{"id":7019562,"date":"2025-03-06T15:44:48","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T14:44:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/?p=7019562"},"modified":"2025-05-26T10:42:55","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T08:42:55","slug":"esta-request-cuba-remains-on-list-of-countries-supporting-terrorism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/blog\/demande-esta-cuba-est-maintenue-dans-la-liste-des-pays-soutenant-le-terrorisme\/","title":{"rendered":"Request ESTA: Cuba is maintained on the list of \"countries supporting terrorism\"."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Donald Trump has put Cuba back on the list of state sponsors of terrorism as soon as he returns to the presidency, reversing Joe Biden's decision to remove the island from the list a few days before the end of his term. This decision has <strong>important consequences for international travellers, especially those who have recently visited Cuba<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"269\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Capture-decran-2025-03-04-a-14.49.27-1024x269.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7019786\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Capture-decran-2025-03-04-a-14.49.27-1024x269.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Capture-decran-2025-03-04-a-14.49.27-300x79.png 300w, https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Capture-decran-2025-03-04-a-14.49.27-768x202.png 768w, https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Capture-decran-2025-03-04-a-14.49.27-1536x404.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Capture-decran-2025-03-04-a-14.49.27-2048x538.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Capture-decran-2025-03-04-a-14.49.27-18x5.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Implications for travelers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>People who have visited Cuba since January 12, 2021 are no longer eligible for electronic travel authorization. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/destinations\/usa\/\">ESTA<\/a> to enter the United States<\/strong>. These travelers must now apply for a traditional U.S. visa, a more lengthy, complex and costly procedure. The application must be made at an American embassy or consulate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Visa process VS request ESTA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Travelers must obtain a U.S. tourist (B-2) or business (B-1) visa.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This situation particularly affects European travelers, who now have to plan their trips further in advance and prepare for heavier administrative procedures.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If this doesn't apply to you, you can opt for the ESTA electronic visa application. The process is entirely online, and approval to travel can be issued within 72 hours, prior to your arrival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other countries concerned<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It is important to note that nationals of the 42 countries of the <a href=\"https:\/\/esta.cbp.dhs.gov\/\">Visa Waiver Program (VWP)<\/a> who traveled in <strong>Iraq, North Korea, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia or Yemen since March 1, 2011 are also ineligible for ESTA.<\/strong>. Trump's decision therefore keeps the travel restrictions in place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donald Trump has reinstated Cuba on the list of state sponsors of terrorism upon his return to the presidency, reversing Joe Biden's decision to remove the island from the list just days before the end of his term. This decision has important consequences for international travelers, particularly those who have visited ... <a title=\"Request ESTA: Cuba is maintained on the list of &quot;countries supporting terrorism&quot;.\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/blog\/demande-esta-cuba-est-maintenue-dans-la-liste-des-pays-soutenant-le-terrorisme\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Request ESTA: Cuba remains on the list of &quot;countries supporting terrorism&quot;.\">Read the article<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":7019563,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_sitemap_exclude":false,"_sitemap_priority":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[52],"class_list":["post-7019562","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ameriques","tag-usa"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7019562","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7019562"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7019562\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7020435,"href":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7019562\/revisions\/7020435"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7019563"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7019562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7019562"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7019562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}