Cuban immigration is the worst

[Miriam n Alain 3]

I just got of the phone with my husband he is doing his paper work for the Carta Blanca ( cuba's permission to leave the country). He was told by the lady at immigration that he has to wait for his release from military service that has to be sighned by the FAR (Revolutionary armed forces). Before they can give him his Carta Blanca. He already has a paper that says he is releaved of duty because he has asthma but the lady at immigration says that paper is no good and it has to be one sent directly to them from the FAR. She told him " maybe they will sign of on your carta blanca if you get lucky if not you have to wait for the FAR to sign and that can take up to 6 months". I couldnt belive it I have a really big feeling that she siad that to scare my husband and that thats not true. just because thats how the cuban goverment works they try to scare you when you want to leave cuba and they make your life a living hell because to them its like your a trator for leaving but if it is true that he has to wait that long its going to be really hard on us since our baby is due in march. Well all I have left to do is wait and pray and I ask anyone out there that reads this to please pray for us because when your at the mercy of cuban immigration the only thing you can do is pray.

[Stabu 0]

I just got of the phone with my husband he is doing his paper work for the Carta Blanca ( cuba's permission to leave the country). He was told by the lady at immigration that he has to wait for his release from military service that has to be sighned by the FAR (Revolutionary armed forces). Before they can give him his Carta Blanca. He already has a paper that says he is releaved of duty because he has asthma but the lady at immigration says that paper is no good and it has to be one sent directly to them from the FAR. She told him " maybe they will sign of on your carta blanca if you get lucky if not you have to wait for the FAR to sign and that can take up to 6 months". I couldnt belive it I have a really big feeling that she siad that to scare my husband and that thats not true. just because thats how the cuban goverment works they try to scare you when you want to leave cuba and they make your life a living hell because to them its like your a trator for leaving but if it is true that he has to wait that long its going to be really hard on us since our baby is due in march. Well all I have left to do is wait and pray and I ask anyone out there that reads this to please pray for us because when your at the mercy of cuban immigration the only thing you can do is pray.

Oh man, this really sucks. I've always known that Cuba is well... "extremely nasty dictatorship" to put it nicely, but that you aren't really allowed to leave it reminds me of DDR and other Soviet Block countries or modern North Korea. That's soooo unfair . Luckily Castro will die soon and hopefully Raul is a less nasty dictator than his brother was .

[*Maureen* 0]

My thoughts and prayers are with you. I hope your husband will be home soon for you and your baby's arrival.

[Jasman0717 9]

Wow, I hope you get throught this quickly

[Jackie&Yosdani 0]

Wow, I hope you get throught this quickly

I'll pray for you..

but I dont think what she said is really true.. He should receive his carta blanca in about a month.. as long as he didnt study anything like Medicine.. he should be ok..

good luck anyway.. and girl I'll pray for you..

[*JG* 2]

Hugs to you......I hope it goes quick for you.

[Miriam n Alain 3]

Thanks guys keep praying for us

[David07 0]

Miriam n Alain,

I understand your predicament. Actually, I've just come back from Cuba and have heard similar stories from people going through the exit process. You have to realize that over there, different people give you different answers about the same question. Sometimes you do not know whom to believe. I would probably suggest going through a different official or a different local office and see their response. Also, a lot of things can be done if you know "somebody" or discreetly offer some kind of help in return.

Good luck.