On 10/27/2005 7:25 PM Envo plucked Senior Frog's Magic Twanger and said:
>"Brian K" wrote in message
>news:Jic8f.940$2y.255@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net...
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>>On 10/27/2005 5:20 PM Kurt Ullman after palpating a Ginkgo,
>>electronically interjected:
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>>>In article <1130442973.149015.297340@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
>>>toe2toe6@hotmail.com wrote:
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>>>>Hello. I plan to travel soon to Cuba. Does anyone know what the
>>>>situation is with visas? That is, do I have to get one before I go or
>>>>can I get one when I land? I've been in touch with the Cuban Interests
>>>>Section in DC but have made little headway. Does anyone have recent
>>>>experience traveling to Cuba?
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>>>>Before anyone jumps down my throat, I'm traveling from Toronto with a
>>>>license granted by the Department of Treasury.
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>>> I am assuming that the Treasury people can't help you? There is a group
>>>of people called "People to people" who invited me along on a trip they
>>>were sponsoring with the Okay of the feds a couple of years ago. You
>>>might google on them and call to see if maybe they have some pointers. A
>>>place to start anyway.
>>>--
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>>>It doesn't take a rocket surgeon to know that
>>>hurricanes are dangerous.
>>>
>>>--Yankee Viejo on misc.writing
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>>Doesn't Cuba have a consulate or embassy in Toronto that you can contact?
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> It may be different for US citizens, or ex-Toronto travel, but UK travel
>companies (specifically Thos Cook) supply blank tourist visas with the
>tickets, cost included in package. Fill in details and hand in to
>immigration on arrival, with passports. Get half back and hand to
>immigration (emigration??) on departure, with passports. Valid for 30
>days, extendable for 30 days.
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>Envo
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Envo,
It is extremely different for US citizens. We're not permitted to
travel to Cuba unless we get special permission from our government and
it's for cultural exchange, research, or humanitarian reasons.There are
no direct flights from the US to Cuba. While it's true that US citizens
can go to Cuba via Canada or Mexico it is "under the radar" and if
caught we can face stiff fines or jail. Ironic. When I was in grade
school they taught us that one of the differences between the US and
communist governments is that communist governments restrict the
movement of their citizens. Makes ya' go hmmmm. :-\
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