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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Cuba
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My fiancee finished her interview for a visa at the US embasssy (actually the US Interests Section in Havana, Cuba) and she was told she had to come back with her CV. I helped my fiancee with the translation of her CV (curriculum vitae, or educational background), she is a biologist BTW.

They wouldn't give her any timeline on how long this is supposed to take. They made copies or faxed them to someplace, I think. Does anyone have any ideas how long this process will take? We've already spend enough time just to get past the interview stage. Yes, check the my timeline, it was really that long!!!

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I-129F Sent : 2005-10-02

I-129F NOA1: 2005-10-06

I-129F RFE(s): 2006-01-03

RFE Reply(s) : 2006-03-06

I-129F NOA2 : 2006-03-21

NVC Received :

NVC Left : 2006-08-02

Consulate Received : 2006-08-12

Packet 3 Received : 2006-08-31

Packet 3 Sent :

Packet 4 Received :

Interview Date : 2007-05-23

Visa Received : 2009-11-15

US Entry : 2010-04-20

Marriage : 2010-05-10

Comments : USINT requested her CV at interview, additional delay.

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Don't give up and be patient and persistant, it will be completed soon. Have her take her cv back to the embassy, and godwilling after they look at that they will give her the great news, that she got the visa. Be in a positive state of mind, she was not denied the first time. Please keep us posted.

if for some reason the embassy says that they are needing more documents, and are not convinced, then due to the length of your case, i would advise on contacting your district representative or state senator which is free or a lawyer, for assisstance in getting your case dealt with and approved in a timely manner.

but let us think the best for now, that she will be granted the visa when she takes her cv.

Good luck and keep us posted.

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Cuba
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I was hoping that someone who has been in a similar situation here, that person might be able to give me a rough idea of how long it will take for the embassy or whoever to review my fiancee's CV and to get the visa approved.

Sure, we had her CV translated and I personally reviewed the translation for proper English format and I think it was perfectly readable by them. My fiancee turned in the CV a few days ago to the embassy, they've already spend countless hours and days going over all the I-134 paperwork so I don't know why they should be stalling much on this minor piece of paper which wasn't even requested in the original paperwork to begin with. I mean, it's been over 500 days so what's their big problem?

How long should I wait before requesting help from local congressional reps or a lawyer here?

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I-129F Sent : 2005-10-02

I-129F NOA1: 2005-10-06

I-129F RFE(s): 2006-01-03

RFE Reply(s) : 2006-03-06

I-129F NOA2 : 2006-03-21

NVC Received :

NVC Left : 2006-08-02

Consulate Received : 2006-08-12

Packet 3 Received : 2006-08-31

Packet 3 Sent :

Packet 4 Received :

Interview Date : 2007-05-23

Visa Received : 2009-11-15

US Entry : 2010-04-20

Marriage : 2010-05-10

Comments : USINT requested her CV at interview, additional delay.

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Head over to the Latin American forum...there are several people there with Cuban fiances. Maybe they can give you more insight.

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Iran
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I dont know anything about the embassy in havanna, but we had big problems at the embassy as you can see by the timeline below. my wife was denied the visa when we went there the first time. if i was in your shoes i would wait 2 more weeks and be patient, and let the embassy get this paperwork sorted out, think the best, if your fiancee has still not been given any explanations on why it is taking so long or has not received the visa after 2 more weeks, i would contact the office of your representative for help. when i contacted my district representative through my family in the states, he was very helpful and sent a fax to the embassy for us, If that do not get results i would then contact a lawyer which is gonna cost some bucks. was your packet complete? i mean did you have photos, letters, telephone records. im not understanding why why your case is taking so long?

Filed K1 Petition September 2005

Interview at Embassy in Abu Dhabi December 2005 Denied

Interview at Embassy in Abu Dhabi January 2006 Approved

Nikah April 21, 2006

Biometrics June 2006

Received Green Card August 2006

Waiting for 10 year card since June 2008

Received 10 year card April 2009

U.S. Citizen November 2009

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Cuba
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Vilma completed the interview on 23 May 2007. As far as I know, there were no problems with the interview or the documentation which we supplied. The financial statements, the photos, all the I-134 stuff apparently was accepted. It was complete and I thoroughly checked and double-checked everything.

