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On 11/2/2018 at 3:58 PM, Layanis J said:

I have some questions. I’m a CR1 , At the Nebraska service center. March filer , waiting on NOA2. 

Who did you book your flight with ?

Once your visa is approved , can you fly directly from Guyana to Miami ? If so , who did you book travel with

Where can I do money’s exchange ? Can I pay with American dollars ? 

Do you need evidence of the relationship ? For example do I need to print emails ? Messages ? Photos ? 

Military record : is it necessary even though my husband hasn’t participated in the military ? 

 

Thank so you so much for all your help! 

 

 

 

Good morning you can book your flight with any company that flights to Guyana. I did it with Copa Airline but there are others. It all depends of your preferences, price  and dates that you will travel to Guyana.  You can fly from Guyana to Miami once you get your visa approval. (I don't know if there is a flight directly from G to M all the airlines I checked had to stop in another country before landing in Miami). We took U.S. currency to Guyana and pay many things with it without needed to exchange it. There are some restaurants and/or other places that requires to pay with Guyana's currency however we were able to exchange it at the hotel  with the front desk. About the evidence, of course you will need to gather as much as you can to prove your relationship. I took emails, Cubamessanger chats, Imo chats, photos of both of you , statements of calls you did and you received from his/her number, the statements of Webster Union and or Recargas to Nauta if you ever did one to help the beneficiary in Cuba, also you should take your Cuban passport that has all the stamps of how many times you had visited Cuba while on this process or if you have all the tickets summary like I have ( I always travel to Cuba with American Airlines and I have an account on their website so I printed out a summary of all my trips to Cuba ). The interviewer did not check my evidences while on the interview however she checked my passport stamps to see how many times I visited Cuba.  I  do not recall to be asked about military records for my husband what they asked for was for criminal records which is ( antecedentes penales ).  I hope this can help you. Have a nice day.....

Good Morning

Just sharing my experience. My husband already had his interview in Guyana on September. I know you may have many questions however everything was good. If you follow all the steps that you receive from NVC on the interview's letter you will be fine. About Guyana, we went to a hotel, you should be prepared, everything you  will need is expensive (Food and hotel ) transportation is not expensive. We went to a hotel that I booked online. People are nice they do not speak a lot you will need to approach them if you need something.  The food is veryyyyy spicy you need to make sure that you order everything ( Original ) and not spicy. The taxis are cheap you can ask the hotel front desk to arrange them for you at any time needed. We got the food from a hostal ( Cuban people who sale food ). You need to buy bottles of water because it is not potable. Before landing fill a immigration form for each person who is traveling even if you are a family,  they do not accept immigration form per family, it should be filled personally even if you travel with children which I found really weird because children had to sign them. An important advise for the medical exam is to be there as earlier as possible the same for the interview,  they do not follow the hours schedule for them, they attend people on the same order they reach the place. For the interview you will see a long line but you don't have to wait on this line,  this line is for local people , just go with the officer in the entrance door and show her your interview letter and your passport. Last advise is that you should be relaxed, our interview was nice and most of the people there said that it was nice to them too ,  just answer clearly everything they ask for, they know you are nervous so you don't have to hide that lol . Good luck for everyone who is still waiting.

My husband already had the interview in Guyana. It was on September (visa CR-1 )and it was approved.  It took 9 months since the process was approved from NVC to get a date for an interview. I believe the waiting time could be shorter for other people because our process was delay first because the waiting time for them to decide where to open a location for Cubans to get their interview done first was in Colombia then 2 more months waiting for the change to Guyana. I hope you all get your interview's date soon, good luck and be positive this process has and end and you will soon reunite with your love ones . 😊

My husband had his  interview on September (in Guyana ) and we met several couples that were there with a visa-K-1 for an interview. I don't really know how it works for them however they were approved too. 

12 hours ago, Boricuba said:

Hello. Just wanted to share my experience so far...

 

My Cuban wife has her interview this month in Guyana. We received notice from the NVC of her case being complete in January 2018. My daughter (her step-daughter) and I are currently with her. I originally did not purchase a Havana return ticket for my wife because the US Embassy says not to make any flight plans until after the interview. However, the airport agents in Cuba forced me to go online and purchase a return ticket on the spot stating that the US government requires Cubans to depart for the USA from Havana and not another country. I confirmed with the US Embassy that this is false but regardless you will need a return ticket to Havana or they will not let your Cuban spouse leave the country. Let's just say it was an unpleasant departure but thank God there was wifi in the airport.

