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Attending Beneficiary's Visa Interview

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Mayeli   1

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Hello everyone,

I'm a US citizen petitioning for my fiance who lives in and is from Cuba.  I wanted to get your thoughts on whether it's important for both petitioner and beneficiary  to be present at the visa interview? Does it help or hinder the process when the petitioner attends the visa interview?  Does it make any difference at all?  I would appreciate responses from couples that have gone through the process; a "plus" if you're going through the process with a Cuban national.  Thank you in advance!

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LionessDeon   2,060

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Jamaica
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It would be helpful if you completed your profile information so that this post gets to the right forum.

Visa filed for:

Country:

I would suggest taking time to read these:  http://www.visajourney.com/reviews/index.php?cnty=Cuba

It depends on the country/consulate and your situation.  Is Cuba a high fraud country? Do you have any red flags?

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afortunada   182

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (pnd) Country: Mexico
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I can't recall any time I've seen that the process was worsened by a spouse/fiance attending the interview (not to say it hasn't happened, though). 

 

In your country's embassy reviews, it looks like most people joined their significant other and had positive results: http://www.visajourney.com/reviews/index.php?cnty=Cuba&cty=&dfilter=5


Married: 5-July-2015
I-130 Petition Sent: 11-May-2016
NSC Received (Our Priority Date): 12-May-2016
NOA2 Received: 30-September-2016 141 days for I-130 approval
NOA2 Hard Copy Received: 06-October-2016
Petition Sent to NVC: 17-October-2016 17 days for petition to be sent to NVC
NVC Received: 21-October-2016 4 days to be received at NVC
NVC Case Number Assigned: 31-October-2016 10 days for case number to be assigned
NVC Welcome Letter Received: 3-November-2016 @ 12:10 AM 3 days from case number assigned until Welcome Letter received and invoices unlocked
IV and AOS Fees Unlocked: 3-November-2016 @ 7:00 AM
IV and AOS Fees Paid: 3-November-2016
DS-260 Unlocked: 7-November-2016 2.5 business days for DS-260 to be unlocked
DS-260 Submitted: 8-November-2016
AOS and IV Documents Sent: 9-November-2016
Scan Date: 14-November-2016 5 days to receive scan date due to a holiday/weekend
Medical expedite requested: 14-December-2016
Medical expedite approved at consulate: 19-December-2016 Expedite approved with consulate but denied at NVC; still need to wait for case complete
Case on Supervisor Review: 22-December-2016
Case sent to the Review Department: 13-January-2017
Case Complete: 24-January-2017     10 weeks and 2 days at NVC before case completed
Case arrived at consulate/CEAC status "Ready": 1-February-2017
Interview: 21-February-2017   We scheduled our own interview because we had an approved medical expedite with the consulate. By sheer luck we got such a quick interview date because someone cancelled their appointment less than 20 minutes prior
Interview Result: Approved!!
Visa Issued: 21-February-2017     Visa issued same day as interview
DHL tracking information received: 22-February-2017     DHL tracking number appeared 28 hours after interview, scheduled for delivery the next day
Visa in hand: 23-Feb-2017
US POE (Minneapolis): 26-Feb-2017

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Mayeli   1

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Cuba
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Hi @afortunada - thank you so much for the link to comments on the interview process from Cuban couples.  Super helpful!  Just read the first couple of reviews and you're right, it looks like many opted to join their significant others.  Thanks!

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