The problem is that she has a professional background as a biologist, they suddely wanted her CV or educational background, and this isn't listed as required documents for the K1 fiancee visa. The only thing I can guess is there there are some reactionary people in the US embassy and they are constantly accusing Cuba of "bio-terrorism" and they want to pick on Vilma simply because she has worked in the medical field as a biologist.

BTW from what I know about CIA destablization programs against Cuba, the reverse was true, that the US gov. conducted decades-long covert campaigns of biological warfare against Cuba, this has been documented extensively and repeatedly by many researchers so maybe they are trying to divert public attention away from themselves by accusing Cuba of doing the exact things which they were doing against Cuba for over 20 years. I'm trying to avoid political debates in this process but they seem to be obsessed with the idea of injecting that into a normal immigration process.

I understand that Cuba has specific prohibitions for emigration of its citizens for certain fields (a 5-year waiting period, for example), and this includes professions such as medicine and biology, but we have been able to overcome those hurdles on the Cuban side. The Republic of Cuba has every right to protect its intellectual capital, this is their policy and I believe it is justifiable, even though it has forced Vilma to quit her job as a biologist almost 5 years ago.

The US has already done extensive background checks on me and my fiancee so I think this new request is totally unnecessary and it is making us wait longer for no good reason. Her CV clearly shows that she worked in civilian positions, related to immunology and laboratory quality control. She was not in the Cuban military.

I'm writing some letters to my local politicians wrt this red tape and beauracratic delays at the US embassy. I will follow your advice about contacting an immigration lawyer after a few more weeks of this waiting-game and pure silliness on their part.

I dont know anything about the embassy in havanna, but we had big problems at the embassy as you can see by the timeline below. my wife was denied the visa when we went there the first time. if i was in your shoes i would wait 2 more weeks and be patient, and let the embassy get this paperwork sorted out, think the best, if your fiancee has still not been given any explanations on why it is taking so long or has not received the visa after 2 more weeks, i would contact the office of your representative for help. when i contacted my district representative through my family in the states, he was very helpful and sent a fax to the embassy for us, If that do not get results i would then contact a lawyer which is gonna cost some bucks. was your packet complete? i mean did you have photos, letters, telephone records. im not understanding why why your case is taking so long?

Texas Service Center

I-129F Sent : 2005-10-02

I-129F NOA1: 2005-10-06

I-129F RFE(s): 2006-01-03

RFE Reply(s) : 2006-03-06

I-129F NOA2 : 2006-03-21

NVC Received :

NVC Left : 2006-08-02

Consulate Received : 2006-08-12

Packet 3 Received : 2006-08-31

Packet 3 Sent :

Packet 4 Received :

Interview Date : 2007-05-23

Visa Received : 2009-11-15

US Entry : 2010-04-20

Marriage : 2010-05-10

Comments : USINT requested her CV at interview, additional delay.

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Vilma completed the interview on 23 May 2007. As far as I know, there were no problems with the interview or the documentation which we supplied. The financial statements, the photos, all the I-134 stuff apparently was accepted. It was complete and I thoroughly checked and double-checked everything.

The problem is that she has a professional background as a biologist, they suddely wanted her CV or educational background, and this isn't listed as required documents for the K1 fiancee visa. The only thing I can guess is there there are some reactionary people in the US embassy and they are constantly accusing Cuba of "bio-terrorism" and they want to pick on Vilma simply because she has worked in the medical field as a biologist.

BTW from what I know about CIA destablization programs against Cuba, the reverse was true, that the US gov. conducted decades-long covert campaigns of biological warfare against Cuba, this has been documented extensively and repeatedly by many researchers so maybe they are trying to divert public attention away from themselves by accusing Cuba of doing the exact things which they were doing against Cuba for over 20 years. I'm trying to avoid political debates in this process but they seem to be obsessed with the idea of injecting that into a normal immigration process.

