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Cuba → Portugal

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Cuba
To
Portugal
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
436
Share of all arrivals in Portugal, 2023
0.14%
Inflow 2023436OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Cuba to Portugal

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

Inflows by year

21843620212023
21843620212023
Data table
2021200
2022323
2023436
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
20234361,38055
20223231,26469
20212001,19964
2020—1,11696
2019—97549
2018—92949
2017—96546
2016—90170
2015—91747
2014—84155
2013—80359
2012—79547
2011—81658
2010—85058
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Migrant population

People born in Cuba who live in Portugal: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA).

Migrant population by year

1,0452,09019901995200020052010201520202024
1,0452,09019902000201020202024
Data table
1990116
1995250
2000396
2005996
20101,431
20151,621
20201,858
20242,090
Estimate, 2024
2,090
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
0.19%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
35
Counted by
country of birth
Source: United Nations, DESA Population Division, International Migrant Stock 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)Data as at 2024

Portugal's consulates in Cuba

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

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
20241,4731,365130.9%
20231,6981,5971015.9%
20221,4401,24219713.7%
20212732442910.6%
20202571589938.5%
201991064326729.3%
20186315666510.3%
201779166012816.2%
2016673627466.8%
20154373558218.8%
20144263279923.2%
20134143625212.6%
2012295267289.5%
201139920519448.6%
20104551444810.5%
20094861157415.2%

Applications by year

8491,6982009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
8491,698200920122015201820212024
Data table
2009486
2010455
2011399
2012295
2013414
2014426
2015437
2016673
2017791
2018631
2019910
2020257
2021273
20221,440
20231,698
20241,473
Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Residence permits in Portugal

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

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Work613
  2. Family102
  3. Education16
  4. Other reasons15
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
2025746000
202442505072
202343105572
202231406961
202120006453
202011409656
201915104940
201811404939
20177404636
20168907031
20156904737
201410305527
20137705945
2012720470
2011750580
2010790580
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Other paid activities611
  2. Highly skilled workers (national schemes)2
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
2,559
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 Portugal in Cuba, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassyHavanahavana.embaixadaportugal.mne.gov.pt
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Portugal, 2023; Cuba ranks 36.

Inflows to Portugal, 2023
  1. Brazil147,264
  2. Angola24,374
  3. Cape Verde14,623
  4. São Tomé and Príncipe14,504
  5. India12,185
  6. Guinea-Bissau10,320
  7. Bangladesh10,077
  8. Italy8,801
  9. United Kingdom7,365
  10. Pakistan6,869
  11. Germany5,483
  12. France5,138
Other destinations for people from Cuba, 2023
  1. United States88,480
  2. Spain20,373
  3. Mexico4,100
  4. Italy2,467
  5. Chile1,354
  6. Germany1,089
  7. Canada1,040
  8. France351
  9. Japan158
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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