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Not me, they don't. I get stamped in only. The only time I ever flew, I have only an In-stamp at Cancun, no stamp for departure.
I'll double-check when I get home, but I'm pretty sure they stamp the passports on the way out, too.
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I've never been stamped out at a land border.
I agree, but unless I'm missing something , Cuba doesn't have any land borders.
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If I fly from Cancun and then return to Cancun a week later, and Mexico stamps my passport both times, how does the US determine from that whether I went to Havana or Miami?
Pretty easy - had you gone to Miami, the U.S. would've stamped your passport.
Interesting, from everything I've always seen Mexico stamps in an out.
Also, they have a very easy time finding out where you went, because unless you're flying Cuba Air.. the airline is going to release your name to the US government and you DO NOT want to get caught lying on your immigration slip. You're better off flat out saying you went to cuba on the immigration slip than getting caught in a lie.
If I go, I plan to go legally. I got the idea to even visit Cuba from an NY Times article that came out in the summer of last year that discussed the easing of some travel restrictions. There are now a number of companies providing US government approved educational tours of Cuba. As long as you go with one of those companies, there are no worries. I also found out that besides flying through Mexico or Canada, there are a number of charter companies that fly to Havana from Miami for travelers with authorization papers...which the licensed tour companies provide.
Pretty easy - had you gone to Miami, the U.S. would've stamped your passport.
I flew from Detroit to Cancun and back, and the US didn't stamp my passport going or coming. Cancun stamped it once, when I arrived, but not when I left. I flew out of Houston and Miami to South America, and flew back into Miami several times, and never got stamped once. I think the only time I ever got stamped flying into the US was at JFK once on a flight from London. I looked through my last three passports, with at least 6 flights each way out of and into the USA, and not a single stamp.
Pretty easy - had you gone to Miami, the U.S. would've stamped your passport.
Nope. I flew from Detroit to Cancun and back, and the US didn't stamp my passport going or coming. Cancun stamped it once, when I landed, but not when I left. I flew out of Houston and Miami to South America, and flew back into Miami several times, and never got stamped once. I think the only time I ever got stamped flying into the US was at JFK once on a flight from London. I looked through my last three passports, with at least 6 flights each way out of and into the USA, and not a single stamp.
Nope. I flew from Detroit to Cancun and back, and the US didn't stamp my passport going or coming. Cancun stamped it once, when I landed, but not when I left. I flew out of Houston and Miami to South America, and flew back into Miami several times, and never got stamped once. I think the only time I ever got stamped flying into the US was at JFK once on a flight from London. I looked through my last three passports, with at least 6 flights each way out of and into the USA, and not a single stamp.
I'm sure the passports are not stamped EVERY time, but I don't think it's worth the gamble.
Your best bet is actually flying through Cancun and flying Cuba Air because both the airline and Mexico does not release the information to the US government.
You do not want to get caught lying on your customs slip on your way back -- that is perjury and you can actually get in more trouble for lying on that than you can for going to Cuba. The maximum fine for going to Cuba is pretty hefty, so it is something to keep in mind.
Your chances of getting caught and prosecuted are actually pretty low, but your best bet is probably flying from Cancun, plus it is a cheap flight.
Not going to lie, your chances of getting a legal flight there are slim to none, unless you have a real legit reason to go, they aren't going to let any guy just BS his way in because he wants to travel there.
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How about to Cuba by flying through the Bahamas? Does the Bahamas release the information to the US government or not?
The airline that goes from Nassau, Bahamas to Havana, Cuba is Bahamasair. Does Bahamasair release info to US government?
I'm very sorry, but I do not know the answer to that one. You can try searching google or lonely planet, that's where I got most of my information about people (americans) going to Cuba.
From what I've seen it is a risk and a possibility of some hefty fines, but the chances of actually being caught and prosecuted are pretty low. It's up to you if you want to take the risk of getting caught doing it or not.
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, Cuba doesn't have any land borders.