I understand that Cuba has specific prohibitions for emigration of its citizens for certain fields (a 5-year waiting period, for example), and this includes professions such as medicine and biology, but we have been able to overcome those hurdles on the Cuban side. The Republic of Cuba has every right to protect its intellectual capital, this is their policy and I believe it is justifiable, even though it has forced Vilma to quit her job as a biologist almost 5 years ago.

The US has already done extensive background checks on me and my fiancee so I think this new request is totally unnecessary and it is making us wait longer for no good reason. Her CV clearly shows that she worked in civilian positions, related to immunology and laboratory quality control. She was not in the Cuban military.

I'm writing some letters to my local politicians wrt this red tape and beauracratic delays at the US embassy. I will follow your advice about contacting an immigration lawyer after a few more weeks of this waiting-game and pure silliness on their part.

I dont know anything about the embassy in havanna, but we had big problems at the embassy as you can see by the timeline below. my wife was denied the visa when we went there the first time. if i was in your shoes i would wait 2 more weeks and be patient, and let the embassy get this paperwork sorted out, think the best, if your fiancee has still not been given any explanations on why it is taking so long or has not received the visa after 2 more weeks, i would contact the office of your representative for help. when i contacted my district representative through my family in the states, he was very helpful and sent a fax to the embassy for us, If that do not get results i would then contact a lawyer which is gonna cost some bucks. was your packet complete? i mean did you have photos, letters, telephone records. im not understanding why why your case is taking so long?

Your situation does seem strange. In the K-1 Forum the ocassional K-1's from Cuba seem to be processed immediately at CSC with an NOA-2 within a week after their receipt. The rest of us agonize for months. Congressional Help is probably your best bet at this point.

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I think our situation is seemingly similar. both me and my wife had background checks, although thank god our process was so short, but we did have problems, first they interview her for 45 minutes, and asked her questions about so many things, even about private matters, then they denied her and never gave a clear real reason, to this day we are not sure what the reason is??, then the interview ended when my wife broke down in tears and walked away from the window, I should tell you they also requested an interview for me, i went to a place with a private room and they asked me questions for almost two hours. on our second attempt, my wife's family took a flight from Tehran and joined us, and my mother in law drove with us to abu dhabi and went with us to the second interview, and she got the visa.

first, i want to think it is still a good sign that they have not just denied her. that means they are still working on it and like you say probably researching her employment more, also i don't understand about how you were able to translate, we had to have all the documents translated and certified, some where in arabi and some were in farsi, it wasn't good enough for us to do translation, we had to have them translations certified, maybe you should do that for her cv and her education and employment documents, that might help if you have not done it already.

if they deny her, which hopefully will not happen, she is entitled to letter of denial which should give some explanation and instructions, that's what my wife got, and that's not the end, you just try again.

second, it is very good you are writing letters to your representatives, but i would also call or ask for an appointment and go to see your district representative office, tell them the urgency of your situation, and be very polite, and tell them about the letter so that they will be expecting it. my father worked hard on this and called the representatives office and USCIS and talked to them as well as sent a letter, and they were very polite and helpful. we did get a lawyer also.

third, don't give up, i don't know if you are religious?, but if you are, i would say some prayers and ask your wife, and families to pray also. if you are religous or or not, i will say a prayer for you that this works out and your fiancee gets the visa very soon, ameen.

Filed K1 Petition September 2005

Interview at Embassy in Abu Dhabi December 2005 Denied

Interview at Embassy in Abu Dhabi January 2006 Approved

Nikah April 21, 2006

Biometrics June 2006

Received Green Card August 2006

Waiting for 10 year card since June 2008

Received 10 year card April 2009

U.S. Citizen November 2009

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My fiancee finished her interview for a visa at the US embasssy (actually the US Interests Section in Havana, Cuba) and she was told she had to come back with her CV. I helped my fiancee with the translation of her CV (curriculum vitae, or educational background), she is a biologist BTW.

