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702. What constitutes "educational activities" for generally authorized travel and other transactions?
On September 30, 2026, OFAC amended 31 CFR § 515.565(a) to restore particular requirements for authorized educational activities related to Cuba. As of September 30, 2026, the requirements related to a person's use of the educational activities- authorization depend on whether the person engaging in the activity is associated with an accredited U.S. undergraduate or graduate degree-granting academic institution.
Effective September 30, 2026, § 515.565(a)(1) authorizes accredited U.S. undergraduate or graduate degree-granting academic institutions and their faculty, staff, and students, to engage in the travel-related transactions set forth in 31 CFR § 515.560(c) and such additional transactions as are directly incident to the six categories of educational activities enumerated in § 515.565(a)(1). Among other educational activities, this general license authorizes, subject to conditions outlined in § 515.565(a)(1), faculty, staff, and students at accredited U.S. undergraduate...
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[9-30-26 Update – FAQ amended to reflect restrictions to travel GLs]
1) FAQ describes the remaining activities qualifying for 515.565 in light of the removal of the people-to-people GL. The text of this FAQ is substantially identical to the version prior to the removal of the people-to-people GL, except that the updated version explains the amendment to 515.565(b).
The CACR with the now-removed GL is available at https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CFR-2018-title31-vol3/xml/CFR-2018-title31-vol3-part515.xml.
2) FAQ amended on 9-23-2020 to account for the addition of 515.210 to the CACR.
3) FAQ amended on 6-8-22 to account for amendments to the CACR involving the educational activities GL.