Documents needed to re-enter/leave cuba after greencard recieved

[tab_USA 2]

Hi everyone,

I had a quick question - my husband is Cuban and is in the process of AOS. Once he gets his resident card, we plan on traveling to Cuba to see his family. My question is, he was told he needed a (2-year) stamp to leave cuba- called a (pro-gu-la).. even though he will have his GC by then. Some say he can do it in cuba and others say you can send the passport to the cuban embassy here in WA. The latter option seems to take about 8 months, which is not the ideal situation.

My question is, can anyone shed light as to if he enters cuba and does the progula there, will he have issues leaving?

Edited November 22, 2016 by tab_USA

[Idy Fdez 34]

Hi everyone,

I had a quick question - my husband is Cuban and is in the process of AOS. Once he gets his resident card, we plan on traveling to Cuba to see his family. My question is, he was told he needed a (2-year) stamp to leave cuba- called a (pro-gu-la).. even though he will have his GC by then. Some say he can do it in cuba and others say you can send the passport to the cuban embassy here in WA. The latter option seems to take about 8 months, which is not the ideal situation.

My question is, can anyone shed light as to if he enters cuba and does the progula there, will he have issues leaving?

Hi!

I think you are talking about " Prorroga" . if that the case, this is nothing with US immigration. It's something mandatory by Cuban Government on every cuban's passport. The life of the passport it supposed to be 6 years, however every 2 years you need to send your passport to the US consulate in Washington to get this "Stamp" called "Prorroga" in order to enter Cuba. This made the Cuban passport the most expensive in the world! because the cost of this is another 200 US (more, less) every 2 years.

(Like everything with Cuba its an absurd but they wont let in if you don't have it)

Hope this info will help

[pepper44 18]

yes It needs to be stamped every two years. It's like the Visa they have that is multiple entry for cubans. My friend goes to the consulate to get this. It doesn't take 6 months, unless maybe you mail it. He get's it done the same day, I had to go one to get my visa issued and some papers completed by them. They never answer the phone and are very slow. Hours are 9-12. Must be nice right.

Either way if he is in the US I think he needs it before he goes back.

[tab_USA 2]

Thanks everyone, I will look into it.

[Pitaya 2,577]

Hi everyone,

I had a quick question - my husband is Cuban and is in the process of AOS. Once he gets his resident card, we plan on traveling to Cuba to see his family. My question is, he was told he needed a (2-year) stamp to leave cuba- called a (pro-gu-la).. even though he will have his GC by then. Some say he can do it in cuba and others say you can send the passport to the cuban embassy here in WA. The latter option seems to take about 8 months, which is not the ideal situation.

My question is, can anyone shed light as to if he enters cuba and does the progula there, will he have issues leaving?

Point of clarification: You mention the "cuban embassy here in WA."

Please be advised that there is generally one embassy per country and that is usually located in the capital city of the host nation. In this case that would be Washington, DC. The state/district abbreviation for Washington, DC is 'DC', however the state abbreviation for Washington State is 'WA'.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._state_abbreviations