city? he was allowed as a journalist) , dont seem very likelly they would allow you to travel there.

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Carlos G

Yes, you can travel there, as long as you don't spend a single dollar there.

You have to register your travel in the US showing invitation letters (that include airline tickets).

Be careful, cuba tracks closely religious leaders, so that they don't get much political power.

Beware of pocket-pickers, other than that you'll be fine.

yankee_sailor

you can travel via a third country and ask the Cubans not to stamp your passport.

This is WAY illegal and CBP, Immigration and the gov in general are on to this scam; you will be in BIG trouble if you are caught......like your passport goes away as a start.

Wait a few years till the Castro's are gone and you don't have to support a Communist dictatorship with your money and your presence

ash

nope

tamarindwalk

Technically, you can. American passports are not restricted for travel to any country, including Cuba, North Korea and Iran. It's safe to go there and many Americans enjoy Cuba. But it would be prudent to look into a couple of travel web sites that give a balanced view of the American government's travel restrictions; which have more to do with spending money there and buying Cuban goods.

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