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WHO IS ALLOWED TO TRAVEL TO CUBA?

For U.S. Citizens and anyone under U.S. jurisdiction, travel to Cuba is severely restricted, and tourist travel is prohibited.

All U.S. citizens and anyone under U.S. jurisdiction travelling to Cuba must be licensed by OFAC (Office of Foreign Assets Control).

There are two types of license:

Specific License
Licenses must be obtained from OFAC. The following types of organizations, groups or activities are among those which may be eligible for a Specific License:

• Educational Institutions
• Religious Organizations
• Humanitarian Activities
• Professional Research & Meetings
• Public Performances, Clinics, Workshops, Athletic and Other Competitions and Exhibitions
• Activities of Private Foundations or Research or Educational Institutions

Once a Specific License is granted, certain members (or, in some cases, affiliates) of an organization or group may travel to Cuba for the activities allowed under the Specific License, provided they carry with them a copy of the Specific License and a letter from the organization or group confirming their membership/affiliation. Generally, NO business activities are allowed to be conducted in Cuba.

Sunlight Tours will customize an itinerary for any group to include all professional meetings and visits relevant to activities allowed under the Specific License.

General License - Travel under a General License does not require prior specific authorization from OFAC. The General License allows travel to Cuba for various types of travellers, including, under certain circumstances:

• Official U.S. government travellers
• Journalists (including supporting broadcast or technical personnel) regularly employed as such by a news reporting organization and travelling for journalistic purposes
• Members of certain international organizations on official business
• Full-time professionals whose travel relates directly to their non-commercial and/or academic research
• Full-time professionals attending a professional meeting or conference organized by a third country other than Cuba or the US
• Amateur or semi-professional athletes travelling to compete in Cuba under the auspices of the relevant international sports federation
• Persons travelling to visit close relatives in Cuba under circumstances of humanitarian need

Additional Comments:
1. A passport valid for at least 6 months from the travel date is required to enter Cuba. Entry visa is also required to enter Cuba
2. Sunlight Tours can make reservations for organizations or individuals with general or specific license for travel to Cuba.
3. NOTE: The foregoing does not constitute legal advice. Sunlight Tours cannot make determinations as to whether or not an individual or organization qualifies for a general or specific license for travel to Cuba. For further information concerning the licensing process and specific travel categories, please refer to the Cuban Assets Control Regulations, Title 31, Part 515 of the US Code of Federal Regulations, and/or contact OFAC at:

United States Treasury Department
Office of Foreign Assets Control
Washington, D.C. 20220

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