How to get a Cuba visa from Philippines

• This visa is issued to the Philippines traveling for some business-related activities in Cuba.
• Authorization to travel for business purposes issued by the commercial office at the Embassy of Cuba.
• Your valid passport, which has a minimum of 2 months’ validity after you leave Cuba.
• A passport-size (35mm x 45mm) picture of yourself.
• The completed Cuba Business Visa application form.
• Proof of travel health insurance, covering sudden illness, accidents, and repatriation.
• Proof you have paid the Cuba visa fee.
• If you apply by mail, include a pre-paid envelope with sufficient stamps and an address where the consulate can return your documents.
• Do not include cash for the Cuba visa fee on the envelope. If you apply by mail, pay the fee by the bank.
• Sufficient financial means.
• Travel itinerary.

• This visa is issued to the Philippines traveling to Cuba for studies.
• Your Birth Certificate.
• Your High School Diploma.
• Proof of proficiency in the Spanish language, if you aren’t from a Spanish-speaking country.
• A valid passport, which has at least two more months of validity from the date you intend to leave Cuba.
• Complete Cuba Study/Academic Visa application form, which you can download from the website of the Cuba consulate through which you are applying.
• A passport-sized (35mm x 45m) picture of yourself.
• Health certificate, which includes blood tests, AIDS tests, and radiographic examinations of the thorax, proving you are in good health. The results cannot be older than six months and must be legalized.
• Proof of having paid the Cuba visa fee, either in cash or through a certified bank or a bank transfer.
• If you apply by mail, include a pre-paid envelope with sufficient stamps and an address where the consulate can return your documents.
• Proof of financial means during your stay in Cuba.
• Do not include cash for the Cuba visa fee on the envelope.

• This is the type of visa issued to persons intending to visit Cuba for tourism purposes.
• Passport sized (35mm x 45mm) photograghs.
• A valid passport, which has at least two more months of validity from the date you intend to leave Cuba.
• Proof of accommodation/hotel reservations.
• Health insurance.
• A completely filled tourist visa application form.
• Sufficient financial means during your stay in Cuba.
• A resident permit is required.
• Flight itinerary.
• The Tourist visa allows you a 30-day stay in Cuba.

• This visa is issued to the Philippines traveling to Cuba for an employment reason.
• Proof of permission for residency in Cuba, which you can get at the Cuban consulate.
• Certificates, diplomas, or other qualifications which prove you have the relevant experience for the job.
• Proof of financial solvency, which indicates you can support yourself and any family members coming with you in Cuba.
• Two passport-sized (35mm x 45mm) pictures of yourself with a white background.
• Certificate of police clearance, issued in the past three months.
• A medical certificate, which includes results of your blood tests, AIDS test, and radiographic examinations of the thorax. The results cannot be older than six months and must be legalized.
• A valid passport, which has at least two more months of validity from the date you intend to leave Cuba.
• Proof of having paid the Cuba visa fee, either in cash or through a certified bank or a bank transfer.
• Do not include cash for the Cuba visa fee on the envelope.
• If you apply by mail, include a pre-paid envelope with sufficient stamps and an address where the consulate can return your documents.

The other activities and sports you can do are to take a boat trip or go deep-sea fishing, visit a cigar factory or sample the local rum.

The kind of transportation used in Cuba is in air-conditioned mini-buses.