fast K-1 for my cuban sweetie

[Zee Bee 61]

Congratulations!!!

[Barbara y Alexis 1]

Congratulations! Not sure I agree with the system but I'm glad it benefits you both

I am a little jealous, but congrats!

Yeah I agree it is totally unfair... Being in Cuba you are left wondering "how can this country, with this feeble economy possibly be a threat to the US???"

my attorney suggested it might have been a "training case" where they picked it to use to train new people.

it was pretty straight ahead, neither of us married before, tho he has a son who will not be coming at this time.

either way, it was incredibly quick. "holy #######" seems to be the common response from people i tell!

peace to all.

[chris4gretchen 1]

from what i have heard the petitions are fast tracked on the USA end because Cubans have to get permission to leave after getting their interview approval and visa and that can take a long time to aquire. I think most of the Cuban k1 filers on VJ end up being 8 to 10 months even though they have a one month NOA2.

Chris

[athena_ny 1]

Yeah I agree it is totally unfair... Being in Cuba you are left wondering "how can this country, with this feeble economy possibly be a threat to the US???"

Seeing how the US has treated Cuba for so long, I don't think it's unfair at all. When I say it's the least our government can do, I literally mean "the least." Cuba hasn't been a threat since 1962, we need to move past it.

my attorney suggested it might have been a "training case" where they picked it to use to train new people.

He's wrong. Cuban petitions are fast-tracked. Never underestimate the lobbying power of expat Cubans.

either way, it was incredibly quick. "holy #######" seems to be the common response from people i tell!

peace to all.

Well at least it's the good kind of "holy #######." Best of luck to you both. Let us know when visa is in hand!

100% agree. I wish they'd lift all these embargos, too

[Kazan' Tiger 1]

I did not know that. Wow!

Hey, Kirk, I can get Nadya to Havana, for a price.

Yeah, this is an actual petition approval. Cubans are automatically fast-tracked. I have to say I'm stunned that it was this fast, the others I've seen have taken about a month. I need to figure out how to get my lady over to Havana.

Congratulations to you!!

[Steve'sGirl 0]

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

I'm a little jealous too but still happy for you!!! All the best for the rest of your journey and your future together!!!

[bora bora 1]

Congratulations!

...and I won't ask how you went to Cuba to meet with him...

[Kazan' Tiger 1]

:lol:

Hey, Kirk, I can get Nadya to Havana, for a price.

I'm listening.

[Barbara y Alexis 1]

Congratulations!

...and I won't ask how you went to Cuba to meet with him...

well, you might as well, i had to hand over ticket stubs proving i was there in order to prove we've been together in the last 2 years.

all the advice i've heard says that the USCIS doesn't hand over info to the Treasury Dept, which is the arm of the law that set up the "Trading with the Enemy Act" so i just had to take that on faith.

some other guy on this board tried to say he hadn't been to cuba and it was a hardship because of the law, but they rejected his petition. so then he tried again and had to admit that he lied the first time -- eesh -- but they still let it go forward, so that was lucky for him!

[Barbara y Alexis 1]

from what i have heard the petitions are fast tracked on the USA end because Cubans have to get permission to leave after getting their interview approval and visa and that can take a long time to aquire. I think most of the Cuban k1 filers on VJ end up being 8 to 10 months even though they have a one month NOA2.

Chris

oh gosh, don't scare me like that! first i was holding back my expectations thinking it would be 8-10 months, but now i'm fantasizing about summer vacation together!!!

[athena_ny 1]

Congratulations!

...and I won't ask how you went to Cuba to meet with him...

well, you might as well, i had to hand over ticket stubs proving i was there in order to prove we've been together in the last 2 years.

all the advice i've heard says that the USCIS doesn't hand over info to the Treasury Dept, which is the arm of the law that set up the "Trading with the Enemy Act" so i just had to take that on faith.

some other guy on this board tried to say he hadn't been to cuba and it was a hardship because of the law, but they rejected his petition. so then he tried again and had to admit that he lied the first time -- eesh -- but they still let it go forward, so that was lucky for him!

It's relatively easy to get to Cuba anyway - a few extra steps involved, but many people do it.

In the case of Cuba, you have to break laws to follow immigration laws...makes no sense, but meh.

[Dan J 277]

Congratulations!

...and I won't ask how you went to Cuba to meet with him...

well, you might as well, i had to hand over ticket stubs proving i was there in order to prove we've been together in the last 2 years.

all the advice i've heard says that the USCIS doesn't hand over info to the Treasury Dept, which is the arm of the law that set up the "Trading with the Enemy Act" so i just had to take that on faith.

some other guy on this board tried to say he hadn't been to cuba and it was a hardship because of the law, but they rejected his petition. so then he tried again and had to admit that he lied the first time -- eesh -- but they still let it go forward, so that was lucky for him!

It's relatively easy to get to Cuba anyway - a few extra steps involved, but many people do it.

In the case of Cuba, you have to break laws to follow immigration laws...makes no sense, but meh.

You don't have too, you can always meet in a third country.

[7Rivers 0]

i am stunned!

i just got an email stating we are approved for the K-1 Fiance Visa!

this is about one week!?!?!?!?!!???!!???!

(California Service Center which supposedly is processing forms from June 2007)

wow!

i am happy!

Big congrats wow, but may I ask, if there was any thing special in your case to get approved that fast god bless

[chris4gretchen 1]

from what i have heard the petitions are fast tracked on the USA end because Cubans have to get permission to leave after getting their interview approval and visa and that can take a long time to aquire. I think most of the Cuban k1 filers on VJ end up being 8 to 10 months even though they have a one month NOA2.

Chris

oh gosh, don't scare me like that! first i was holding back my expectations thinking it would be 8-10 months, but now i'm fantasizing about summer vacation together!!!

Back when i filed in July there was a june cuban filer who got his NOA1 to NOA2 approval in one month. They have an interview in Feb 08 and from filing to interview it was 247 days, so the one month NOA2 only gave them a normal 8 to 10 month timeline. You should search on here for other cuban filers timelines. You will see the average time from filing to interview is 8 months. Maybe you will get lucky and it will be about 6 months.

Cuban timeline

Edited January 29, 2008 by chris4gretchen