Originally Posted by
OmeletteOne
Hi everyone !
I have the same problem with Jet Blue from Fort Lauterdale to Santa Clara. I'm an italian citizen, regularly resident in Italy with a Visa for tourism issued by the Cuba's embassy of Rome. Do you think they will stop me ?
I'm flying back to Italy from L'Havana and you can understand how much is it important..
i wrote an email to jet blue and they answered me:
"customers who aren't U.S. citizens must still fill in the "Reasons for travel to Cuba" section
while booking with us and certify they are authorized to travel to Cuba under the Cuban Assets
Control Regulations.
What can i do in your opinion ? Do i need to change my intinerary ?
Anyone have had troubles in the same experience in Fort Lauterdale ?
Thank you for the assistance
No, you do not have the same problem. Not at all.
To answer some doubts......
Leaving from a US airport, you need a PINK visa, which should cost U$70+. In order to get this visa, you must check one box on a form listing the 12 official reasons for travel to Cuba from the US. Tourism is not one of them.
If you got a visa in Rome, you probably have a GREEN visa, which is the correct one for everyone arriving from outside the US and costs about U$25.
The airline will lol not allow you to board your flight to Cuba without proper documentation.
You present this visa to Cuban authorities when you arrive at your Cuban entry airport.
The return flight to Europe should not be a problem unless it transits in the US, in which case you are again subject to US law. However, US immigration officers on re-entry to the US from Cuba, when presented with the receipt from the machines now used for basic questions, only ask where you have been and possibly how much rum or how many cigars you are bringing in (there is a dollar/quantity limit legally).