Idle curiosity about Cuban petitions

[greeneyedgirlfl 0]

And the ex-pat Cubans are a very vocal voting bloc...I live in FL, and no law gets passed here without Cubans being behind it. Changing the way things are done (making Cuban beneficiaries wait in line with the rest of us) is tantamount to political suicide...

[ischia 0]

I've seen several references to petitions for Cuban beneficiaries getting expedited or going through USCIS really fast. Why is that? (It doesn't apply to me, my fiance is Canadian...but I'm one of those people who always wants to know "why?" )

Let me shine a some light into this matter. Cuban petitions are getting quick approvals, no doubt. However, the average wait for interview is 4-5 months in Havana where there is a US Interest section that processes the visa petions. It is formally part of the Swiss Embassy (US has no diplomatic relation with cuba) but in all reality is bigger than most US embassies I have seen else where. I know it's frustrating for others to see a Cuban filer approved in a week but in reality at the end of it all it's all the same wait time.....