Anchors Away: OFAC Issues Cuba Travel Guidance, Authorizes Ferries
Practitioners are generally not shy about expressing their frustration with the opacity surrounding OFAC’s operations. Getting straight answers from the…
OFAC and Cuba Travel: All Roads Still Run Through the Treasury Annex Building
I frequently get calls regarding Cuba sanctions administered by the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets…
OFAC Updates Cuba Guidelines on Licensing for Cuba Travel for Educational Activities
On Friday the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) updated its Comprehensive Guidelines for…
Cuba People to People Exchanges Begin This Week
This week “people-to-people” trips to Cuba, banned since 2003, will resume pursuant to changes in the Cuba sanctions program made…
Weighing in the Cuba Travel Debate
Over the past few weeks there have been a number of articles regarding travel to Cuba and whether certain activities…
Cuba Travel Service Providers: What OFAC Needs From You
Due to a recent influx of calls on the subject and what seems to be a general sense of confusion…
OFAC Issues Updated Guidance on Cuba Travel Requirements
Although on the website of the United States Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) for sometime,…
Contrary to Popular Belief the Cuban Travel-Transaction Ban Is a Ban on Travel
This morning I came across an article which served as a marketing press release of sorts for a service where…
OFAC Continues To Authorize More Cuba Service Providers
The United States Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) has approved 42 new travel and remittance…
Cuba Service Providers List Updated
The United States Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) has released an updated list of authorized…