Cuba permits?

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does anyone know if the treasury permits is given after the first visit or when you have returned from that visit

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you have to ask for it before you travel there. If you are a Cuban they will give you the permit every three years. every time you want to go there, legally, you have to ask for it.
If you want to go legally, you have to apply for a license from the Office of Foreign Assets Control, a branch of the US Treasury Dept, BEFORE you go. But expect a 2 month wait or more, or sometimes you may not even get a response!

There are Americans who simply ignore this and go to Cuba via a third country like Mexico.