They wouldn't give her any timeline on how long this is supposed to take. They made copies or faxed them to someplace, I think. Does anyone have any ideas how long this process will take? We've already spend enough time just to get past the interview stage. Yes, check the my timeline, it was really that long!!!

they wanted them for AP/AR< admin processing > . educational, work in various areas Trigger AP/AR once she gives the CV they will place her on AP/AR. it wont start til the day they receive it. AP/AR can take a few days to 2 years to finish.

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Cuba
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Although I didn't bother to document this part in my timeline, I think our papers were already placed in Administrative Review either during the time it was in the Dallas office or after, when it was forwarded to the local embassy, aka USINT in Havana. I know it was a little frustrating, because there is no specified length of time for the Review to be finished. I think it lasted about 3 months in our case. I know because I called the offices many times and no one could tell me much beyond "Administrative Review".

So another Admin. Review/Admin. Processing? Another state of limbo for the foreseeable future! If it takes more that a few months, it must be political. Like, we need a new president with a better immigration policy.

My fiancee finished her interview for a visa at the US embasssy (actually the US Interests Section in Havana, Cuba) and she was told she had to come back with her CV. I helped my fiancee with the translation of her CV (curriculum vitae, or educational background), she is a biologist BTW.

They wouldn't give her any timeline on how long this is supposed to take. They made copies or faxed them to someplace, I think. Does anyone have any ideas how long this process will take? We've already spend enough time just to get past the interview stage. Yes, check the my timeline, it was really that long!!!

they wanted them for AP/AR< admin processing > . educational, work in various areas Trigger AP/AR once she gives the CV they will place her on AP/AR. it wont start til the day they receive it. AP/AR can take a few days to 2 years to finish.

Texas Service Center

I-129F Sent : 2005-10-02

I-129F NOA1: 2005-10-06

I-129F RFE(s): 2006-01-03

RFE Reply(s) : 2006-03-06

I-129F NOA2 : 2006-03-21

NVC Received :

NVC Left : 2006-08-02

Consulate Received : 2006-08-12

Packet 3 Received : 2006-08-31

Packet 3 Sent :

Packet 4 Received :

Interview Date : 2007-05-23

Visa Received : 2009-11-15

US Entry : 2010-04-20

Marriage : 2010-05-10

Comments : USINT requested her CV at interview, additional delay.

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Cuba
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Thanks for the post, brad.

How did you arrange the 2nd interview? Did you just set up an appointment by phone or did you re-file all the K1 paperwork again?

I don't have the money to attend an interview at this time, mainly because I would have to take a lot of time off from work, and also if they want to ask me any questions, they can have me come to a local immigration office and record everything and forward it to the embassy. I mean, video-teleconferencing isn't that big of a deal with high-speed ethernet.

The Republic of Cuba has no direct consular relations with USA, there is no US embassy in Havana per se, it is an "Interests Section" aka USINT, so I don't know how the US will be able to get any more information from Vilma's employer, which was with the Cuban government. Generally everyone in Cuba works for the Cuban government, unless it is some kind of illegal or free-lance enterprise which could possibly get you arrested or in trouble with local police.

Maybe the US has to work behind the scenes, so to speak, to get some credible evidence.

I have a competent, working knowledge of Spanish, and I also use machine translation software with a Spanish <--> English specialized medical dictionary as aid to translations. My fiancee also can get translations done in Cuba, she already had to translated some previous legal documents that we submitted in our K1, she went over my suggestions to the translated pages and after some review, we were satisfied that the CV document was in clear and accurate English. A CV is just a basic paper listing your education background, it's not rocket science but I suppose it could be in some cases, as she has extensive knowledge of immunology. I include some excerpts of the CV for your interrest:

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Subject: Summary of scientific work

In 1983, I graduated with a B.S. degree in Biology at the College of Biology, University of Havana. Following my undergraduate degree, I began to work professionally within the Cuban “Scientific Pole” at the National Center for the Production of Laboratory Animals (CENPALAB) in operations such as:

1. Training in the different stages of freezing and transfer of mammal embryos,

specifically mice, and for which I later traveled overseas to the Centre de Sêlection et d'Elevage d'Animaux de Laboratoire (CSEAL) in Orleans, France, working there for a 2-month period.

