§ 515.564 Professional research and professional meetings in Cuba.
(a) General license for professional research. (1) Professional research. The travel-related transactions set forth in § 515.560(c) and such additional transactions as are directly incident to professional research are authorized, provided that:
(i) The purpose of the research directly relates to the traveler's profession, professional background, or area of expertise, including area of graduate-level full-time study; and
(ii) The traveler's schedule of activities does not include free time or recreation in excess of that consistent with a full-time schedule of professional research.
Example to paragraph (a)(1)):
The making of a documentary film in Cuba would qualify for the general license in this section if it is a vehicle for presentation of the research conducted pursuant to this section.
Note 1 to paragraph (a)(1):
A person does not qualify as engaging in professional research merely because that person is a professional who plans to travel to Cuba.