From January 23, those who arrive in the country must fill out the D'Viajeros digital form, as a valid affidavit to be presented to the airline and border authorities.

This Thursday, representatives of Cuban aviation, the General Customs of the Republic of Cuba and the Ministries of Public Health and Tourism announced at a press conference that, after the results demonstrated in the test stage, it was decided to make the use of the platform official through the Resolution 320 of the Ministry of Transportation, published today in the Official Gazette and which will enter into force on January 23.

Rita María García González, director of Air Transport and International Relations of the Institute of Civil Aeronautics of Cuba (IACC), specified that since November 15, 2021 the form has been available online on the website https://www. dviajeros.mitrans.gob.cu. in Spanish, English, French, Russian, Italian and German.

She explained that the traveler must complete it with a maximum of 48 hours before the check-in of the flight to Cuba and obtains a QR code as a result, which must be presented in digital or printed format to the representation of the airline.

García González insisted on the duty to truthfully declare the information requested and affirmed that it is the responsibility of the IACC to notify the airlines about the implementation of the provision and for them to make their clients comply with this requirement.

Manuel García Benítez, Director of Technology of the Cuban Aviation Corporation S.A, clarified that from November 15, 2021 to date, more than four million visits have been made to the website and more than 1,700,000 travelers arrived with their forms.

He pointed out that the airport entities and ETECSA at the national level have worked on the preparation of technological infrastructures to guarantee the technical conditions for data processing and the vitality of operations in international airports.

When exchanging with the press, the specialists agreed that it is a dynamic platform that facilitates and improves the experience of travelers in their transit through immigration, customs and public health services, contributes to border health control, reduces the exchange of documents with the authorities and expedites procedures in the different air terminals by offering advanced information.