Cuba family visa (A-2)

Spouses or children of Cuban citizens who hold another nationality and who travel to Cuba to stay at the home of their Cuban family use the A-2 family visa rather than the tourist e-visa. The visa ties the stay to the family home; travellers staying in hotels or tourist accommodation use the tourist e-visa instead.

Present a valid passport, one photo, the visa application form and a photocopy of the marriage certificate or birth certificate that proves the relationship with the Cuban citizen, and pay the consular fee by the accepted methods. For a foreign spouse, this is a copy of the marriage certificate; the consulate may ask for legalisation or translation of foreign documents, so check with the office before sending.

Each Cuban consular office sets how the fee is paid: in cash, by certified bank payment or by bank transfer of the exact amount to the office's account, whose details are published on its consular page. Cash sent by post is returned at the sender's risk.

The fee amount is not published on the consular pages, so confirm it with the office before paying.

You can apply at the consulate or send the documents by post. By post, include a stamped addressed envelope for the return of your passport. If the application is made by post or through a third person, an additional consular fee for non-personal procedures is charged. Cash sent by post is rejected and returned at the applicant's risk.

According to the consular page, the migration status of resident abroad (Residente en el Exterior, RE) is generally granted to Cuban citizens in a marriage or union, formalised or not, with a citizen of another country. The consular page states that foreign relatives who accompany them on a trip to Cuba are given an A-2 visa at the consular office for 90 days, and that, if necessary, they can extend their stay by applying to the Cuban migration authorities. The Cuban spouse first has the foreign marriage transcribed and formalised at the consulate.

Apply at the Cuban embassy or consulate that serves your place of residence. Where Cuba has more than one consular office in a country, each covers its own provinces or regions, so check the mission's consular page before sending documents by post.