🇨🇺 Cuba passport

Every way a Cuban citizen can live abroad

Long visa-free stays in 1 country, 1 visa route whose list names Cuban passports and 1,051 routes in 126 countries open to any passport. Grouped by goal, popular destinations first. Every route lists its own conditions and official sources.

Lowest remote-work income bar open to Cuban passports: Digital nomad visa in Ecuador, USD 1,446 a month. Smallest investment open to Cuban passports: IT Visa · Investor in Uzbekistan, USD 10,000.

Passport rights · 1

Long stays without a visa · 1

Visa-free stays longer than 90 days. These are stays, not residence: the length is what the official source allows.

Country	Allowed stay	Work	Source
🇫🇯 Fiji	Up to 4 months	Work not allowed	Ministry of Immigration, Republic of Fiji 2026-10-12 Details

Work remotely · 41

🇹🇭 Thailand

DTV nomad visa

Savings needed: ฿500k+ ≈ $15k

Any passportStay 6 mo, renewable

🇵🇹 Portugal

D8 nomad visa

Income needed: €3,680+ a month ≈ $4,110

Any passportStay 2 yrs, renewable

🇪🇸 Spain

Digital nomad visa

Income needed: €2,442+ a month ≈ $2,730

Any passportStay 3 yrs, renewable

38 more routes open to any passport, in 38 countries. See all digital nomad and remote work visas

Talent schemes · 37

🇯🇵 Japan

J-Find

First stay: 2 yrs

Any passport

🇮🇩 Indonesia

Golden Visa · Talent

First stay: 5 yrs

Any passportNeeds money in the bank

🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates

Blue Residence

First stay: 10 yrs

Any passport

34 more routes open to any passport, in 24 countries. See all talent and special visa schemes

Retire or live on savings · 80

🇹🇭 Thailand

LTR · Wealthy Pensioner

Income needed: $80k+ a year

Any passportStay 5 yrs, renewable

🇵🇹 Portugal

D7 passive income visa

Income needed: €920+ a month ≈ $1,030

Any passportStay 2 yrs, renewable

🇪🇸 Spain

Non-lucrative visa

Income needed: €2,400+ a month ≈ $2,680

Any passportStay 1 yr, renewable

77 more routes open to any passport, in 53 countries. See all pay-to-stay and retirement visas

Invest · 232

🇹🇭 Thailand

LTR · Wealthy Global Citizen

Investment needed: $500k+

Any passportStay 5 yrs, renewable

🇵🇹 Portugal

Golden Visa · €250k arts

Investment needed: €250k+ ≈ $279k

Any passportStay 2 yrs, renewable

🇮🇩 Indonesia

Golden Visa · Portfolio $350k

Investment needed: from $350k

Any passportStay 5 yrs, renewable

229 more routes open to any passport, in 81 countries. See all investor and golden visas

Start a business · 139

🇹🇭 Thailand

SMART Visa S · 2 years

Savings needed: ฿600k+ ≈ $18k

Any passportStay 2 yrs, renewable

🇯🇵 Japan

Business Manager

Investment needed: ¥30M+ ≈ $189k

Any passportStay 5 yrs, renewable

🇵🇹 Portugal

Startup Visa

Savings needed: €6,446+ ≈ $7,200

Any passportStay 2 yrs, renewable

136 more routes open to any passport, in 79 countries.

Work for an employer there · 398

🇹🇭 Thailand

LTR · Highly Skilled

Income needed: $80k+ a year

Any passportStay 5 yrs, renewable

🇯🇵 Japan

Skill Development work visa

First stay: 3 yrs

Not yet in forceAny passport

🇵🇹 Portugal

Blue Card

Income needed: from €1,726 a month ≈ $1,930

Any passportStay 2 yrs, renewable

395 more routes open to any passport, in 122 countries.

Study · 125

🇮🇳 India

e-Student visa

First stay: 1 yr

Open to Cuban passports

🇹🇭 Thailand

Study visa (ED)

First stay: 1 yr, 90-day entry

Any passportCan't work

🇯🇵 Japan

Student visa

First stay: 4 yrs 3 mo

Any passportCan work: limited

🇵🇹 Portugal

Student permit

Income needed: €920+ a month ≈ $1,030

Any passportStay 3 yrs, renewable

121 more routes open to any passport, in 108 countries.

≈ USD figures are approximate: daily reference rates from ExchangeRate-API, dated 12 Oct 2026, refreshed when the site is updated.