Sending Money to Cuba Questions

by amyn haber
(usa portland or)

Me pregunta eso

al ver el cambio del dollar americano contra el cuc mi pregunta es western union iso un cambio en el mando de las remesas a cuba yo como ciudadano cubano que vivo en usa puedo llevar el dinero en mono y lo puedo cambiar en el banco o en cadeca al mismo precio de western union

Translation
Regarding the exchange of the US dollar against CUC, my question is, does Western Union make the exchange and send the remittance to Cuba. I am a Cuban citizen and live in the USA can I carry the money and exchange in a bank or Cadeca at the same rates as Western Union?
Answer
First a few remarks, there is a strikt regulation regarding money transfers to Cuba. In fact Western Union is a US company and not allowed to do business with Cuba. You also should read the latest
OFAC regulations
A practice sometimes used is to send money through Canadian companies like

http://duales.com

Exchange in a Cuban bank or Cadeca is cheaper than through the money sending agencies.