Cuban Interview Advice

[lasiren7174 4]

Hello.....

I'm looking for advice on how best to answer 2 questions that are typically asked during the K1 visa interview in Havana. The questions are:

Why are you marrying in the US and not in Cuba?

RESPONSE: My fiance and I thought long and hard about what would be the most efficient way to start our life together. We could have married first in Cuba however that would have delayed the start of our legal process by 3 months and put us back about $1500. We decided to file for the I-129F as the wait-time/process is the same as the I-130. As soon as he receives his green card we are going to return to Cuba to visit our family and have a wedding ceremony there. In the end the same amount of $$ will have been spent but our priority was starting our life together. Does this make sense? Is this a viable answer?

Why will you live in the US and not in Cuba?

RESPONSE: Is it posible to answer this and not offend the person/office/government asking us? We want to live in the US because there are more opportunities there for my fiance but this is an obvious reality so why would they even ask this? Can I sat that my fiance has an amazing job opportunity in the US working as an XYZ at XYZ? What have been people's responses to this?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Gracias!

[mmoreu 1]

Hello, I don't know if this would apply to your situation so here is how I am going to address the first question about not getting married in Cuba. The Cuban Interest Section in Washington DC was closed in February so I was not able to get my documents (divorce decree, etc.) "legalized and certified", therefore we applied for the K1 visa instead.

As far as why we want to live in the US instead of Cuba? It would be nice to see how other people who have been approved their visa have answered this question. Your answer sounds good and honest. Best of luck.

[KayDeeCee 4,893]

~ Moved from K-1 Process to Caribbean regional - topic specific to Cuba ~

[pepper44 18]

I wonder the same thing.. lol How does one answer why you chose to marry in US vs. Cuba? My reality is.. because it is cheaper and a shorter process. I guess that's simple enough and hope it works for an answer.

Second though why live in US vs Cuba.. well I dont know maybe because life is better in the US with more opportunities.

I don't think it will offend anyone since it is the US Consulate and not the Cuba consulate. But then again who knows.