Advice from people with Cuban fiances

[rebecchina 0]

So my fiance was approved in Cuba and he's dealing with all the red tape to get out of the country right now. I'm trying to figure out about flights he can take to get here. So does he have to fly directly to Miami from Cuba or can he travel through Cancun? Does he have to buy the ticket himself or can I reserve it for him? And are there particular flights he has to take?

hopefully the carta blanca won't take too long...

[crew1980 1]

Rebecchina,

My fiance flew from HAV to Panama City, Panama and then to JFK Airport in NYC. We wanted to get the work stamp in the visa so that he could work immediately.

Immigration took about 20-30 minutes and he did get the work stamp.

Also, his choice of flight needs to be known to the Cuban gov't prior to his exit.

Good luck!!

Toria and Salva

[rebecchina 0]

Thanks for the info.

So what does the work stamp have to do with which flight he takes? Does he have to arrive at JFK?

You mean he has to have a flight before he gets the carta blanca or he has to inform them before he leaves?

Basically, what you're saying is he does not have to fly directly to Miami?

Rebecchina,

My fiance flew from HAV to Panama City, Panama and then to JFK Airport in NYC. We wanted to get the work stamp in the visa so that he could work immediately.

Immigration took about 20-30 minutes and he did get the work stamp.

Also, his choice of flight needs to be known to the Cuban gov't prior to his exit.

Good luck!!

Toria and Salva

[crew1980 1]

Rebecchina,

The work stamp doesn't have anything to do with which ever flight he takes. He does have to arrive at JFK first to get the work stamp.

The work stamp was very important to us because he wanted to start working immediately.

The Cuban gov't wanted to know which flight my fiance would take prior to the granting of the k-1.

And you're right, you don't have to fly into Miami first. You can pretty much fly into any US city you want to. A lot of the fiances who wanted the work stamp flew into NYC/JFK first and then connected to final destinations, allowing for plenty of time to get through immigration.

It all depends if that work stamp is important to you. There's a big ongoing discussion on the boards about getting the initial work stamp at the POE vs not and getting it by application. For us it worked out great because he got a job within 3 weeks of arrival.

Toria and Salva

[rebecchina 0]

Thanks so much, that's very helpful information!

My fiance is interested in working pretty quickly so that might change our travel plans.

Rebecca

Rebecchina,

The work stamp doesn't have anything to do with which ever flight he takes. He does have to arrive at JFK first to get the work stamp.

The work stamp was very important to us because he wanted to start working immediately.

The Cuban gov't wanted to know which flight my fiance would take prior to the granting of the k-1.

And you're right, you don't have to fly into Miami first. You can pretty much fly into any US city you want to. A lot of the fiances who wanted the work stamp flew into NYC/JFK first and then connected to final destinations, allowing for plenty of time to get through immigration.

It all depends if that work stamp is important to you. There's a big ongoing discussion on the boards about getting the initial work stamp at the POE vs not and getting it by application. For us it worked out great because he got a job within 3 weeks of arrival.

Toria and Salva

[Miriam n Alain 3]

your fiance would have to do all the arangments for the flight and yes cuban immigration needs to know what flight he is taking befor he gets his permision to leave.