Cuban " carta blanca "

[jillian n osbel 0]

Ok does anyone know after Cuba does away with the carta blanca what will be the process for the Cuban fiancee to be able to leave the country?

[C-ma'am 684]

**Post moved from K1 to Caribbean. Question is country specific.

[calygirl75 12]

Basically anyone with a passport referred to as "Pasaporte Corriente" will need to "actualize" it starting Jan 14, 2013. Once this is done, all you need is a visa from the country you plan to travel too in order to travel. BUT... if you are in the medical field, or other professional that provides a what they deem a valuable civil service, althletes, sports technicians, artists etc... this new modification does not apply.

My husband was told at the hospital where he works at to wait until January 14th, the HR contact will have more information on what the new procedures will be in order to solicit a "salida" as he is a professional.

Good luck!

[Gricel Y Arturo 0]

Here is what I would like to know about a K-1 Visa starting in 2013:

Will the process be any faster? I mean it is all about getting the one that you love here as fast as it can happen but then again fast and Cuba dont go in the same sentence.........

Thanks Guys.

[calygirl75 12]

Here is what I would like to know about a K-1 Visa starting in 2013:

Will the process be any faster? I mean it is all about getting the one that you love here as fast as it can happen but then again fast and Cuba dont go in the same sentence.........

Thanks Guys.

True. No such thing as fast in Cuba. I filed for my husband mid Jan 2013. We have only started, we don't expect an NOA2 any time soon. The earliest is late April 2013 and I have no idea when an interview date at the SINA will be granted...or if and/when the visa will be approved. Only then will we be able to confirm first hand if what they have told him at the hospital is true. They make is sound so easy. "once you have a visa to travel/exit the country, you can request for leave through the hospital" I'll believe it when I see him at the POE. What he has been told is not what their laws specfically state with regards to professionals. I hope to share my outcome as a CR1 post the Cuban "reform" act that came into effect in Jan 2013.

So I guess what I mean to say is your question is very hard to answer, since it all depends on your loved one's status in Cuba. Do they already have an actualized passaporte "corriente" as they call it over there? If so, then according to Cuba, you only need a visa from the visitng country (example: K1) and your cuban passport to purchase a ticket and travel. There is no delay from Cuba.

Maybe there is someone on this forum that has recently welcomed their loved one from Cuba - post the Cuban reform that can shed light on how true or "easy" it is now to travel once the US grants them an entry visa such as a K1 or CR1, etc.

[Gricel Y Arturo 0]

I think your case will be more interesting as your husband is a Doctor and Cuba has a reputation of not letting them go quite so easily. I would also be curious to see how the request to leave at the hospital goes......I'm raising my eyebrow here but you can't see it lol

My fiancé does not have a "corriente" and has no close family living here that she would have had a reason to visit or for them to ask for her here. The k-1 is her only option if she wants to be with me here. She is a professional, but not a doctor or scientist, etc.

I wanted us to get married there and do the K-3, but after reading your posts, we will just wait as it just makes a complicated process even more so with translations and official documents. We will do the k-1 and get married in the Keys as her POE will be Miami.

Your 2013 K-3 to a medical professional in cuba will be a great addition of insight as to how the process will go now without the carta blanca......lets see what happens with both cases through the timeline.