As of November 1st, 2022, Cuba extends the validity of the Cuban tourist card, or tourist visa, so that tourists can now stay on the island for 90 days on one issued tourist card.
Cuban Tourist Card
Until now, a tourist card, or tourist visa, for Cuba has given travelers the opportunity to stay on the island for a total of 30 days, with the possibility to extend the tourist card for another 30 days while in the country.
From November 1st, 2022, the duration of the tourist card to Cuba has changed.
As of this date, tourists will be able to stay in Cuba for up to 90 days with one tourist card (one entry), instead of the previous limit of 30 days.
The tourist card can also be extended for another 90 days, meaning tourists can legally travel to and in Cuba for a total of 180 days, without leaving the island.
This announcement was made on Sunday 31st of October on Twitter by the Cuban Minister of Tourism, Juan Carlos García Granda, and now is on official pages.
How Long Can Canadians Stay In Cuba?
The tourist card rules for Canadians visiting Cuba have been different from the tourist card regulations for other countries before these changes.
Canadians have been able to stay in Cuba for up to 180 days also before these changes were implemented.
So for Canadian tourists traveling to Cuba, nothing has changed, they are still able to visit Cuba and stay for up to 180 days!
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Reasons For Cuban Tourist Card Changes
For a number of reasons, like declining tourism after the pandemic, the effects of the sanctions, and the global effects of the Russian war on Ukraine, Cuba has encountered domestic problems in many areas in the last couple of years.
In 2018 and 2019 tourism in Cuba was on a rise, and the country saw an increasing number of travelers visiting every year. Since 2020, the numbers are drastically declining.
The Cuban Government recently announced that it will not be able to reach its original tourism goals. The Minister of Economy, Alejandro Gil Fernández, stated that instead of the two and a half million travelers they had originally hoped for, there will only be 1,710,000 by the end of 2022.
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Also on Sunday, the director of Consular Affairs and Attention to Cubans Living Abroadof the Foreign Ministry of Cuba, Ernesto Soberón announced that they are preparing a law that “works to promote relations with emigrants.”
The new measure was announced just over a week after the closure of the Medical Tourism and Welfare Fair in Havana.
As Cuba previously promoted the island as a health destination for global medical travelers, one of whose main goals was to revive tourism on the Island. Allowing travelers to stay in Cuba for up to six months would help achieve this goal.
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Long Stays In Cuba Now Possible!
So if you are a nomad or someone who loves to travel slowly and stay in your destination for more than a fortnight, now you can do that in Cuba!
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