Assistance with Visa and License Requests for Citizens and Residents Traveling to Cuba Cuba Sanctions Program - Guidelines and Information Internet Service in Cuba

More and more U.S. citizens are traveling to Cuba -- over 100,000 last year alone! Although the U.S. government regulates travel to Cuba, there are provisions in the law that make it possible for U.S. citizens to travel there legally. The travel regulations state that any individual subject to U.S. jurisdiction visiting Cuba may not spend any money on Cuban goods or services, unless his or her transactions are authorized by a general or a specific license:

General Licenses do not need to be applied for prior to a trip. They authorize transactions for the following categories of travelers: 1) journalists employed in such a capacity by a news reporting agency or organization; 2) official government travelers

Because of the recent increased crackdown and enforcement of travel to Cuba, you should visit the OFAC website for current travel regulations: http://www.treas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/sanctions/sanctguide-cuba.html

Specific Licenses are issued by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), U.S. Department of the Treasury, to travelers engaged in the following transactions: 1) humanitarian donations; 2) educational activities; 3) religious activities; 4) exchange of information and informational materials; 5) free lance journalism. Sometimes these licenses are given to an entire group; sometimes on an individual basis.

Global Exchange no longer holds a specific group license for our educational trips.

Currently our program concentrates on four thematic areas: Environment, Education, Healthcare and Community Development. We offer the following travel opportunities: