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Cuba: passport 2026 and visa-free countries

Passport: Cuba. 57 countries and territories without a prior visa, rank 80 of 199. Entry terms and length of stay for every destination as of 4 October 2026.

Destinations by entry terms, 226 in total

  • 26Visa-free
  • 5ETA
  • 26On arrival
  • 46eVisa
  • 123Visa required
Passport · ПаспортBRIDGES INDEX
Cuba
Rank80
No prior visa57
CodeCUB

Passport strength

A mid-level passport 80

Rank 80 of 199. 57 of 226 destinations without a prior visa. Key countries this passport opens without a visa: 3.

SingaporeVisa-free30 daysThailandVisa-free60 daysEgyptOn arrival30 days

Weak spots

Where a visa is needed and what is weaker 169

A prior visa is needed for 169 destinations, electronic or consular. Below are the main ones and the criteria where the passport is weaker. A second passport closes these gaps.

Schengen AreaVisa requiredUnited KingdomVisa requiredUnited StatesVisa requiredCanadaVisa requiredAustraliaVisa requiredNew ZealandVisa requiredJapanVisa requiredSouth KoreaVisa required
Mobility20/10057 destinations without a prior visa
Taxes10/100up to 50%, inheritance tax, worldwide income taxed
US access0/100no E-2, visa required
What a second passport opens →

What the passport gives

What a Cuba passport gives

47of 100
rank 120 of 199

Balanced index: all criteria weighted equally. Open sources, licences and method on the index page.

Ranking for your goal →
  • Mobility2057 destinations without a prior visa
  • Stability and rule of law41score -0.47 on a -2.5 to 2.5 scale
  • Quality of life64HDI 0.762
  • Health and longevity7478.1 years life expectancy
  • Education69education index 0.74
  • Taxes10up to 50%, inheritance tax, worldwide income taxed
  • US access0no E-2, visa required
  • Plan B and family100dual citizenship allowed, passes to children

All destinations

Destinations by entry terms 226

The score adds up the first three types: destinations you can travel to without a visa arranged in advance.

Visa-free 26

Entry on your passport

Popular:ThailandSingaporeMalaysiaQatar
Antigua and BarbudaCaribbean · 30 daysBarbadosCaribbean · 28 daysBelarusEurope · 30 daysBotswanaAfrica · 90 daysCook IslandsOceaniaDominicaCaribbean · 21 daysFijiOceania · 120 daysGrenadaCaribbean · 60 daysGuyanaAmericas · 90 daysIranMiddle East · 15 daysKiribatiOceania · 90 daysKyrgyzstanAsiaMalaysiaAsia · 90 daysMicronesiaOceania · 30 daysMoldovaEuropeMongoliaAsia · 30 daysNamibiaAfrica · 90 daysQatarMiddle East · 30 daysSingaporeAsia · 30 daysSt. LuciaCaribbean · 42 daysSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesCaribbean · 30 daysTajikistanAsia · 30 daysThailandAsia · 60 daysTrinidad and TobagoCaribbean · 90 daysUzbekistanAsia · 30 daysVanuatuOceania · 120 days

ETA 5

Electronic authorisation online

Popular:Sri LankaKenya
KenyaAfrica · 90 daysRussiaEurope · 90 daysSeychellesAfrica · 90 daysSri LankaAsia · 30 daysSt. Kitts and NevisCaribbean · 90 days

On arrival 26

Visa issued at the border

Popular:EgyptMaldivesTanzania
BangladeshAsia · 30 daysBurundiAfrica · 30 daysCambodiaAsia · 30 daysCape VerdeAfrica · 30 daysComorosAfrica · 45 daysEgyptAfrica · 30 daysGuinea-BissauAfrica · 90 daysLaosAsia · 30 daysLiberiaAfrica · 90 daysMacaoAsia · 30 daysMadagascarAfrica · 90 daysMalawiAfrica · 30 daysMaldivesAsia · 30 daysMarshall IslandsOceania · 90 daysMauritiusAfrica · 60 daysMozambiqueAfrica · 30 daysNepalAsia · 90 daysNiueOceaniaPalauOceania · 30 daysRwandaAfrica · 30 daysSamoaOceania · 90 daysTanzaniaAfrica · 90 daysTimor-LesteAsia · 30 daysTuvaluOceania · 30 daysZambiaAfrica · 90 daysZimbabweAfrica · 30 days

eVisa 46

Applied for online before travel

Popular:GeorgiaArmeniaSerbiaIndonesiaVietnamIndia
AfghanistanAsiaAlbaniaEuropeAngolaAfricaAnguillaCaribbeanArmeniaMiddle EastAzerbaijanEuropeBahamasCaribbeanBahrainMiddle EastBeninAfricaBhutanAsiaBoliviaAmericasBurkina FasoAfricaCameroonAfricaChadAfricaColombiaAmericasCôte d'IvoireAfricaDjiboutiAfricaDR CongoAfricaEquatorial GuineaAfricaEthiopiaAfricaGabonAfricaGeorgiaEuropeGuineaAfricaHong KongAsiaIndiaAsiaIndonesiaAsiaIraqMiddle EastLibyaAfricaMauritaniaAfricaMontserratCaribbeanNigeriaAfricaPakistanAsiaPapua New GuineaOceaniaSão Tomé and PríncipeAfricaSerbiaEuropeSierra LeoneAfricaSomaliaAfricaSouth AfricaAfricaSouth SudanAfricaSt. HelenaAfricaSurinameAmericasSyriaMiddle EastTogoAfricaUgandaAfricaVenezuelaAmericasVietnamAsia

