How does US Interests Section (Cuba) send forms and checklist to beneficiary?

[rsempv 1]

Hi there,

We filed in September and in April we got our NOA2! Finally! A couple weeks ago we received notice that the National Visa Center is forwarding our case to the US Interests Section in Cuba.

I've looked through the past several months on the Cuba page and tried searching the visajourney, but I couldn't find some information I'm looking for. I also looked at the US Interest Section webpage, which was really helpful, but still left some questions unanswered.

Forms & Checklist

According to the timeline we've been looking at on visajourney, the next thing is for "forms and checklist sent to beneficiary." My fiance and I are wondering:

1) How will the forms be delivered? To the address we've listed? If he is not home, will they leave the forms with another person? Could he pick up the forms in person instead? We just don't want them to get lost!

2) Which forms will we need to turn in ahead of the interview? How far in advance?

Scheduling Interview

3) Do we need to call the US Interests Section to get an interview? If so, when should we begin calling?

4) I remember reading that calling from the US to the US Interests Section is costly. Is the number that we should call a Cuba-based number? My fiance and I were wondering if he could call the number from Cuba.

Thank you,

R

[rsempv 1]

I did some more searching on visajourney and the US Intersection website and figured out:

1) Some notice will be delivered to my fiance, but it could get lost and that's ok. As far as the actual packet of forms, my fiance needs to pick that up at the US Intersection. He can call a Cuba-based # to coordinate that.

3) I need to call the 1-866 number with our HAV number and schedule an interview ASAP since it's been a week since our NVC letter was postmarked. I pay $11 for 8 minutes talking to somebody, to schedule our interview.

4) See #1 and #3.

[Brandon and Sugar 8]

I don't know how to answer your questions but congratulations for getting your NOA2

[rsempv 1]

Thanks!

I just called and paid the $11 and set up an interview. They had interviews as early as June 12, but I scheduled it for June 24 to have more time to get the documents in order, bring them with me when I go to Cuba in mid-June, and so that the interview won't conflict with my fiance's defense of his thesis. We're not planning on my fiance coming here until at least mid-July at least anyway, when he's graduated from college.

I asked the person at the Interests Section which documents to bring to the interview and was told I could find out online. It's a bit confusing on the US Interests Section website - between the immigrant and non-immigrant pages. Can somebody give me a list of the documents they had to bring?

Thank you!!!

Rose