 

Taxis in and around Georgetown are around 500 Guyana dollars (less than $3 USD). It starts getting dark around 5:45pm and I do not recommend walking around at night. It's not safe. There's also not much to do anyway but if you have kids with you there is a playground on the second floor of Mario's Pizza on the corner of Middle and Camp St. You can get lunch and let the kids run around while you prep for your interview. Definitely bring a streaming box and some cables to connect it to the TV to relax in the evenings. One big thing: make sure you pick a hotel or the right AirBNB to stay in. Georgetown streets are surrounded by what seems like open aqueducts and standing water which makes a terrible mosquito situation at night. I had to change where we were staying because my daughter was getting eaten alive.

 

The medical checkup is as the OP says. They also accept USD so no need to worry about changing currency for that. The medical checkup will take all morning. My wife was scheduled for 8am, arrived at 7:45am, and left at noon. I'll post an update after my wife's interview. Good luck to everyone else.

Good morning, I'm sorry you had to go through this. I already knew about this situation of the tickets for Cubans traveling to Guyana it is mandatory to pay round trip ( this only related to Cuban government )and they have to show the confirmation of the purchase of the ticket in the airport customs because otherwise they will not allow the person traveling to get on the plane . My husband has an interview in September and I bought the plane ticket through the COPA airlines and after that the way out is paid for Cuba you have to change the destination to return to the US that costs $ 150 with the COPA.

Good Morning. This is the last info I got from some friends that already got their interview completed in USA embassy in Guyana. They got their interview done on last June 26, 2018. They are 3 couples with CR-1 Visa.

What I believe is most important for all of us following this process is the TIME that it will take to get completed. All of them have their cases completed by NVC on DECEMBER 2017 all of them have different priority dates on their processes in USCIS what makes me think that NVC completed case date is the one that counts for an interview date to be given to each of us.

These all couples got the same date for their interview JUNE 26 of 2018 and for some reason I think NVC is only assigning only one day of the month for all the CR-1 visas.

I called NVC yesterday and the agent told me they are already scheduling August interviews and I believe that those interviews assigned will be for those  people that got their processes completed on January 2018. So make your own math and get an estimate date for your interviews. It could be that some months have less cases completed than others and probably it will help to move the list further. I hope this help you. I am waiting for my friends, as soon as they return I will post everything about how was the full process ( so far I know the interview was really fast, well organized and short ( 4 question or so only )). Feliz dia 

Hi Visa Journey Community

I am inquiring about the new change for Cubans (National Cubans getting an interview to get a Visa to enter USA) outside Cuba. Many of you probably already know that these interviews will take place in Georgetown, Guyana.  

I want to open this thread to have all of the people from Cuba that are on the same situation we are just updating and sharing their info if possible about this matter. 

The last update I got from NVC was via e-mail which  explains the change imposed to Cubans to travel outside Cuba in this case to Guyana to get their visa to enter USA. 

My case was updated at the beginning of March 2018 and I am still waiting for them to give us any new update about it.

Last time I called NVC was like around two weeks ago and the agent who took my call told me to call every week to check on our case since many times they already assigned an interview's date for a case and the petitioner/ and or beneficiary does not get the email about it until 2 weeks later  or so.

Please anyone that knows or has an interview's date already please let us now just to have an idea of what dates/cases they are processing now, or at the moment you let us know. Please share, share,  share ..............................

 Thank you all 

Let's praying to have our loved ones with us as soon as possible .

On 4/12/2018 at 12:38 PM, Rachy & Manolo said:

Hi,

I was wondering if anyone has received an interview date and instructions at the  Embassy in Guyana ?

Good morning 

I am in the same situation waiting for an interview's date for my husband.

I think NVC is still working on this huge change. They are organizing the interview's date for Cubans and our processes were be delayed 2 or 3 more months. Our case was ready for an interview in Bogota however it was seat at NVC waiting for an available interview's date and this situation of the change of embassy came up in the middle of it.  I would  advice you to write an email to NVC by June 1st which is the date they supposed to start the interviews in Guyana. I think the process will be quite faster than it was in Colombia and also this U.S embassy in Guyana does not have the demand of visas to be processed and cases to be attended as the Colombia one has. Just crossed our fingers to get our interview soon.

Good luck  

Hello VJ members

Is there any Cuban member of VJ that has already gotten an interview in Bogota for a visa (CR-1) ? I already got info from two couples that were already through the interview process in Bogota however they were K1- visa fiancee and they will get married here in U.S.

I am looking for someone like me that got married in Cuba and is bringing his/her spouse to U.S with a CR-1 Visa.  I would like to know their experiences during their interviews. Thank you for sharing  

On 2/9/2018 at 10:34 AM, DeAnna and Jorge said:

When I had to send in my proof of assets, I sent my tax returns for the last three years, check stubs from my employer and a letter of an offering of employment because I hadn't been at the job long, and I wanted to prove they offered me a full time position. If you have anything else in bank accounts or anything that can be converted into quick assets within the year, you can send them proof of that as well. 

