Traveling, importing and sending packages to Cuba: What should you know?

[Judi Lynn]

A summary of the main information on customs regulations for personal imports and other topics of interest to the Cuban transnational community.

by OnCuba Staff May 28, 2023

With the reestablishment of direct flights to Cuba from various parts of the world and the easing or elimination of the sanitary measures that kept many families away during the COVID-19 pandemic, Cubans living abroad wonder what has changed in this time in terms of customs and immigration legislation.

Faced with the severe economic crisis that Cuba is going through, which translates into a shortage of basic necessities, many seek information, in addition, about what they can or cannot import to the island as part of their luggage.

The first thing you should know is that the extension to stay abroad remains in force; that is, it is possible to stay outside the country for more than 24 months without losing the status of resident in Cuba.

In addition, Cuban residents who were out of the island on March 19, 2020, can still make a single entry into the country with an expired passport and without the updated extensions.

Another novelty to be taken into account by travelers is that Cuban passports issued — both on the island and in the consulates abroad — as of July 1, 2023, will be valid for ten years, a period in which it will not be necessary to extend them.

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