Carta Blanca

[JN8788 0]

Hi everyone, my fiance and I got approved last week and he is picking up his visa on the 20th of this month. I am wondering how long the carta blanca should take since there would be changes in January. I have heard they are going to eliminate it.. any feedback will be appreciated.. Thanks!

[C-ma'am 684]

**Post moved from K1 to Regional forums. Question is country specific and not about a K1 process.

[calygirl75 12]

I am not an expert but from what I've read, effective January 14, 2013 the "carta blanca" process will become obsolete. After that day any cuban citizen that has a valid visa to enter another country just needs an actualized cuban passport. The Gaceta Oficial #44 published on 10/16/12 (ISSN 0864-0793) provides all the details. I found it (in spanish) when I googled.

Although the Carta Blanca process or Carta de Invitacion process will no longer exist. Here is the "catch", they are limitations on whom can "actualize" their passport. You should note Article 25 that gives the specific reasons A through I why a citizen might not be able to "actualize" his or her passport. This can be found on page 3 of 31 of this official annoucement. Based on this information, there are no easy answers since it all DEPENDS on these qualifiers. I encourage you to read the fine print and obtain your answers for your specific situation.

Best Wishes!

[JN8788 0]

thank you so much, I will be reading the article within the next few minutes.. I appreciate you took the time to help me on this..

Thanks!

I am not an expert but from what I've read, effective January 14, 2013 the "carta blanca" process will become obsolete. After that day any cuban citizen that has a valid visa to enter another country just needs an actualized cuban passport. The Gaceta Oficial #44 published on 10/16/12 (ISSN 0864-0793) provides all the details. I found it (in spanish) when I googled.

Although the Carta Blanca process or Carta de Invitacion process will no longer exist. Here is the "catch", they are limitations on whom can "actualize" their passport. You should note Article 25 that gives the specific reasons A through I why a citizen might not be able to "actualize" his or her passport. This can be found on page 3 of 31 of this official annoucement. Based on this information, there are no easy answers since it all DEPENDS on these qualifiers. I encourage you to read the fine print and obtain your answers for your specific situation.

Best Wishes!