Thank you for your answer 

I had checked and I do not need it. 

Have a very good week.  

2 hours ago, Keith & Arileidi said:

You have to finish the online payments first.. then do the DS260 & accompanying documents.

 

You only need proof of assets if your personal income is not above the 125%..

And proof of assets would be bank and brokerage account statements... Or anything else easily liquidable . 

Thank you so much for the info

Yes I will finish everything before sending the IV pack any ways they can not move forward in the process if they do not have the fee payments as PAID and the DS260 completed 

Have a very good week 

Thank you  

9 hours ago, DeAnna and Jorge said:

When I had to send in my proof of assets, I sent my tax returns for the last three years, check stubs from my employer and a letter of an offering of employment because I hadn't been at the job long, and I wanted to prove they offered me a full time position. If you have anything else in bank accounts or anything that can be converted into quick assets within the year, you can send them proof of that as well. 

Thank you 

appreciate the info 

Do you sent the papers before ending the payments of AOS and IV and the DS260 because I got all the documents from the cover sheet however I don’t know if I have to wait to finish all the online payments and application to send also a confirmation of them with the package or if I can send it already 

thank you

1 minute ago, JRadisich said:

Thank you. I do have that but do I need to make an appointment or can I just go there present everything they need and ask for the visa

 

Well if the visa is for someone else you do not need to go they can go and the process may take 3 to 4 days to be completed since they have to go twice to a bank to pay fees requested by Colombia's consulate for this visa process. My sister told me that people start to get in a line in the morning around  4:00 am to get in. This consulate does not work like the US embassy, the person who needs the visa has to go there personally and wait on line until he/she can speak to a staff from the consulate that assist them for the visa request. Good Luck  

3 minutes ago, JRadisich said:

Hello there? Can someone help me Please?   Does anyone knows what to do about how to apply for a visa in the colombia consulate in cuba in order to go to bogota for a visa interview. Do I need to have an appointment before I go to the colombia embassy in cuba and ask for a visitor visa? please I am new doing this but I will appreciate any help.

Thank you!!

Hello 

To get a Visa in the Colombia consulate in Cuba you will need to have the ( interview letter from the US embassy) with this letter which justified why you are requesting a visa to travel to Colombia and other documents you are ready to request it. Hope this can help.  

Good morning 

I am gathering the documents required by NVC to process the immigrant visa for my husband.

I got a document Cover Sheet that I have to follow to gather all the documents needed.

However I have a question about one of them

On the check list sent by NVC which comes divide in four parts there is a part for AOS (asking for a signed affidavit of support) I know I will get that when I paid the $120 fee however it also asks for a PROOF OF ASSETS.

I thought that when paying the AOS  and filling the form online we will be giving them a proof of assets because we are using a USA bank account to do so. 

Is there anyone that can explain to me what is this proof of assets that they are requesting from us and how can I get it???

I am a little confuse about this item on the list.

Thank you 🙏 

5 minutes ago, ANITA R said:

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maybe this will help 

 

let me know 

Thank you. Yes I am following her blog. I do not have a Fb account. Thank you so much. Chicagomeetshavana is awesome she gathered so much info we need. Thanks God 

Hope you have a great day 

18 minutes ago, ANITA R said:

you have to wait till embassy notifys you then you start to do the process but if you are approvel wait about 10 cal nvc a get the hav# so you can start process 

 

also yes in you bank acct here 

Thank you for your feedback.... I got the guide from this couple that got approved last week in their interview in Bogota. She gathered a lot of info....

If you need the guide I can send it to you later from my pc since I am at work now and I do not have the document on my Pc at work. 

Thank you 

28 minutes ago, MrsSanchez said:

 

I know of one couple who have gone to Colombia for their interview and were approved just last week. They said it was an easy process. Hopefully we all get interview dates soon. 

Thanks God I also heard about them and I got her blog already . She is so sweet she had gathered all the information she could for us. I think now is all a matter of time to get this done..........

53 minutes ago, CubaAndChill said:

Hii..

 

Yes, we sent all the documents to the embassy on 12/20 and I received an email today with the interview date. He has his interview 01/19. So we're starting to plan his trip to Buenos Aires and back to Mendoza. We requested his passport be delivered to DHL in Mendoza so we don't waste any more money on an extended stay in Buenos Aires.

 

I know from the user who had her interview in Bogota that the medical was like a 2 or 3 day process and then they had the interview that same week, or the week after. They then waited there and picked the passport up at the embassy. I think they were there for a week or 2, but I'm not 100% sure. Hopefully everyone can get through the process quickly and be with their loved ones.