Visa required 123

Through a consulate

Popular:FranceItalySpainGermanyGreecePortugal
AlgeriaAfricaAmerican SamoaOceaniaAndorraEuropeArgentinaAmericasArubaCaribbeanAustraliaOceaniaAustriaEuropeBelgiumEuropeBelizeAmericasBermudaAmericasBonaire, St. Eustatius and SabaCaribbeanBosnia and HerzegovinaEuropeBrazilAmericasBritish Virgin IslandsCaribbeanBruneiAsiaBulgariaEuropeCanadaAmericasCayman IslandsCaribbeanCentral African RepublicAfricaChileAmericasChinaAsiaCosta RicaAmericasCroatiaEuropeCuraçaoCaribbeanCyprusEuropeCzechiaEuropeDenmarkEuropeDominican RepublicCaribbeanEcuadorAmericasEl SalvadorAmericasEritreaAfricaEstoniaEuropeEswatiniAfricaFalkland IslandsAmericasFaroe IslandsEuropeFinlandEuropeFranceEuropeFrench GuianaAmericasFrench PolynesiaOceaniaFrench West IndiesCaribbeanGambiaAfricaGermanyEuropeGhanaAfricaGibraltarEuropeGreeceEuropeGreenlandEuropeGuamOceaniaGuatemalaAmericasHaitiCaribbeanHondurasAmericasHungaryEuropeIcelandEuropeIrelandEuropeIsraelMiddle EastItalyEuropeJamaicaCaribbeanJapanAsiaJordanMiddle EastKazakhstanAsiaKosovoEuropeKuwaitMiddle EastLatviaEuropeLebanonMiddle EastLesothoAfricaLiechtensteinEuropeLithuaniaEuropeLuxembourgEuropeMaliAfricaMaltaEuropeMayotteAfricaMexicoAmericasMonacoEuropeMontenegroEuropeMoroccoAfricaMyanmarAsiaNauruOceaniaNetherlandsEuropeNew CaledoniaOceaniaNew ZealandOceaniaNicaraguaAmericasNigerAfricaNorth KoreaAsiaNorth MacedoniaEuropeNorthern Mariana IslandsOceaniaNorwayEuropeOmanMiddle EastPalestineMiddle EastPanamaAmericasParaguayAmericasPeruAmericasPhilippinesAsiaPolandEuropePortugalEuropePuerto RicoCaribbeanRepublic of the CongoAfricaRéunionAfricaRomaniaEuropeSan MarinoEuropeSaudi ArabiaMiddle EastSenegalAfricaSint MaartenCaribbeanSlovakiaEuropeSloveniaEuropeSolomon IslandsOceaniaSouth KoreaAsiaSpainEuropeSudanAfricaSwedenEuropeSwitzerlandEuropeTaiwanAsiaTongaOceaniaTunisiaAfricaTürkiyeEuropeTurkmenistanAsiaTurks and Caicos IslandsCaribbeanUkraineEuropeUnited Arab EmiratesMiddle EastUnited KingdomEuropeUnited StatesAmericasUruguayAmericasUS Virgin IslandsCaribbeanVatican CityEuropeYemenMiddle East

How to strengthen the passport

A second citizenship opens the countries where this passport needs a visa. We count the better of the two passports.

Nearby in the ranking

  1. 77Zimbabwe60
  2. 78Uzbekistan59
  3. 79Mozambique58
  4. 79São Tomé and Príncipe58
  5. 80Cuba57
  6. 80Togo57
  7. 81Burkina Faso56
  8. 81Côte d'Ivoire56
  9. 81Senegal56

Frequently asked questions

Cuba: how many countries are visa-free?

In the BRIDGES index as of 4 October 2026: 57 of 226 countries and territories, 26 visa-free, 5 with an ETA and 26 with a visa on arrival. That is rank 80 of 199.

Cuba: is a Schengen visa needed?

Yes, a Schengen visa is required, applied for in advance at a consulate or visa centre.

Cuba → United Kingdom: is a visa needed?

Visa required. Through a consulate.

Cuba → United States: is a visa needed?

Visa required. Through a consulate.

Cuba → United Arab Emirates: is a visa needed?

Visa required. Through a consulate.

How can the list of countries be expanded?

A second citizenship. For example, a passport of Austria adds 131 destinations without a prior visa, St. Kitts and Nevis adds 103. We will match a programme to your travel and budget.