Ed. Note: if you’re new to TURBOFAC, please take note that the text string filtration function generally shouldn’t be used for terms such as “ordinarily resident,” “causing” or “new debt”. For research on the meaning of words and phrases such as those, i.e. terms central to the key legal issues in sanctions law that appear on a cross-programmatic basis, you’re typically better off locating and checking the appropriate box in the “Key Legal Issues” search category, which will limit the results to those that have been manually assessed as being relevant for the interpretation of the terms at issue.
Try typing your search term (“ordinarily resident,” “new debt,” or something else) in the “Find a Search Filter” box at the top of the page, and the corresponding “Key Legal Issues” check box will pop up instantly, if one exists. Once you check the box (e.g. “new debt,” with ~55 results), you can always use the text string filtration function to further refine your search (e.g. by typing “invoice” and narrowing the ~55 results to ~10).
Note in addition that the same applies to text string searches such as “14071” (if you’re looking for items related to EO 14071). By typing “14071” in the “Find a Search Filter” field up top, you will be able to instantly narrow the results down to items manually assessed as relating to EO 14071. Ditto terms such as “515.204” or “Iran General License G” (try the “Discrete Legal Provision” search category).
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Please click "Apply Text String Filters" again after clicking the "Close" button immediately below.
1) Note that, prior to 2015, all travel service providers needed special authorization from OFAC prior to providing Cuba travel-related services. See 2006 Circular for Travel, Carrier and Remittance Forwarding Service Providers.
2) See Guidance Regarding Travel Between the United States And Cuba (2016), LICENSE No. CU-2016-329116-5 and General Note on the Provision of Services Related to Travel by non-U.S. Persons to Cuba (System Ed. Note), distinguishing between the scope of the carrier and travel services GLs with respect to travel by persons not subject to U.S. jurisdiction. For transportation from Cuba to the U.S. the scope of the carrier services GL is narrower than the travel services GL, as the former applies to a limited set of third country travelers.
3) FAQ amended on 4 June 2019 only to change the phrase "OFAC is amending this general license" to "OFAC amended this general license."
4) FAQ amended on 9-23-2020 to account for the addition of 515.210 to the CACR.