U.S. companies that offer travel to Cuba must be authorized by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). In August 2002, Ya’lla Tours USA obtained Travel Service Provider Provisional Authorization from OFAC to provide travel-related services in connection with travel to Cuba. Our authorization number is: CU-024280.


Travelers must also be licensed by the
United States Treasury Department.

WHO IS ALLOWED TO TRAVEL TO CUBA?

For U.S. citizens and anyone under U.S. jurisdiction, travel to Cuba is severely restricted, and tourist travel is prohibited.

All U.S. citizens and anyone under U.S. jurisdiction traveling to Cuba must be licensed by OFAC.

There are two types of license:

Specific License –
Licenses must be obtained from OFAC.
The following types of organizations, groups or activities are among those which may be eligible for a Specific License:
  • Religious Organizations
  • Humanitarian Activities

Once a Specific License is granted, certain members (or, in some cases, affiliates) of an organization or group may travel to Cuba for the activities allowed under the Specific License, provided they carry with them a copy of the Specific License and a letter from the organization or group confirming their membership/affiliation. Generally, NO business activities are allowed to be conducted in Cuba.


General License –
Travel under a General License does not require prior specific authorization from OFAC.
The General License allows travel to Cuba for various types of travelers, including, under certain circumstances:

  • Official U.S. government travelers
    Journalists (including supporting broadcast or technical personnel) regularly employed as such by a news reporting organization and traveling for journalistic purposes
  • Members of certain international organizations on official business
  • Full-time professionals whose travel relates directly to their non-commercial and/or academic research
  • Full-time professionals attending a professional meeting or conference organized by a third country other than Cuba or the US
  • Persons traveling to visit close relatives in Cuba under circumstances of humanitarian need
  • For more information about licensing please see the following link


Office of Foreign Assets Control
Comments:
  1. A passport valid for at least 6 months from the travel date is required to enter Cuba
  2. Entry visa is also required to enter Cuba
    Ya’lla Tours USA cannot make reservations for organizations or individuals unless they have the appropriate general or specific license for travel to Cuba.
  3. NOTE: The foregoing does not constitute legal advice. Ya’lla Tours USA cannot make determinations as to whether or not an individual or organization qualifies for a general or specific license for travel to Cuba. For further information concerning the licensing process and specific travel categories, please refer to the Cuban Assets Control Regulations, Title 31, Part 515 of the US Code of Federal Regulations, and/or contact OFAC at:

United States Treasury Department
Office of Foreign Assets Control
Washington, D.C. 20220
Tel.: 202.622.2520
http://www.treas.gov/ofac.

In order to comply with the regulation specified for per diem expense as per the State Department, and in accordance with the specific and general license for travel to Cuba, our prices will include the following:

  • Round-trip airfare from your gateway to Cuba
  • Hotel accommodations
  • 3 meals per day
  • All transportation and guiding service
  • Entrance fees to sites (museums, historical, archaeological and so on)
  • Entry visa to Cuba
  • Tips to guide, driver and hotels
  • Departure taxes from Cuba
  • Hotel service taxes
  • Coordination and arrangements of humanitarian visits and meetings

For further information, contact
Ya’lla Tours USA at 800-644-1595.