US TRAVELERS
Instructions for Groups, Business Trips and Individual Travel to Cuba

The first step in order to plan a trip to Cuba is to familiarize yourself with the new U.S. regulations regarding travel to Cuba, and thereby, you can determine if you qualify under the General License or if you need to obtain a Specific License from the Office of Foreign Assets (OFAC) of the Treasury Department. These restrictions apply to all citizens and residents of the United States, notwithstanding the country from which you travel to Cuba or if you are a citizen of another country.

Please refer to the information outlined in the OFAC Regulations section.
Individual Travel and Group Travel

▪ Individuals

C&T Charters can assist all those that travel with a General License or a Specific License in making all the travel arrangements and meeting all the necessary requirements: air tickets, visas, reservations, car rentals, hotels reservations, ground transfers and transportation and domestic flights in Cuba.

▪ Groups

Special itineraries regarding Professional Research, Religious & Academics Purposes

Under the General License that allows professionals to conduct research in their fields, C&T Charters can assist professional groups – within the same field and with a minimum of 7 participants – to coordinate and organize professional research, academics and religious projects on a full time basis to include meetings and visits to specific sites in Cuba.

We have more than 20 years of professional experience in coordinating programs for thousands of educators, and health professionals, architects, developers, attorneys, actors or entertainers, clergy and religious groups, and other professionals of diverse fields. Call us or write to info@ctcharters.com to obtain more information, and to discuss details regarding the size of your group, your special research interests, possible dates for your trip, etc…

▪ Other Special Itineraries

For groups that travel with licenses in the academic, humanitarian, religious, cultural and artistic fields or to attend cultural or artistic events in Cuba including other Specific Licenses, C&T Charters also can help with the coordination and preparation of the travel arrangements. Call us in order to obtain the details of your desired trip and send us a description of your travel proposal to info@ctcharters.com and we will respond as soon as possible.

Every person that travels with a General License or Specific License should fill out, review and send us the following forms by mail which can be downloaded in this site, along with a copy of your passport, the license, as well as the authorization letter.

▪ Forms for individual and Group Travel
Request Form for Individual Application / Registration (Travel Affidavit)
CUBAN TRAVELERS
Family Visits

On September 3, 2009, The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the Treasury Department established amendments affecting three specific areas regarding the regulations to travel to Cuba to fulfill the objectives of President Obama’s initiative dated April 13, 2009. These areas are: family visits, Monies from relatives in U.S. to aid their family in Cuba and Telecommunications.

OFAC provided a general license that authorizes travel transactions to visit immediate extended family members (including uncles, cousins, and second cousins) that live in Cuba, without any restrictions regarding frequency and duration of visits, and relaxed the restrictions on monetary remittances to same family members. OFAC provided a general license for certain telecommunication services. You can visit the following websites to obtain more information: U.S. Treasury Department, Resource Center. Sanctions against Cuba

The Treasury modifies its regulations towards the Cuban asset control with the purpose of implementing President Obama’s initiative regarding family visits, monetary remittances and telecommunications.
▪ Necessary Steps for Travelers wishing to Visit Family

Every passenger that wishes to visit family members in Cuba must have a valid Passport, or the U.S. Resident Card.

▪ Those persons that left Cuba prior to December 31, 1970 can travel to Cuba with their U.S. Passport, but are required to request Visa PE-11. It is necessary that they send us a copy of their current U.S. Passport as well as a copy of any official U.S. document that proves your residence outside of Cuba prior to December 31, 1970 (for example, a school report card, medical record, a statement from a utility company or phone company, etc.)

▪ Those persons that left Cuba after December 31, 1970 must travel to Cuba with Cuban documents and U.S. documents.  They must have a current U.S. Passport or a current U.S. Residency Card, and a Cuban Passport with the corresponding authorization (or renewal validation). It is necessary that we receive a copy of your current Cuban passport with the authorization (duly renewed) as well as a copy of your U.S. documents.

▪ If you have any questions, please contact us at info@ctcharters.com or call our regional offices in Miami, Key West, New York and Chicago.
▪ Travel Arrangements and Travel Documents Requirement

C&T Charters offers its passengers personalized travel document services tailored to the diverse needs of our clientele of Cuban origin and their relatives.

In Person: You can visit our regional offices located at:

Miami: 932-B Ponce de Leon Blvd. Coral Gables, Florida. 33134
Key West Branch: 3218 N. Roosevelt Blvd. Key West, Florida 33040
New York:  
Chicago:  

By Phone or Email:   in order to serve our extensive clientele throughout the United States, our professional customer service agents is ready to assist you any time via phone or email ensuring that you receive prompt and excellent services.

Phones: 1-800-914-CUBA 1-800-914-2822
  1-855-OK2-CUBA 1-855-652-2822
Reservations: 1-305-445-3337 1-303-445-8799

C&T Charters works very closely with the Cuban Interests Section in Washington, DC., and daily, we process hundreds of passport requests, renewals, visas, family visit requests, and extended stays always demonstrating our high level of professionalism and quality service that has characterized us since we opened our doors in travel  arrangements to Cuba. 

The following is a list of the different travel document services that we can provide.  If you have any questions or need additional assistance, please call us or email us at info@ctcharters.com.

Travel Document Assistance

▪ Cuban Passport Request or Renewal

▪ Request for Entry Visa PE-11

▪ Extended Stay Request

▪ Request for Travel Documents