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Cuba visa rules for Eritrea passport holders

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The answer

No. Eritrea passport holders need a visa to visit Cuba.

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Official source

misiones.cubaminrex.cuEmbassy of the Republic of Cuba in the United Arab EmiratesChecked 29 Oct 2026

Nationals from Iraq, Iran, Syria, Yemen, Cameroon, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea (Conakry), Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leona, Somalia, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka and Uzbekistan.

Quoted from the source.

Before you go

The conditions that come with this rule, from its official sources.

Conditions from official sources

  • Needs the D'Viajeros advance traveler declaration filed online up to 7 days before arrival.
  • Needs proof of medical insurance that covers the trip.
  • Apply in person for the A-1 tourist visa at a Cuban embassy or consulate.

Passport validity

The source states no minimum passport validity.

Tourist entry only

These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.

The other way round

What Cuba passport holders need to visit Eritrea.

Visa-free nearby

Other places Eritrea passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Havana, nearest first.

  1. HaitiPort-au-Prince, about 1,160 km from HavanaVisa-free · 90 days
  2. DominicaRoseau, about 2,370 km from HavanaVisa-free · 21 days
  3. St. Vincent & GrenadinesKingstown, about 2,490 km from HavanaVisa-free · 3 months

We list only countries whose rules we have reviewed. More appear as we review them.

Weather in Havana

Average high and low temperature and rainfall in Havana, month by month.

  1. JanHigh 26.2°CLow 19.0°CRain 87 mm
  2. FebHigh 27.3°CLow 19.6°CRain 55 mm
  3. MarHigh 27.8°CLow 19.9°CRain 33 mm
  4. AprHigh 30.2°CLow 22.0°CRain 70 mm
  5. MayHigh 30.5°CLow 23.0°CRain 86 mm
  6. JunHigh 31.4°CLow 24.2°CRain 155 mm
  7. JulHigh 31.9°CLow 24.5°CRain 116 mm
  8. AugHigh 32.4°CLow 24.7°CRain 126 mm
  9. SepHigh 31.7°CLow 24.4°CRain 162 mm
  10. OctHigh 30.3°CLow 23.7°CRain 136 mm
  11. NovHigh 28.1°CLow 21.6°CRain 123 mm
  12. DecHigh 27.2°CLow 20.2°CRain 78 mm

Bar and large number: average high, °CSmaller number: average low, °Cmm: average rainfall

Averages of 10 to 21 years between 1991 and 2020, computed by One Time Livin’.

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