I know we're 'not supposed to go there' but has anyone been there anyways? I was just looking at something on the Travel Channel's website. It said to look into daytrips to Cuba is staying in Negril, Jamaica. Kinda curious about how it is. So, anyone been to Cuba?
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I always wanted to go there too. I heard there is some special visa needed to go there. I always eat this cuban place and there are poster of cuba saying 'visit cuba', its looks beautiful though
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I know we're 'not supposed to go there' but has anyone been there anyways? I was just looking at something on the Travel Channel's website. It said to look into daytrips to Cuba is staying in Negril, Jamaica. Kinda curious about how it is. So, anyone been to Cuba?
i sent people into Mexico and from there they went - they had dual citizenship with other countries and some worked for the UN
BUT when i was in Jamaica they offered the excursion- but i woudln't trust it many forgeiner take advantage of it not Americans...
in Cuba- they have Sandals-Superclubs resorts too...
your not missing anythign most caribbean islands look the same
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I'm Cuban...and I was a politics major in college and am now a law student. This is not meant as 'legal advice' but I have looked into the laws about this very throroughly. The sanctions are mostly economic, meaning that you are not allowed to spend more than a certain amount of money per day in Cuba. The amount is so low that it would be physically impossible for someone to go there and have 3 meals a day + lodging. There are also economic sanctions for US companies doing business in Cuba - this is why there aren't any US airlines who fly regularly to Cuba.
You can get a special license to go to Cuba through OFAC. However, getting a license is very difficult. You need to fit under one of the categories, which include things like going on an approved educational or religious mission, going on an approved business trip or going to visit immediate family once every 3 years (meaning mother, father, children or siblings only).
That being said, many Americans go illegally. They go to Nassau and then fly to Cuba. Some also fly from Mexico. They ask the Cuban customs not to stamp their passport b/c they are American and Cuban customs complies. However, upon re-entering the US, a US customs officer may ask you if you visited any other countries besides the ones you report on your customs form (obviously you would include the country you fly back through, like Mexico or Nassau). If you say Cuba, you are open to sanctions. If you don't say Cuba, and then you are later found out, you are open to criminal punishment for lying to a federal officer.
I will post helpful links on this topic in a minute.
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FH has been to Cuba twice and he says its beautiful. Ths was a while ago though so I dont know what you would need to go there now.
Oh this sux.... so the travel channel is encouraging illegal trips... lol well, I guess there goes my idea... wouldn't wanna chance anything while on a honeymoon...
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YOu can go there from another country. They are sanctioned.
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Also found this link, which specifically discusses the kind of excursion from Jamaica that you're talking about...and concludes that it is illegal...
Oh this sux.... so the travel channel is encouraging illegal trips... lol well, I guess there goes my idea... wouldn't wanna chance anything while on a honeymoon...
I feel your pain. My Dad was born in Cuba and I have spent my whole life feeling like I'm not 100% sure who I am or where I come from. I ALMOST went there when I was 16, at which point the laws were different and it would've been possible for me to go back with my grandma as llong as I stayed in a relative's house not a hotel. My Dad ended up having emergency open heart surgery and I did not go. Since then,The Bush Administration tightened the laws like crazy.
My dream is to go there and buy my family's land back one day when the government doesn't own all property and when our country will permit me to travel there.
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YOu can go there from another country. They are sanctioned.
No you can't. Read the link I posted above - it is a government issued advisory explaining why those places are not sanctioned.
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YOu can go there from another country. They are sanctioned.
No you can't. Read the link I posted above - it is a government issued advisory explaining why those places are not sanctioned.
I mean, I know the whole situation on whats going on (i've done papers lol)... hmmm if only i had my european dual citizenship already... ok i just wasn't positive on the exact travel restrictions.... thanks for clearing that up for me
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YOu can go there from another country. They are sanctioned.
No you can't. Read the link I posted above - it is a government issued advisory explaining why those places are not sanctioned.
