It’s perfectly legal for Americans to travel to Cuba, except for explicit tourism purposes. However, you will need to meet some requirements. Specifically, you need a Cuban Tourist Card (a.k.a Cuban Visa), travel insurance, and a self-certification under one of the 12 travel categories of authorized travel to Cuba.

All travelers to Cuba must possess a valid passport, a return ticket, travel insurance policy with medical coverage, and a visa or tourist visa. Unlicensed U.S. citizens may be allowed a stay of up to 90 days upon entry.

Travelers to Cuba require a visa, also known as a Cuban Tourist Card. If you are flying from the USA, the U.S. air carrier will have these visas available for sale in the boarding area, at a price ranging from $50-$100. It’s also legal to fly through another country like Canada or Mexico.

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Dual Nationality The Government of Cuba treats U.S. citizens born in Cuba as Cuban citizens and may subject them to a range of restrictions and obligations. The Cuban government requires U.S.-Cuban dual citizens who departed Cuba on or after January 1, 1971 to enter and depart Cuba using a Cuban passport.

The U.S. restrictions on spending money in Cuba apply to all citizens and residents of the United States—no matter from what country you travel to Cuba and even if you have dual citizenship. The restrictions also apply to non-U.S. citizens physically in the U.S.

Direct from United States

Over the next three months, Alaska Airlines, American, Delta, Frontier, JetBlue, Southwest, Spirit, and United will begin service to Havana from 10 U.S. cities: Atlanta, Charlotte, Fort Lauderdale, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Newark, Orlando, New York, and Tampa.

In 1963 the Cuban government made it illegal for Cubans to slaughter their cows or sell beef and byproducts without state permission after Hurricane Flora killed 20% of the country’s herd. Since then, the herd has remained stagnant at around 70% of the 1963 level, and powdered milk imports have increased.

In 1963 Castro and the Cuban government made it illegal for Cubans to kill their cows without state permission. The law was intended to be temporary after a hurricane killed 20% of the nation’s cows. The goal was to restore the nation’s herds to pre-revolution levels when there was, roughly, one cow for every person.

Food prices from our Cost of Living Section

Cuba: bovine cattle stocks 2014-2019. The number of bovine livestock in Cuba amounted to approximately 3.82 million heads as of the end of 2019, slightly up from 3.81 million animals a year earlier. Bovine cattle stocks in the country had been continuously decreasing since 2014.

In 1963 the government made it illegal for Cubans to slaughter their cows or sell beef and byproducts without state permission after Hurricane Flora killed 20% of the country’s herd. …

In communist Cuba, only the state is allowed to slaughter cattle and sell the meat. Citizens who kill a cow–even if they raised it themselves–can get a 10-year prison sentence. Anyone who transports or sells a poached animal can get locked up for 8 years.

Legislation against cattle slaughter is in place throughout most states of India except Kerala, Goa, West Bengal, and states of Northeast India. As per existing meat export policy in India, the export of beef (meat of cow, oxen and calf) is prohibited.