Important news for Globe Aware volunteers: Starting July 1, 2025, Cuba will require all travelers to use a new mandatory electronic visa (e-visa), replacing the traditional paper tourist card. Read on to learn more!
Cuba with its New Visa System will Change the Travel Landscape
May 22, 2025
Travel And Tour World
Starting from July 1, 2025, it was announced that Cuba would introduce a new electronic visa (e-visa) system as a mandatory entry requirement for all travelers entering the country. This policy change would replace the previously used paper tourist card, which had long been a staple of Cuban travel regulations. The Cuban Ministry of Tourism had made this announcement in April of the preceding year, and the Government of Canada had subsequently updated its travel advisories to inform prospective travelers of this significant change.