What you need to enter Cuba with a Vatican passport
Vatican citizens need an electronic visa for Cuba, applied for online before the trip.
- Minimum passport validity
- 6 months from entry
Why is this passport validity required? →
Last verified: 23 August 2026
Verified practical details
The visa is applied for before your trip, and the procedure is eVisa (replaced the Tourist Card from 30 June 2025). Here are the verified details:
Authorisation system
eVisa (replaced the Tourist Card from 30 June 2025)
Electronic tourist visa applied for at evisacuba.cu by choosing the Cuban consulate of the country the application is made from. Since 30 June 2025 it is mandatory for every traveller entering Cuba as a tourist, and it replaces the paper Tourist Card. In addition to the eVisa, every traveller must complete the D'Viajeros form (dviajeros.mitrans.gob.cu) before arrival, with personal, immigration, health and customs data; completing it produces a PDF with a QR code that is shown on arrival.
Apply on the official site →Visa, e-Visa, or electronic authorisation? What's the difference →
Processing time
Each consulate sets its own. The Cuban consulate in Algeria says the visa is approved within 3 working days of the payment being confirmed, and the one in the United States approves it once the postal money order arrives (or on the spot if it is taken to the consulate). The D'Viajeros form can be completed up to seven days before the trip.
Required documents
- Passport valid for at least six months from the date of entry
- Approved eVisa (evisacuba.cu)
- D'Viajeros form completed online before arrival (dviajeros.mitrans.gob.cu), with QR code
- Travel medical insurance covering the entire stay
- Return ticket
Health insurance
Mandatory for this destination.
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The tourist visa is single-entry and allows a stay of 90 days, extendable by another 90 through the immigration authority within Cuba.
More Cuba rules
They don't depend on your passport, so they are on the Cuba page:
Official portal: https://www.minint.gob.cu. Destination data verified on 23 August 2026. Sources: evisacuba.cu (official eVisa portal); misiones.cubaminrex.cu, Embassies and Consulates of Cuba (Consulate General in Madrid: €22 tourist visa fee and the fee table in force from 1 October 2026; consulate in the United States: USD 50 and postal money order; consulate in Algeria: approval within 3 working days; notice of the eVisa becoming mandatory from 30 June 2025; Embassy in the United Kingdom: D'Viajeros up to seven days before the trip); cuba.travel (Ministry of Tourism: 90-day stay extendable by another 90, passport valid for six months from entry, return ticket, mandatory medical insurance); dviajeros.mitrans.gob.cu (Ministry of Transport, D'Viajeros form); minint.gob.cu (Ministry of the Interior: immigration and foreigners authority); gacetaoficial.gob.cu (Resolution 124/2020 of the Central Bank of Cuba, Official Gazette No. 51 Extraordinary of 2020: declaring and taking out foreign currency; Law 173 of 2024 and Decree 137 of 2025, Official Gazette No. 39 Ordinary of 2026: fines for irregular stay and entry into force; Resolution 175 of 2022 of the General Customs of the Republic, Official Gazette No. 45 Extraordinary of 2022, which repealed Resolutions 206 and 207 of 2014 on which the alcohol and tobacco limits were based, so those limits have been removed) (checked 29 September 2026).
Cuba requires travel insurance
Cuba asks for health insurance on entry. Before you buy, check in the terms that the policy covers every date of the trip.
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Things to see and do in Cuba
Tours, skip-the-line tickets and day trips, most with free cancellation up to 24 hours before.
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This pair in context
In the other direction, citizens of Cuba need a visa to enter Vatican. See the Cuba → Vatican page.
Of the 16 passports from Southern Europe that VisaRadar tracks, for travel to Cuba 4 enter visa-free, 11 need a prior authorisation or a visa on arrival and 1 cannot enter. Same result as Vatican: Albania, Andorra, Croatia, Greece, Italy and Malta.
With a passport from Vatican, in the rest of the Caribbean you can enter Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Haiti and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines visa-free; you need a prior authorisation or a visa on arrival for Saint Kitts and Nevis; you need a visa for Barbados, Jamaica, Saint Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago.
A passport from Vatican ranks 54 of 199 in the VisaRadar passport ranking and reaches 135 of 198 destinations without applying for a visa in advance.
Counts from the same requirements matrix behind this page's verdict, using the UN M49 subregions.
Frequently asked questions
Do Vatican citizens need a visa for Cuba?
Yes, but it's processed online before you travel (e-visa), no consulate visit required.
How long does it take to get the entry permit?
Each consulate sets its own. The Cuban consulate in Algeria says the visa is approved within 3 working days of the payment being confirmed, and the one in the United States approves it once the postal money order arrives (or on the spot if it is taken to the consulate). The D'Viajeros form can be completed up to seven days before the trip.
What minimum passport validity is required?
Passport valid for at least six months from the date of entry
What currency is used in Cuba?
Cuban Peso (CUP).
What do Vatican passport holders need for the countries near Cuba?
With a passport from Vatican, in the rest of the Caribbean you can enter Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Haiti and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines visa-free; you need a prior authorisation or a visa on arrival for Saint Kitts and Nevis; you need a visa for Barbados, Jamaica, Saint Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago.
Related pages
See Cuba requirements for other passports →
Informational only. Always verify requirements with the official embassy or consulate before you travel.