Thank you for the info... Hope you get all done soon, I know we barely has time for all the things we have to do during this process however I will humbly ask you to keep us post whenever you get a chance,  this is so hard to follow because we are the first ones going through this process lol so later on it will be piece of cake for others but for us it will be hard lol

Hope you have a great day

10 minutes ago, ANITA R said:

he will need to go to colombia also you need to have 2000.00 in bank they need last 6 statement with that amount room reserve and flight to apply for colombian visa 

 

Thank you for your answer

I am confused... The $2000 amount is in an account here in US (under petitioner's name) correct???

Well about the flight and the room's reservation I can understand that is a prove that you are traveling temporary only?

What a weird thing???

Why if Cubans claimed by their spouses in US have a case number for an interview to get a IR visa they also need to bring more stuff. It isn't their fault that the Embassy in Havana is being closed.   So frustrating ........ 

On 10/20/2017 at 10:56 PM, MrsSanchez said:

Our k-1 visa application was accepted on 7-20. I expect that it will be approved in the next month or two, at which time it will be forwarded to the embassy where we will interview. Originally that would have been Havana, but they are no longer doing interviews. I read that immigrant visas will be forwarded to Colombia for interviews, but ours is a non immigrant visa. I also read that no visas will be transferred to another embassy, you will need to reapply.  The website said Cubans are welcome to interview at any embassy around the world, but Cubans are not allowed to travel to most countries, so how is this possible? I need to begin making plans for travel, but do not know what country we will be allowed to interview in. 

 

My question is this- since our application has not yet been approved or sent to Havana, will they instead send it to another country where Cubans are allowed to travel and interview at? Or will they make me reapply even though the application is still in the US? 

Hello 

Did you have any update info about Cubans interview? They said it will start on January 2018 however I have not see any interview done yet. Thank you. 

17 minutes ago, VeredAK said:

Still no news, no time line, nothing new. I was in Havana for the holidays, found out Cubans need $2,000.00 (cuc) in the bank for the visa to Colombia. Confirmed this with our lawyer. It's just another insult in the process. Nvc won't give any information as to when interviews are actually being scheduled. So, still waiting in limbo. 

Omg 😮 I don’t believe it 

Let’s wait to see what happens 

I was told that with the interview letter Cubans will be given a Colombian temporary visa for a month or so to get the medical exam done the interview done and the visa ( and about this point there is still a debate about if Cubans will be able to come back to the embassy to get the passport with the visa on it already or if the passport will be sent through DHL to an assigned location) 

We have to cross our fingers this start soon one way or another because at this point I think is taking way so much time to get our spouses over here. It is frustrating 

On 11/20/2017 at 4:40 PM, Luisa_eris said:

I haven’t began my process yet, I’m going to send our fiancé petition in January. It’s so unfair that this is happening to all of you. I’ll be going through the same, hoping that I can choose an embassy instead of it being automatically transferred to Colombia. It’s a huge inconvenience, and so discouraging, to have to pay even more money and not being sure of what decision they’re going to take. Does anyone know what does the Cuban resident need to obtain a visa to travel to Colombia ?

Good Morning

I was born in Cuba and I am tying to bring my husband to U.S.

Cuban residents need to obtain a Visa to travel to any country. There are only 6 or 8 countries if I recall well that do not require a visa from Cubans to visit them.

It happens because many Cubans try to migrate outside Cuba once they have a chance to flight outside the island. Many try to take advantage of laws that allow them to stay out of Cuba so they can improve their  economic and life situation. Thank you. 

On 12/2/2017 at 2:27 PM, VeredAK said:

We were originally scheduled for an interview on September 15th. First Irma, then the shutdown. They say they have transferred the cases back to NVC, but NVC is not yet scheduling (as of Friday), or if they are, they are not doing them in any particular order. Maybe we will hear something soon, but this is frustrating and expensive. 
I have inquired with both Havana and Bogota, and neither is saying what the time frame is for rescheduling of previously scheduled IV Interviews. NVC is not saying either. On the website, it states that they will make the first interviews available "No sooner than November 2017" and we are now into December. Hopefully, that means there will be movement soon. All we can do is wait and hope the medicals and documents don't expire before it is time to travel and that Colombia makes it easy for Cubans to travel there for the interviews. 

 

We're all in the same boat here. I think it is important to keep calling the NVC as often as possible to keep the collective pressure up for them to schedule. 

Good Morning VeredAK

Hope you are doing well.  I am so sorry you are having this situation. Stay still you are almost done. You will see the light at the end of the tunnel very soon. 

 We are also Cubans. I am trying to follow a thread about the interview in Bogota and searching for those VJ members that are trying to get it done. Did you receive already any update about this interview situation? I was told that on January 2018 they will start the Cubans interviews in Bogota Embassy . Did you get something new from NVC?  Thank you.