Cuba → Germany

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From: Cuba
To: Germany
Inflow, 2023 (OECD): 1,089
Change since 2018: +38.2%
Share of all arrivals in Germany, 2023: 0.06%

Inflow 20231,089OECD

Year by year

Data as at 2025

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Migration from Cuba to Germany

Inflows of nationals of Cuba recorded by Germany; stock of nationals of Cuba living there; and acquisitions of Germany's nationality (OECD).

Inflows by year

Data table


2000	0
2001	0
2002	1,153
2003	1,188
2004	1,069
2005	982
2006	927
2007	819
2008	701
2009	676
2010	641
2011	700
2012	720
2013	818
2014	751
2015	753
2016	743
2017	701
2018	788
2019	832
2020	466
2021	664
2022	972
2023	1,089

Year	Inflow	Stock	Acquired nationality
2024	—	9,810	—
2023	1,089	9,185	280
2022	972	8,560	260
2021	664	8,350	280
2020	466	8,455	300
2019	832	8,435	385
2018	788	8,400	325
2017	701	8,470	316
2016	743	8,493	351
2015	753	8,455	305
2014	751	8,531	390
2013	818	8,522	345
2012	720	8,522	318
2011	700	8,512	305
2010	641	8,633	313

Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Germany's consulates in Cuba

Short-stay Schengen (C) visa applications at Germany's consulates located in Cuba.

Year	Applications	Issued	Not issued	Refusal rate
2024	3,447	1,854	1,468	42.6%
2023	4,916	2,581	2,293	46.6%
2022	3,782	2,091	1,668	44.1%
2021	900	598	267	29.7%
2020	903	709	194	21.5%
2019	4,915	3,859	1,053	21.4%
2018	4,760	3,833	919	19.3%
2017	4,336	3,444	885	20.4%
2016	4,247	3,503	744	17.5%
2015	4,023	3,346	676	16.8%
2014	3,786	3,052	732	19.3%
2013	4,211	3,433	776	18.4%
2012	2,655	2,296	359	13.5%
2011	2,578	2,145	433	16.8%
2010	2,583	2,121	463	17.9%
2009	2,616	2,085	535	20.5%

Applications by year

Data table


2009	2,616
2010	2,583
2011	2,578
2012	2,655
2013	4,211
2014	3,786
2015	4,023
2016	4,247
2017	4,336
2018	4,760
2019	4,915
2020	903
2021	900
2022	3,782
2023	4,916
2024	3,447

Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Residence permits in Germany

First residence permits issued by Germany to citizens of Cuba (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025

Family390
Work76
Other reasons50
Education30

Year	First permits	EU Blue Cards	Citizenships acquired	Students
2025	546	38	0	0
2024	548	36	360	176
2023	640	58	280	190
2022	677	59	260	179
2021	581	62	280	157
2020	316	40	300	188
2019	494	36	385	0
2018	549	32	325	0
2017	460	11	316	0
2016	471	12	350	0
2015	513	10	305	0
2014	465	8	389	0
2013	470	5	346	0
2012	445	0	318	0
2011	253	0	307	0
2010	295	0	313	0

Work permits by type, 2025

Other paid activities41
EU Blue Card16
Researchers12
Highly skilled workers (national schemes)7

Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025: 6,743
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025: 585
Changed status into work, 2025: 20

Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

Embassy and consulates

Missions of Germany in Cuba, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

Mission	City	Official website
Embassy	Havana	havanna.diplo.de

Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Germany, 2023; Cuba ranks 98.

Inflows to Germany, 2023

Ukraine283,631
Romania202,039
Syria128,742
Türkiye115,937
Poland97,945
Bulgaria65,871
Afghanistan58,482
India54,123
Italy38,460
Hungary34,003
Russia26,720
Serbia24,155

Other destinations for people from Cuba, 2023

United States88,480
Spain20,373
Mexico4,100
Italy2,467
Chile1,354
Canada1,040
Portugal436
France351
Japan158