In most of the countries you will find diplomatic missions, which usually refers to an embassy and/or a consulate. Diplomatic bodies represent other country’s interests in Cuba, with the aim of strengthening international relations between the states and providing services for their citizens in Cuba.

Embassies and consulates are considered legal territories of their home countries. They are not "foreign territory" but they are protected and considered the property of the country using them, meaning that Cuba does not have jurisdiction over the embassy or consulate of another country.

What is the difference between Embassy and Consulate

The Vienna Convention on Consular Relations international treaty defines the diplomatic mission’s purpose and framework. The various diplomatic missions offer several services and carry out different missions. For example:

• Embassy: This is the primary diplomatic representation of a country’s government and is headed by an ambassador. An embassy is the main location for a diplomatic presence of one country in another. A country has at most one embassy in another country, and is always established in the capital city of the host country. In the absence of a consulate in a country, the embassy also has a consular section to carry out all the relevant consular services (see below).
• Consulate General: This is a diplomatic mission, headed by a consul that provides a full range of services such as: issuing passports/visas, keeping birth and marriage records, assisting expats, providing legal information, translations etc. It can be located in any major city of the host country, although often in the capital city (in certain cases, in the same building as the embassy). In major countries and large territories, you often have more than one consulate.
• Honorary Consulate: It supplements the Consulate to provide a limited range of consular services and is headed by an honorary consul. They help nationals abroad. For example, in the event of a hospital stay, missing person, death, natural disaster or another emergency. They can also issue emergency travel documents and consular declarations for which the applicant is required to appear in person.

NB: You will usually apply for a visa at the Consulate of the country you want to visit. However, if there is no such representation in Cuba, you can apply for a visa at the embassy.

Where to find Consulates and Embassies in Cuba

Not all countries have an Embassy and/or a Consulate as it depends on the political situation, the relationship with the host country, the size of the country, and the number of foreign citizens living there.

In some cases, countries can share representations and you can be assisted by the services of another embassy or consular service to get the information you need.

We recommend you register/contact your country’s embassy at your destination. It is a free service provided by any diplomatic mission and it will allow them to record information about your upcoming trip abroad. It can be used to assist you in case of an emergency.

Registration will also allow you to get routine information from your nearest embassy or consulate, as citizens residing abroad.

The capital of Cuba, La Havana hosts 113 embassies.

There are also 8 consulates and two other representations located in Cuba.

All consulates and honorary consulates are located in Havana, except for those countries who own an embassy in the capital of Cuba and might have another diplomatic mission outside the capital.

You will find below a list of selected countries (the list is not exhaustive) that have a diplomatic mission in Cuba. The list includes embassies, consulates, honorary consulates, and sometimes other official representations for you to be able to get information and services.

Embassies and Main Consulates in Havana

China

Embassy of China in Cuba

Address: Calle 13, nº551, between Cyd and Vedado, Ciudad De La Habana
Tel: (+53 7) 833 30 05
E-Mail: chinaemb_cu@mfa.gov.cn   

The consular section provides a range of consular services such as document authentication and legalisation processing, as well as notary certification and marriage registration, visa affairs, and consular protection to all Chinese living abroad.

France

French Embassy in Cuba

Address: Calle 14, n° 312, between 3a and 5a avenue, Miramar
Tel: (+53 7)  201 31 31
E-Mail: admin-francais.la-havane-amba@diplomatie.gouv.fr
Social Media: https://twitter.com/FranceACuba and https://www.youtube.com/@ambassadefrancecuba951 and https://www.facebook.com/ambafrancecuba/
Opening hours: From Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m

The French embassy in Cuba provides reception of the public (consular affairs), register of French nationals established outside France, identity cards and passports, civil status: marriages, births..., other steps (legalisation of signature, driver's licence...), elections, national service and assembly of French nationals abroad.

Germany

German Embassy in Cuba

Address: Calle 13, No. 652, Esquina a B, Vedado, La Habana
Tel: (+53 7)  833 25 69 
E-Mail: info@havanna.diplo.de
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/EmbajadaAlemanaEnCuba and https://www.instagram.com/alemania.en.cuba/ and https://twitter.com/Alemaniaparati
Opening hours: December to March: Monday to Thursday from 9 am to 3 pm, Friday from 9 am to 12 noon.
April to November: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 9 am to 3 pm, Wednesday and Friday from 9 am to 12 noon.

The Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Cuba provides passports and ID cards’ services, nationality, family and inheritance matters, criminal records, visa and entry, lawyers, doctors and translators and customs service, etc. 

Japan

Embassy of Japan in Cuba

Address: Miramar Business Center, Building No.1, 5th. floor, Ave. 3ra., corner. a 80, Miramar, Playa, La Havana
Tel: (+53 7) 204 89 04
E-Mail: info@hv.mofa.go.jp and consulado@hv.mofa.go.jp for the consular service
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/EmbajadaJapon.Cuba
Opening hours: Monday to Friday: 8:45 ~ 12:30 and 13:30 ~ 17:30

The Japanese embassy provides a range of consular services such as visa and passport processing as well as document legalisation (birth certificate, marriage and death certificate, etc…) and police clearance certificate.

Russia

Embassy of Russia in Cuba

Address: 5-a Avenida esq. a 66, №318, Miramar, Havana
Tel: (+53 7) 204 10 74 and 204 10 85
E-Mail: havana@mid.ru
Social Media: https://twitter.com/EmbRusCuba and https://www.facebook.com/EmbajadaRusCuba/

For services such as issues of citizenship of the Russian Federation, visa and passport processing as well as document legalisation, it is requested to visit the Consular Section under appointment.  

Spain

Spanish Embassy in Cuba

Address: Cárcel, 51 (corner of Zulueta), La Havana
Tel: (+53 7) 866 80 25 and 868 68 68 for consulate services
E-Mail: emb.lahabana@maec.es
Social Media: https://twitter.com/EmbEspCuba
Opening hours: Monday to Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

The Embassy of Spain in Cuba, based in Havana, offers consular services to handle the processing of passports and visas, the process of obtaining Spanish nationality, legalisation of documents, consular registration and other services.

Honorary Consulates: In addition to the embassy in Havana, Cuba has other honorary consulates in Santa Clara, Camagüey and Santiago de Cuba.
The functions of an Honorary Vice Consulate are much more limited than those of a career Consulate, particularly in matters related to travel documents, Consular Registration or Consular Civil Registry.

United Kingdom (Great Britain)

British Embassy in Cuba

Address: 34th Street no. 702 corner 7ma. Miramar, Playa, La Havana
Tel: (+53 7) 214 22 00 
E-Mail: ukincuba@fcdo.gov.uk
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/UKinCuba/ and https://www.instagram.com/ukincuba and https://twitter.com/UKinCuba
Opening hours: Monday to Thursday 8:00-16:15 hrs. and Friday 8:00-13:00 hrs

The British Embassy in Cuba provides services to British nationals living and visiting the country. Some of the services are: emergency travel document replacement, notarial and documentary services, marriage, consular fees, etc.

USA (United States of America)

Embassy of the United States of America in  Cuba

Address: Calzada between L & M Streets, Vedado, La Havana
Tel: (+53 7)  839 41 00
E-Mail: ACSHavana@state.gov
Social Media: https://twitter.com/USEmbCuba and https://www.facebook.com/USEmbCuba and https://www.instagram.com/usembcuba/
Opening hours: The business hours of the Consular Section of the U.S. Embassy Havana are Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m

The US representation in Cuba provides a range of consular services such as regular passport applications and renewals, Consular Reports of Birth Abroad (CRBA), and notarial services, assistance on death of a U.S. Citizen and emergency financial assistance, etc.

Honorary Consulates in Cuba

Contact directly the Embassy/Consulate website for more information.

For countries with no consulates or embassies in Cuba, the Honorary Consulates are supervised by diplomatic representations located in other countries, often Washington, in the United States for Cuba.

General Consulates and embassies in Havana

• Argentina (ecuba@cancilleria.gob.ar)
• Canada (havan@international.gc.ca)
• India (amb.havana@mea.gov.in / hoc.havana@mea.gov.in)
• Mexico
• Netherlands (hav@minbuza.nl)
• Norway (emb.havana@mfa.no)
• Panama (embpanamacuba@mire.gob.pa / rrivera@mire.gob.pa)