Cubans have passport, will travel Cubans are able to travel abroad without needing a permit from the government for the first time in 50 years this Monday - but they still need to pay 100 dollars for a passport, in a country where the average monthly wage is $20. Images and soundbites (complementing VID481802_EN in which well-known opposition blogger Yoani Sanchez speaks to AFP about her attempt to get a passport)