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bobmichaels
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I am a US citizen who lives both in the US and Cuba. My wife / significant other is a Cuban national. We would like to visit Peru as tourists this summer. Many countries, such as the US, generally reject tourist visas for Cubans since the Cuban government now allows its citizens to freely leave Cuba. Everywhere I search on the internet and discussions with the various Peruvian consulates and embassy as well as the Peruvian tourist bureau in the US only indicate that Cubans need a visa to enter Peru. However no one has any clue is such visas are generally granted or denied (like for the US does). They only say my wife should personally visit the Peruvian embassy in Havana which is 830 Km and 12 hours away from where we live.

Does anyone have any idea about the Peruvian government's policy of granting / denying tourist visas to Cuban nationals?

We really do not want to go to Russia or Angola which do freely admit Cubans. Any other ideas?

Will be cross posted to the Peru forum.

edit: our interest is totally cultural (such as Cusco / Machu Picchu) and no desire for resorts or beaches.

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johnabbotsford
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What's wrong with Russia (or the Seychelles LOL).

http://d-cuba.com/paises-que-no-exigen-visa-a-ciudadanos-cubanos

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beardouk
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Bob - have you seen - http://www.embaperu.org/index.php/consulado/consulado/visas/extranjeros-al-peru
Though I don't know if in practice she needs to be invited by someone actually resident in Peru.

John - That article doesn't mention Trinidad which still appears as visa free here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_requirements_for_Cuban_citizens

Of course, visa free can mean different things. I know of one Cuban who was refused entry in to Grenada even though I was sitting landside waiting to greet her. And that same Cuban has entered Trinidad when there was no-one who knew her there. Yet both countries are listed as visa-free for Cubans.

Ecuador has everything automated - http://www.cancilleria.gob.ec/requerimiento-de-visa-de-turismo-para-ciudadanos-cubanos/

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johnabbotsford
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Does anyone have any idea about the Peruvian government's policy of granting / denying tourist visas to Cuban nationals?

Even Bob if in the verrry unlikely event of someone having first hand experience with Cubans visiting Peru it would be pointless generalising.
If Peru is important to you then you really will have to suck it and see. Back in the day of K not having an Oz passport we went thru the visa hassles several times for Chile. Sometimes granted sometimes not. No logic.
And not teaching you to suck eggs but the application will need to be over kill with documentation/proof of ties (economic and familiar) to Cuba to refute the flight risk accusation.

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Cuban resorts are God's Waiting Rooms
Any trip of less than a month is not worth getting out of bed for
Anybody relying on a single source of funds whilst travelling is an idiot
*Millions of Americans have visited Cuba already, but everyone arriving this week is under the illusion that he or she is the first one to discover Cuba and the last one to see it before it is no longer an independent country*
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johnabbotsford
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In response to #2

We personally know 2 separate Camagüey guys who last year were the only ones (2 different flights) on the whole flight from Cuba who were not allowed to enter Ecuador. Both held at airport without explanation and then sent back to Cuba.

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Cuban resorts are God's Waiting Rooms
Any trip of less than a month is not worth getting out of bed for
Anybody relying on a single source of funds whilst travelling is an idiot
*Millions of Americans have visited Cuba already, but everyone arriving this week is under the illusion that he or she is the first one to discover Cuba and the last one to see it before it is no longer an independent country*
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beardouk
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Note that the Peruvian website mentions:

Título de una propiedad inmueble a nombre del solicitante,

John - re Ecuador - and they had visas to visit ?

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johnabbotsford
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Yes which could make things more difficult for Bob.
Re those 2 stories all I know is both said their paperwork was a complete as everybody's else. One had sold everything he had in Cuba including his bicitaxi because he was not intending to return but that's beside the point....

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Cuban resorts are God's Waiting Rooms
Any trip of less than a month is not worth getting out of bed for
Anybody relying on a single source of funds whilst travelling is an idiot
*Millions of Americans have visited Cuba already, but everyone arriving this week is under the illusion that he or she is the first one to discover Cuba and the last one to see it before it is no longer an independent country*
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beardouk
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Unless that was obvious to the immigration officers.

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johnabbotsford
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Yes!

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Cuban resorts are God's Waiting Rooms
Any trip of less than a month is not worth getting out of bed for
Anybody relying on a single source of funds whilst travelling is an idiot
*Millions of Americans have visited Cuba already, but everyone arriving this week is under the illusion that he or she is the first one to discover Cuba and the last one to see it before it is no longer an independent country*
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bobmichaels
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Note that the Peruvian website mentions:

Título de una propiedad inmueble a nombre del solicitante,

Thanks. Maybe that will provide Yordanka the motivation to finally go see her buddy at the housing office who says he can do the paperwork necessary to show the house actually exists and that she has ownership. It sure took me a while to get over the concept that it was no big deal to own a house, even a cheap one, without having any paperwork as that was not a difficult problem to solve.

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