The idea of travel is a possibility that Cubans explore every year, especially trying to escape the growing economic crisis the island is experiencing, drowning in a sea of futile decisions and a hopeless 2024.
Specifically, as of the start of this new year, the Cuban passport ranks 134th worldwide. VisaGuide Passport Index.
The list found that in 2024, Cubans will need visas for 149 countries and have free access to only 28 destinations.
Visa waiver agreements that exist between different countries allow citizens to travel freely between them without the need for a visa, as long as their stay is short. Visa policy varies depending on the country and purpose of travel.
Most countries for which Cubans do not require a visa They are from defunct Soviet republics, such as Belarus, Montenegro, Moldova and the Russian Federation. In Africa, Botswana, Namibia and Gambia are listed.
In previous years, citizens with Cuban passports could travel to Serbia without a visa, but the nation decided in April 2023. Eliminate Visa Free for Cubans Those who are diplomatic, official and ordinary passport holders.
For the Asia and Oceania region, Cubans can travel without the need for a visa to the Cook Islands, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Micronesia, Mongolia, Niue, Qatar, Singapore, Tajikistan, Vanuatu and Uzbekistan.
In Latin America, the list shows that Cuba has free visas for Nicaragua and Guyana. The list also includes Caribbean islands, of which the Dominican Republic, Grenada, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines are isolated.
In the Latin American region, Cuba is second only to Haiti in terms of countries with less powerful passports. Citizens of neighboring Caribbean nations have visa-free entry to only 16 countries.
Meanwhile, in the opposite position is Chile – in 41st place – which has visa-free access to 124 countries, very close to many European countries, which lead the rankings.
The United States ranks 39th with visa-free access to 144 destinations.
The Spanish passport, for its part, is therefore coveted by many Cubans who can access it through Law of Democratic Memory (Law of Grandchildren)Approved in 2022, ranks first in the ranking with free entry for 106 countries.
