Individual Application for License to travel to Cuba

Excerpt from: COMPREHENSIVE GUIDELINES FOR LICENSE APPLICATIONS TO ENGAGE IN TRAVEL-RELATED TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING CUBA

Applying for an Individual License

(This individual license is required for UT students
who wish to attend a conference in Cuba.)

(Also - Faculty and students at academic institutions without an academic license.)

2. Application criteria for specific licenses for individual undergraduate or graduate students enrolled at an accredited U.S. academic institution - 31 CFR § 515.565(b)

1. Identify yourself.

Furnish the name(s), address(es), and daytime phone number(s) of each applicant seeking to engage in travel-related transactions under the license.

2. Identify the category of travel.

State your request for a specific license under § 515.565(b) of the Regulations. Specify whether your educational activities in Cuba are: 1) part of a course offered by an accredited U.S. academic institution (identify the institution and a point of contact); 2) research for purposes of obtaining a degree to qualify academically as a professional; or 3) part of a formal course of study at a Cuban academic institution.

3. Identify your academic institution.

Provide the name, address, and daytime phone number of an appropriate representative of the accredited U.S. academic institution, e.g. your professor or other official advisor.

4. Provide a letter from your
...academic institution.

An appropriate representative of your academic institution (e.g., your professor or other official advisor) must provide a written statement certifying that:

1) the U.S. academic institution is accredited by an appropriate national or regional accrediting association;

2) you are enrolled in an accredited degree program at that institution;

3) you will receive academic credit toward that degree for your educational activities in Cuba;
and 4) your study or research in Cuba is taking place with the knowledge and approval of the relevant dean or the academic vice-president, provost, or president of the institution.

5. Extensions & Renewals.

If you are applying for an extension or renewal of a license granted subsequent to the issuance of these Application Guidelines on OFAC's website on April 29, 2003, be sure to reference the license number in your application. Provide an explanation why an extension or renewal is necessary. You must also include a report setting forth a record of all activities undertaken pursuant to the original license, and append a complete copy of the license to the submission. If you are seeking a renewal or extension of a license granted prior to April 29, 2003, you must apply for a new license in accordance with these Application Guidelines.

6. Sign your letter.

Your signature is your certification that the statements in your application are true and accurate.

Note: Former § 515.565(b)(2), pursuant to which specific licenses were granted to engage in educational exchanges not involving academic study pursuant to a degree program, was removed from the Regulations effective March 24, 2003. (See: 68 CFR 14141, March 24, 2003)

Examples:

Licensable

Example 1: An undergraduate student wishes to enroll in undergraduate courses at a university in Cuba for a semester to study advanced Spanish and Cuban literature for credit toward his degree program at his accredited U.S. academic institution.

Example 2: A graduate student enrolled at an accredited U.S. academic institution and working toward her doctoral dissertation on the Cuban economy travels to Cuba to engage in research for her dissertation.

Not licensable

Example 1: A high school student is awarded a scholarship to study the effect of the Cuban revolution on the status of African Cubans and applies for a license to travel to Cuba to carry out this project. Absent a request from the student’s secondary school submitted by its principal or headmaster for a license under § 515.565(a) for its students to engage in a formal course of study or structured educational program in Cuba led by a teacher or other secondary school official, this activity does not qualify for a license under this section.

Example 2: A doctor wishes to study a medical procedure at a clinic in Cuba for credit toward a continuing education requirement. Qualifying academically as a professional does not extend to continuing educational requirements to maintain one’s professional credentials.

Mailing Address: Applications for specific licenses under this category should be submitted to:

Licensing Division
Office of Foreign Assets Control
U.S. Department of the Treasury
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20220

Tel. 202/622-2480

(Allow 45 days for processing.)

Internet website: Cuba Sanctions Division of the Office of Foreign Assets Control

Complete text of COMPREHENSIVE GUIDELINES FOR LICENSE APPLICATIONS-TO ENGAGE IN-TRAVEL-RELATED TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING CUBA

Last Updated April 27, 2006

1. Identify yourself.	Furnish the name(s), address(es), and daytime phone number(s) of each applicant seeking to engage in travel-related transactions under the license.
2. Identify the category of travel.	State your request for a specific license under § 515.565(b) of the Regulations. Specify whether your educational activities in Cuba are: 1) part of a course offered by an accredited U.S. academic institution (identify the institution and a point of contact); 2) research for purposes of obtaining a degree to qualify academically as a professional; or 3) part of a formal course of study at a Cuban academic institution.
3. Identify your academic institution.	Provide the name, address, and daytime phone number of an appropriate representative of the accredited U.S. academic institution, e.g. your professor or other official advisor.
4. Provide a letter from your ...academic institution.	An appropriate representative of your academic institution (e.g., your professor or other official advisor) must provide a written statement certifying that: 1) the U.S. academic institution is accredited by an appropriate national or regional accrediting association; 2) you are enrolled in an accredited degree program at that institution; 3) you will receive academic credit toward that degree for your educational activities in Cuba; and 4) your study or research in Cuba is taking place with the knowledge and approval of the relevant dean or the academic vice-president, provost, or president of the institution.
5. Extensions & Renewals.	If you are applying for an extension or renewal of a license granted subsequent to the issuance of these Application Guidelines on OFAC's website on April 29, 2003, be sure to reference the license number in your application. Provide an explanation why an extension or renewal is necessary. You must also include a report setting forth a record of all activities undertaken pursuant to the original license, and append a complete copy of the license to the submission. If you are seeking a renewal or extension of a license granted prior to April 29, 2003, you must apply for a new license in accordance with these Application Guidelines.
6. Sign your letter.	Your signature is your certification that the statements in your application are true and accurate.