I was looking into visiting Cuba in 2024 but there seems to be a lot of conflicting information. Does anybody have good resources on how best to visit without being put onto a watch list or whatever?
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Wild to me that Americans are concerned about being put on a watchlist meanwhile it’s literally just considered a regular Caribbean vacation destination here.
Yeah going to Cuba is like, pretty normal teen to early 20s white girl holiday here in the UK. People love those shots standing in crystal clear transparent water being able to see their feet since the water on british beaches is green and opaque. Used to see them on social media all the time when I still used fb.
It’s genuinely only americans who hold this view of Cuba.
Lol, you’re on this site, you’re already on a watch list.
So my understanding, which is untested and may be out of date, is that Cuba doesn’t care if Americans go there. America cares if Americans go there.
The last I heard, you could fly there from a 3rd country (usually Mexico), and they’d stamp a piece of paper to keep in your passport and not the passport itself. You have to carry all the cash you are going to need with you, though, because any card transaction will bring the wrath of the feds down on you when you get home. It’s spending money in Cuba that violates the terms of the embargo, not so much the physical presence, so you can’t do anything electronically traceable.
Doesn’t the US have this “Support the People” (support the budding capitalists) visa thing where it’s ok to go as long as you don’t sponsor government owned businesses and you keep your recipients? Although I’d be tempted just to do the fly from Mexico thing and hope I don’t get caught.
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