To Those of You in the K1 process with a Cuban, or who have already finished...

I just received the NOA2 today, so I'll be sending my fiance in Habana all the documents with a friend of mine who is headed down there. However, I can't seem to find out exactly how much money the medical exam and the two interest section visits are. Can anyone clarify the costs for me? Is the medical exam $400? Is it 400 CUC or dollars? I'm guessing CUC. Is the cost of him picking up the packet from the embassy 123 CUC. What other costs are there? If anyone could help me out, that would be wonderful. Thanks!

Tracey

Here's what I have gathered.

The Medical Exam required by the US is done at only certain hospitals/clinics in Cuba. I don't know that the first exam has a price to it. I think it's just a medical service that they go in and request and it's free in their system. (?) (There is another later exam required by CUBA for the Cuban Exit Visa that is $400 or $450 not sure CUC or $$)

Picking up the packet is free.

When he has the interview, I believe it is $131 US or $121 CUC. Something like that.

After the interview, when he has the visa from the US, he has to do the cuban process:
Apply for exit visa which will then include the Carta Blanca is I think $150CUC. But that is highly rumored to be about to change. As part of that, they had to do what some call the "Fake Medical" which is required by Cuba, but all you do is go to some bank/office and pay the $400 or $450 and they give you a stamp on some official paperwork. They never actually see a doctor! Again, this part might be about to change. Rumors were hot on it last week but no news this week.

Other parts of the Cuban Exit Visa are the Carta de Liberacion (letter from his job), and Vivienda (visits to his home for the state to confiscate whatever he has when he leaves).

Too many damn steps. hopefully they will indeed do away with some of the exit visa process.

Thanks!

Picking up the packet is free.

When he has the interview, I believe it is $131 US or $121 CUC. Something like that.

ADDED:
when he/she picks up the packet, it will say how much cash to bring to the interview (if it's 131 or 123 or 121)

Good luck!

My fiance will have his interview June 26 so i'll post info about it after it happens.

...just to clarify that there is only one medical exam required. It is done at a cuban hospital and you pay for it when you get the "carta blanca". It is 400 CUC.
Hope this helps.

The cost of the medical exam is 400 cuc, and like what david said it is paid at the time when you recieved the carta blanca. you do not paid 123cuc when you pick up packet 3. But you do paid now 140 cuc when you pass the interview at the U.S interest section. Edwin&Mary