If you're an American, it's illegal. Nevertheless, Americans still go, illegally.saint_72 said:hey quick question, i'll be visiting DR soon and was wondering if its ok to go to cuba from DR ?
saint_72 said:hey quick question, i'll be visiting DR soon and was wondering if its ok to go to cuba from DR ?
El Tigre said:And if you are a US citizen with dual Dominican citizenship (meaning you were born in the DR, left to USA and became a USA citizen) you can take out a Dominican passport and go with that (DR passport).
Cuba issues Dominican citizens a visa upon arrival, similar to a tourist card.Nyeden said:But if you have a dual citizenship with u.s and you use your
Dominican Passport won't they require to see a visa? AKA allien card.. If not then any dominican , with his/her passport can travel go cuba without any hassel .. >???
HOWMAR said:Cuba issues Dominican citizens a visa upon arrival, similar to a tourist card. Are you implying that Dominicans would want to immigrate to Cuba?
Nyeden said:I am not saying that they should. I am saying that if what you said is correct then any dominican with just a passport can travel freely to cuba. For a visit , per say ?? If they could many will then head there
2 years ago we had a cruise ship that was making weekly cruises from Puerto Plata with a stop in Cuba. The majority of the passengers were Dominican. Guess that is why they went out of business. But, really, why would the Cuban Government want to limit access of Dominicans, most of those who can afford to travel, travel with US dollars.Nyeden said:I am not saying that they should. I am saying that if what you said is correct then any dominican with just a passport can travel freely to cuba. For a visit , per say ?? If they could many will then head there
HOWMAR said:2 years ago we had a cruise ship that was making weekly cruises from Puerto Plata with a stop in Cuba. The majority of the passengers were Dominican. Guess that is why they went out of business. But, really, why would the Cuban Government want to limit access of Dominicans, most of those who can afford to travel, travel with US dollars.
You heard wrong. US dollars are gladly accepted everwhere. It is the US that is saying an American cannot spend money. The Cubans are only too willing to help against the embargo.Nyeden said:But from what I hear, you can't use U.S Dollars there... it is not valid in Cuba.
True, but in practical terms, for a US citizen to pay the commission to covert his dollars to Canadian or Euros (for a fee) before he travels and then get whatever rate of exchange into convertible pesos, he usually is about even if he just pays the 10% exchage tax on dollars. He doesn't have to worry about conversion rates as the convertible peso is pegged to equal the dollar.Tamborista said:The convertible Peso is used as the base currency and cost 10% more when purchased with USD according to this articles.
http://www.chasque.net/ips_eng/notas/2004/10/26/16:42:12.html
http://www.hicuba.com/eng/resolution-80.htm
I don't think that US credit cards are usable in Cuba, some people will opt using a pre-paid canadian credit-card.HOWMAR said:Just to be safe, don't use a credit card in Cuba. With "Big Brother" watching everyting these days, you never know.
If you use your passport, be prepared to explain why do you have two sets of entrada & salida stamps on your passport when you return back to the US.saint_72 said:hey quick question, i'll be visiting DR soon and was wondering if its ok to go to cuba from DR ?