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The British Embassy in Havana maintains and develops relations between the UK and Cuba.

• Updated: 4 February 2026

We have made some recent changes to our transit visa requirements.

• Updated: 3 November 2014

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

List of English speaking medical facilities for UK nationals in Cuba.

• Updated: 12 February 2025

• Cuba: medical facilities

  The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) provides lists of…

The UK Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief, David Smith MP, gave a speech at an event marking the 5th anniversary of the Article 18 Alliance held at the Prague Castle, Czechia.

• Updated: 13 November 2025

List of English-speaking lawyers for UK nationals in Cuba.

• Updated: 26 February 2025

Information on how UK companies can control risks when doing business in Cuba.

• Updated: 7 June 2023

Mr James Hooley OBE has been appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Cuba in succession to Sir George Hollingbery KCMG.

• Updated: 25 July 2024

ETD cases can often be avoided if you value your passport, treat it with care, know where it is at all times and check its validity.

• Updated: 14 July 2015

First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

UK Export Finance support is now available to support trade between the UK and Cuba.

• Updated: 17 August 2017

First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

Minister for the Americas & the Caribbean, David Rutley MP, arrives in Cuba.

• Updated: 21 November 2023

First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government