I mean, I know the whole situation on whats going on (i've done papers lol)... hmmm if only i had my european dual citizenship already... ok i just wasn't positive on the exact travel restrictions.... thanks for clearing that up for me
Oooo dual-citizneship in Europe? Where are you from? That sounds cool!
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YOu can go there from another country. They are sanctioned.
No you can't. Read the link I posted above - it is a government issued advisory explaining why those places are not sanctioned.
I mean, I know the whole situation on whats going on (i've done papers lol)... hmmm if only i had my european dual citizenship already... ok i just wasn't positive on the exact travel restrictions.... thanks for clearing that up for me
Oooo dual-citizneship in Europe? Where are you from? That sounds cool!
FH already has his from when he lived in Portugal for three years (during middle school) and its just alot of paper work... gotta prove that my parents were born there and i think that they own land... and that they're married and my birth certificate....takes some time.....
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Posted by Jess125483
Posted by Mizzdimple
YOu can go there from another country. They are sanctioned.
No you can't. Read the link I posted above - it is a government issued advisory explaining why those places are not sanctioned.
I mean, I know the whole situation on whats going on (i've done papers lol)... hmmm if only i had my european dual citizenship already... ok i just wasn't positive on the exact travel restrictions.... thanks for clearing that up for me
Oooo dual-citizneship in Europe? Where are you from? That sounds cool!
oh okay...was there an update..b/c my FBIL just went to the bahamas for a wedding and they went to Cuba for the bachelor party??
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Posted by Jess125483
Posted by Mizzdimple
YOu can go there from another country. They are sanctioned.
No you can't. Read the link I posted above - it is a government issued advisory explaining why those places are not sanctioned.
I mean, I know the whole situation on whats going on (i've done papers lol)... hmmm if only i had my european dual citizenship already... ok i just wasn't positive on the exact travel restrictions.... thanks for clearing that up for me
Oooo dual-citizneship in Europe? Where are you from? That sounds cool!
oh okay...was there an update..b/c my FBIL just went to the bahamas for a wedding and they went to Cuba for the bachelor party??
Yeah a lot of people go from Nassau, it's pretty common. But it's not 'legal' per se. When you go back to the US, you have to fill out the customs form and those people probably just write 'Nassau' under the field that says 'countries you visited during this trip.' Technically that's not legal either, but I don't know how frequently people actually get caught. But, if you do get caught, one of those links I posted describes the financial penalties you could suffer.
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Posted by Mizzdimple
YOu can go there from another country. They are sanctioned.
No you can't. Read the link I posted above - it is a government issued advisory explaining why those places are not sanctioned.
I mean, I know the whole situation on whats going on (i've done papers lol)... hmmm if only i had my european dual citizenship already... ok i just wasn't positive on the exact travel restrictions.... thanks for clearing that up for me
Oooo dual-citizneship in Europe? Where are you from? That sounds cool!
oh okay...was there an update..b/c my FBIL just went to the bahamas for a wedding and they went to Cuba for the bachelor party??
Yeah a lot of people go from Nassau, it's pretty common. But it's not 'legal' per se. When you go back to the US, you have to fill out the customs form and those people probably just write 'Nassau' under the field that says 'countries you visited during this trip.' Technically that's not legal either, but I don't know how frequently people actually get caught.
Yuppers he was in Nassau.
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I have always wanted to go there! FH and i love Cuban Jazz music and Cuban food and want to go so badly! Do you think we will ever be allowed?? There is a Sandals there too by the way- I had no idea and saw something about it the other day.
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Posted by Mizzdimple Yuppers he was in Nassau.
I'm jealous!! I wish I had the balls to go from Nassau. My Dad would murder me though, he says I will never set foot in Cuba as long as Castro is in power.
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I have always wanted to go there! FH and i love Cuban Jazz music and Cuban food and want to go so badly! Do you think we will ever be allowed?? There is a Sandals there too by the way- I had no idea and saw something about it the other day.
We will definitely be allowed one day. Castro has to die first... I could get really far into it, but I will spare everyone!!!!
