Tourist Card
Oct 13, 2016, 8:02 am
#18
Join Date: Jun 2009
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Anyone else have any information on a US citizen obtaining the tourist card? I'm looking at booking with Southwest which partners with the same company that AA does I'm pretty sure which charges $85 for the tourist card plus $25 for shipping.
I found a few UK and Canadian based sites that are selling it for $25 plus $10 in shipping for US cizitens. Any experience in using those?
I found a few UK and Canadian based sites that are selling it for $25 plus $10 in shipping for US cizitens. Any experience in using those?
Oct 13, 2016, 8:43 am
#19
Join Date: Apr 2012
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Answered here:
https://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntr...a-tourist-card
https://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntr...a-tourist-card
Oct 14, 2016, 8:45 am
#20
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: BDL/PVD
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We never received any responses from the Consulate in DC regarding the bank checks along with paperwork we submitted.
In the end we paid $100 at the airport for the visa. Next time I would use the recommended service for $85. Others we spoke to used it, and it was painless.
In the end we paid $100 at the airport for the visa. Next time I would use the recommended service for $85. Others we spoke to used it, and it was painless.
Oct 14, 2016, 10:02 am
#21
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We never received any responses from the Consulate in DC regarding the bank checks along with paperwork we submitted.
In the end we paid $100 at the airport for the visa. Next time I would use the recommended service for $85. Others we spoke to used it, and it was painless.
In the end we paid $100 at the airport for the visa. Next time I would use the recommended service for $85. Others we spoke to used it, and it was painless.
Oct 14, 2016, 12:06 pm
#22
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 1,667
When I bought my PINK tourist card (can't board with GREEN), it was online for U$85 total including shipping. (The DC Cuban Embassy is selling them for U$70 plus shipping, and requires a lot more paperwork.)
At the gate in Miami a couple of weeks ago, that company had a cart that was selling tourist cards (U$100) , and also checking previously purchased tourist cards and stamping boarding passes as ready to board.
Dec 3, 2016, 12:41 pm
#23
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: DCA
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I will be traveling to Cuba in January and booked my flight through Southwest. Like some of the other airlines mentioned previously, Southwest is partnering with Cuba Travel Services. However, they have a special offer specifically for Southwest passengers to purchase the tourist card for $50, which can then be picked at whatever airport you are flying out of (FLL or TPA, in SW case). For comparison, I live in DC and stopped by the Cuban consulate, where they also wanted $50 money order as well as some other forms and documents. Using the contracted service with CTS was much simpler as it could be done online and you can use a credit card to pay for it.