Whatever your reason for visiting Cuba, it’s important to take out travel or expatriate health insurance for you and your family. Insurance for Cuba is a prerequisite for obtaining your visa, and therefore for entering Cuba. You’ll be able to leave with peace of mind, and avoid any unexpected financial, health or legal risks. Cover for repatriation, hospitalization, civil liability and other emergency medical expenses is essential, whatever your destination.
Political system: Socialist Republic
Capital: Havana
Surface area: 110,860 km²
Population: 11.48 million
Languages spoken: Spanish
Currency: Cuban Peso
Visas Cuba
If you are a French national or citizen of another European Union member state, you do not need a visa for a tourist stay of less than 30 days, but you do need a Nominative Tourist Card issued by the Cuban embassy. For a “Business” stay, a visa is required.
If you have travelled to Cuba since January 12, 2021, we invite you to apply for a visa at the US Consulate in France. You may be refused entry to the U.S. if you are in possession of an ESTA and not a visa.
Ambassade de France à La Havane
Calle 14 – NR 312 – Miramar – La Havane
Tel: 53 201 31 31
Fax: 53 201 31 07
Embassy of Cuba in Paris
16, rue de Presles – 75015 Paris
Tél: 01.45.67.55.35
Fax : 01.45.66.80.92
E-mail : embacu@ambacuba.fr
Vaccines and Safety in Cuba
Compulsory vaccinations and certificates
- Compulsory vaccinations and certificates: No vaccinations are required.
- Recommended vaccines and certificates: For adults, don’t forget vaccines against tetanus, typhoid, polio, hepatitis A & B, meningitis A & C and for at-risk groups: tuberculosis and rabies. For children, don’t forget vaccines against diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, polio, tuberculosis, measles, mumps, rubella, hepatitis A & B (long-stay), meningitis A & C (long-stay for travellers aged 18 months and over), typhoid (long-stay for travellers aged 5 years and over).
- Local diseases: In Cuba, the following diseases are common: Amoebiasis, spider, snake, fish and scorpion bites, roundworm, hepatitis A & B, leishmaniasis, sexually transmitted diseases, polio, rabies, AIDS, tetanus, tuberculosis, typhoid.
Security
Cuba Health Insurance
Why take out international health insurance when traveling or living in Cuba? Quite simply because health expenses can quickly reach very high levels abroad. Moreover, health insurance is compulsory in Cuba if you wish to be treated in a public or private establishment. Repatriation cover is an essential criterion. In the event of a serious accident, you may need to be medically repatriated to the nearest medical center or to your country of residence. Depending on where you are at the time of the accident, and on the medical prognosis, it may be necessary to charter a helicopter or medical aircraft.
Mondassur can help you choose your international health insurance by helping you compare the different offers on the market. Depending on your profile, we can offer you different types oftravel insurance,international student insurance andexpatriate insurance.
