The Cuban regime will raise the price of passports for those over 16 processed at its consulates abroad to 200 dollars or euros, an increase of 20 from the fee established in 2023.
The new price is stated in the Resolution 37/2026 from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MINREX), signed by Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, which will take effect on October 1st.
The fee of 200 dollars or euros will be applied for the issuance of a passport for individuals over 16 years old, with a validity of ten years.
For minors under 16 years of age, the document will cost 160 dollars or euros and will be valid for five years, while the provisional passport is set at 120 dollars or euros.
The new tariff represents a $20 increase compared to the price set in July 2023, when the adult passport rose to cost 180 dollars or euros and its validity was extended to ten years.
The MINREX has now justified the update by citing "the complex current international macroeconomic landscape, characterized by sustained global inflation impacting all sectors of the economy."
The change comes months after the Director General of Consular Affairs and Cubans Residing Abroad, Ana Teresita González, stated in January that "no modifications to the current fees have been approved," amidst the confusion generated at that time by new regulations regarding migration services.
That regulation kept the price of the passport within Cuba at 5,625 pesos and established among its objectives the revenue generation in foreign currency through certain services.
The increase in the passport fee is part of a broader review of the consular fees that will affect many procedures carried out by Cubans living abroad starting in October.
Among them are the documents from the Civil Registry, academic certificates, and the procedure for renouncing Cuban citizenship, which can total up to 1,000 dollars or euros.
In the eurozone countries, fees will be charged in euros. In other countries, consulates will apply the amounts in US dollars or their equivalent in local currency, in accordance with the rates authorized by MINREX.
Resolution 37/2026 also states that services requested outside of normal hours or on non-working days will be subject to double the corresponding fee, except for the exceptions provided for traveling consulates.
The regulation repeals Resolution 116 of October 15, 2025, and will come into effect in Cuban consular offices starting next month.
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