What the Cuba visa rules mean for Bosnia and Herzegovina travellers
Bosnia and Herzegovina citizens can enter Cuba without a visa and stay for up to 90 days. You only need a valid Bosnia and Herzegovina passport at the border; immigration officers may still ask for a return or onward ticket, proof of accommodation and enough money for your stay. The 90-day limit usually counts calendar days from your arrival, so book your return flight inside that window.
Documents to prepare
Whatever your visa status, Cuba applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:
- Passport validity: The UK Foreign Office says your passport must have an expiry date at least 6 months after the date you arrive in Cuba and 3 months after your planned departure date.
- Vaccinations: Yellow fever: WHO lists Cuba as requiring proof of yellow fever vaccination from travellers aged 9 months or over arriving from countries at risk of yellow fever transmission, including travellers who transited more than 12 hours thr…
- Travel insurance: Canada's travel advice says you must be able to show proof of medical insurance on entry to Cuba, and that if you have none, or the Cuban immigration authorities are not satisfied with the proof you show, you may have t…
- Return or onward ticket: The UK government tells British visitors they must also show proof of onward or return travel.
Cuba entry rules compared
Cuba lets 20 passports in without a visa, issues eVisas to 160 and requires an embassy visa from 18. Bosnia and Herzegovina citizens are treated the same way as Belarus, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Russia. Overall the Bosnia and Herzegovina passport ranks #87 in the world with 74 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Americas? With a Bosnia and Herzegovina passport you can also visit 12 countries in the region without a visa, including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador and Haiti.
In the other direction, Cuba citizens need a visa to visit Bosnia and Herzegovina.