2. Developing a vaccine for Canine Parvovirus.

---

...During the years 1993 to 2004, I worked in the Finlay Institute, in Quality Control/Quality Assurance, pursuing work as an “A-class Specialist” in the quality control(QC) of drugs and medications, carrying out diverse activities related within my specialty...

...1. “Evaluation of Horse-grown Hyper-immune Measles Serums” presented during the event:

“Biotechnology within the Pharmacist- Physician Industry”, given in Havana City on June 30, 1995 and published in the magazine CNIC Vol.26, Special number 1995 and in the Cuban magazine, Pharmacy Vol.30/95.

2. “Comparative study of two outlines of immunization in rabbits for obtaining hyper-immune specific serums related to several respiratory viruses”, presented in “The 6th Congress of the

Cuban Society of Pharmaceutical Sciences” and published in the Cuban magazine, Pharmacy Vol.30/95.

Patent Certification:

1. Author of Invention. Vaccine for Canine Parvovirus , corresponding to the International Patent Classification, 5th edition, A61K 29/23, given in Havana City at the National Office of Inventions, Technical Information and Trademarks. December 6, 1994.

-----------------------------------------end of CV------------------------------------------------

I think our situation is seemingly similar. both me and my wife had background checks, although thank god our process was so short, but we did have problems, first they interview her for 45 minutes, and asked her questions about so many things, even about private matters, then they denied her and never gave a clear real reason, to this day we are not sure what the reason is??, then the interview ended when my wife broke down in tears and walked away from the window, I should tell you they also requested an interview for me, i went to a place with a private room and they asked me questions for almost two hours. on our second attempt, my wife's family took a flight from Tehran and joined us, and my mother in law drove with us to abu dhabi and went with us to the second interview, and she got the visa.

first, i want to think it is still a good sign that they have not just denied her. that means they are still working on it and like you say probably researching her employment more, also i don't understand about how you were able to translate, we had to have all the documents translated and certified, some where in arabi and some were in farsi, it wasn't good enough for us to do translation, we had to have them translations certified, maybe you should do that for her cv and her education and employment documents, that might help if you have not done it already.

if they deny her, which hopefully will not happen, she is entitled to letter of denial which should give some explanation and instructions, that's what my wife got, and that's not the end, you just try again.

second, it is very good you are writing letters to your representatives, but i would also call or ask for an appointment and go to see your district representative office, tell them the urgency of your situation, and be very polite, and tell them about the letter so that they will be expecting it. my father worked hard on this and called the representatives office and USCIS and talked to them as well as sent a letter, and they were very polite and helpful. we did get a lawyer also.

third, don't give up, i don't know if you are religious?, but if you are, i would say some prayers and ask your wife, and families to pray also. if you are religous or or not, i will say a prayer for you that this works out and your fiancee gets the visa very soon, ameen.

Texas Service Center

I-129F Sent : 2005-10-02

I-129F NOA1: 2005-10-06

I-129F RFE(s): 2006-01-03

RFE Reply(s) : 2006-03-06

I-129F NOA2 : 2006-03-21

NVC Received :

NVC Left : 2006-08-02

Consulate Received : 2006-08-12

Packet 3 Received : 2006-08-31

Packet 3 Sent :

Packet 4 Received :

Interview Date : 2007-05-23

Visa Received : 2009-11-15

US Entry : 2010-04-20

Marriage : 2010-05-10

Comments : USINT requested her CV at interview, additional delay.

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