But do people who go through legally with a license have to show the license to the US border people? I'm just wondering what the best course of action would be at the US border if Cuba does stamp my passport...
They don't have to show the license any more. They just have to have gone for an "Approved" reason, like visiting family.
As mentioned above, there has never been a general license to show. A general license is a state of being, not a piece of paper.
And of course, they know far more about you than they let on. They know that you have been to Cuba whether or not there is a stamp in your passport.
Citizenship has its privilege and after reading this thread I feel blessed that I don’t have to give false, incomplete or misleading statements and jump through hoops of fire through different countries and time zones to spend a week in Cuba. I am less than an hour from the airport and from take-off to landing I can be there in 3 hours on a direct non-stop flight. I can have breakfast in Toronto and lunch in Cuba and been a member of my airline I can take advantage of seat sale like the one last month Toronto to Varadero $300 including taxes for stay up to 6 months and naturally members don’t pay for carry-on or check-in luggage.
Oh thanks Rick for pointing out the absurdity of our (US) relations with Cuba- we are painfully aware of it already! But from theTT perspective, this thread SHOULD and hopefully WILL inform other US travelers that they can travel to Cuba without hesitation even tho the Customs people will be pretending to uphold a law which they clearly have no interest in. It is a charade, and every traveler deals with it differently but the basic message is: Go on to Cuba and have a great time!
I was not making a political statement and I couldn’t care less or lose any sleep if Americans have to jump through hoops of fire flying under the radar to get there. Life is not fair and I feel blessed when I compare my travel experience with others how easy it is for me to travel there. Cuba is not for everyone and if anyone feels uncomfortable about breaking the law than don’t go. There are thousands of places more interesting than Cuba.
