Cuba: apply for a UK visa
How to apply for a UK visa in Cuba, go to the visa application centre, pay fees and collect documents.
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Read this document if you are in Cuba and you need to find out how to make a UK visa application.
Updates to this page
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15 July 2025 Updated to reflect that from 15 July 2025, applicants may not receive a vignette if they apply for a work or study visa.
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12 December 2023 Removed "a completed self-assessment form, signed and dated" from the list of documents you need to bring to the visa application centre.
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11 December 2023 Removed guidance related to Coronavirus.
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22 October 2020 Updated visa COVID-19 notice.
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14 August 2020 The visa application centre at the British Embassy in Havana is closed until further notice.
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30 July 2020 Updated guidance to reflect the application process while coronavirus precautions are in place.
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23 March 2020 Updated information on COVID-19.
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12 March 2020 Updated address for applicants.
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10 March 2020 Updated to add information for settlement applicants
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3 February 2016 Updated guidance.
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1 February 2016 Updated guidance.
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18 February 2014 First published.
Update history
2026-07-02 10:44
Updated to reflect that vignettes are no longer issued to successful applicants from 1 July 2026.
2026-02-25 14:26
Updated information about making a new application for permission to come to the UK from 25 February 2026.
2025-07-15 15:00
Updated to reflect that from 15 July 2025, applicants may not receive a vignette if they apply for a work or study visa.
2023-12-12 09:46
Removed “a completed self-assessment form, signed and dated” from the list of documents you need to bring to the visa application centre.
2023-12-11 15:35
Removed guidance related to Coronavirus.