Will I be questioned when I arrive back to the U.S.?

We ask our travellers to tell of their experience passing through border security on their return to the U.S. after visiting Cuba. The comments below are from real travellers who have visited Cuba. Were they asked questions by the immigration official, and if so, which questions? Were they asked to show paperwork? What was the reaction by the immigration official?

When returning to the U.S. you need to have your trip itinerary, travel affidavit, trip diary, and know the name of the license category of your legal trip to Cuba. See more about how to make a legal trip to Cuba

Real comments from returning travelers

Date of return: May 21, 2025
Were you asked to show your license? Yes

Comments:

Yes, I put something on the FB page about what kind of questions we were asked by US immigration when we returned. Sarah Wilson was AWESOME in her responses--always quick, thorough and professional. I hope that it helps someone else out. I wish I would've been a little more prepared for that part of the trip.

Date of return: May 21, 2025
Were you asked to show your license? Yes

Comments:

Although our mission to Cuba was in support of the Cuban people the US immigration officer questioned our travel to Cuba and noted that we, " may lose our Global Entry access if we were not careful".

Date of return: May 16, 2025
Were you asked to show your license? Yes

Comments:

Piece of cake. No trouble at all. Was actually even pleasant this time, compared to other customs.

Date of return: May 08, 2025
Were you asked to show your license? No

Comments:

Quick and simple once we cleared the queue. The agent was fast - asked where and why we travelled to Cuba, and we were done.

Date of return: May 08, 2025
Were you asked to show your license? No

Comments:

I had global entry and it was a breeze. Just kept walking with no issues.

Date of return: May 07, 2025
Were you asked to show your license? No

Comments:

With Global Entry, the process was fast and easy.

Date of return: May 07, 2025
Were you asked to show your license? Yes

Comments:

Only that the employees at security for our outbound flight from Havana were very abrupt and grumpy.

Date of return: April 27, 2025
Were you asked to show your license? No

Comments:

no problems encountered. They asked my husband no questions and just asked me "what did you buy in Cuba?"

Date of return: April 22, 2025
Were you asked to show your license? Yes

Comments:

Easy

Date of return: April 20, 2025
Were you asked to show your license? No

Comments:

None. Super easy. The only odd thing is when we left Miami, 2 ICE agents were just at the boarding taking photos of each person boarding the plane.

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