Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Mexico, Latin & South America	Paperwork help in Havana ?	Ok, thanks. And yes, I think you're right, I'll post it as a new topic. Thanks again. New post	g+y	Not Telling	Cuba	2011-07-19 12:40:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Paperwork help in Havana ?	If nobody else replies I can try asking my fiance exactly what is in the packet. But I think there are other VJ members who have seen the packet and might be able to answer your question better. I would post a new topic so more people can see your question. Ok, thanks. And yes, I think you're right, I'll post it as a new topic. Thanks again.	g+y	Not Telling	Cuba	2011-07-19 12:07:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Paperwork help in Havana ?	Cool. I might just ask him to scan and email the forms to me (or send copies here with a friend) after she helps him fill it all out so I can make sure everything is consistent. He has a copy of the original petition (I-129F) so they should be able to compare all the forms. I am going down there a week before our interview, so if anything is messed up I can double check it all before we go in for the interview. The lady he is talking to seems helpful, he already met with her once. Thanks !!! Hi, I was wondering what you ended up doing with the forms, if you got a scanned copy via email. Maybe I should/will start a new thread, because although my post is about the paperwork in Havana, it is somewhat off-topic. Anyway, the reason I ask is that my fiancée lives in Santiago de Cuba, so instead of going all the way to Havana to pick up the packet, we just got "all" the forms and info from the web sites. (She has free email and internet access because she works as an editor for a web site, so it was relatively easy for me to email her everything as attachments.) I read some posts here from previous K-1 visa couples in which it was stated that everything in the packet you pick up in Havana can be downloaded. I don't remember how old the posts were, however, which is why I wrote "all", because perhaps this is no longer the case. If you know, or if anyone else recently picked up the packet, would you mind posting a description of exactly what it contained and if there is anything that needs to be turned in prior to the interview? Is there anything we need or need to do that is mentioned in the packet but not on the following web page? http://havana.usint....immigrants.html Thanks in advance!	g+y	Not Telling	Cuba	2011-07-17 21:18:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Packet 3 for K-1 Visa (Cuba)	From the Cuban Interest Section website: Each applicant must present the following documents: 1. Valid passport and photocopy of pages where issuance and expiration dates as well as the passport number appear. 2. Form DS-230, Part I and Part II Please note that K visas will also need to bring forms DS-156, DS-157, and DS-156K at the time of their interview. 3. Photos, (2) color photos on white background of the beneficiary facing the camera and measuring 50 mm x 50 mm taken within the last six months. 4. Birth certificate. 5. Civil status certificate stating whether the beneficiary is single, married, divorced, or widowed. 6. Criminal Records from Cuba and any other country where the beneficiary has lived starting at age 16. 7. Medical examination. Beneficiaries need to check the list of hospitals where they can have their medical examination. On the day of their medical appointment, they should bring this list along with the letter from the National Visa Center indicating their case number. 8. Affidavit of Support, form I-864 must be completed by the petitioner and sent to the National Visa Center. If the petitioner does not send this document, the beneficiary will need to submit this form at the time of the interview along with a copy of the petitioner’s income tax from the previous year. Please note that K visas do not require form I-864, but should bring proof of the petitioner’s economic solvency. 9. Relationship evidence. Only in the case of visa categories K-1, K-3, IR-1, CR-1, and F2-A. This includes photos of the marriage or relationship and any other evidence that demonstrates that the relationship is bona fide. 10. IV processing fee. If the petitioner did not pay the IV processing fee at the National Visa Center, the applicant will need to pay the corresponding fee at the time of the consular interview. If the petitioner previously paid the IV processing fee of $325 USD, the beneficiary will be responsible for paying a surcharge of $42 convertible pesos. Right, that is the information from the link I provided in my original post. I probably wasn't being clear enough. When the NVC sent everything to Havana, I (petitioner) got a letter that included the following statement: "Your fiancé will soon receive a packet with instructions from the consular section on how to apply for the K1 visa at that post and what documents will be required." At this point, the beneficiary is supposed to receive a telegram (although it is not always received by the beneficiary) to go pick up the packet in Havana. Given that web sites are not always up to date, if possible, I just wanted to verify the contents of the packet with someone who recently has picked up the packet. I think we have everything, but it would not be a nice surprise to show up to the interview and find out to the contrary.	g+y	Not Telling	Cuba	2011-07-19 20:26:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Packet 3 for K-1 Visa (Cuba)	I posted this question in a reply within a similar thread, but it was a bit off-topic so I'll start a new one. Regarding the somewhat atypical K-1 Visa process for someone in Cuba to travel to the US to get married, I would like to find out what is included in the "Packet 3" (also called "superpacket") that the beneficiary picks up from the US Interests Section in the Swiss embassy in Havana, Cuba. I am referring to the packet that the beneficiary picks up after the petitioner has called the special number to buy the pin and has obtained the interview appointment (for 8-9 months later ). The reason I ask is that my fiancée lives in Santiago de Cuba, so instead of traveling all the way to Havana to pick up the packet (it can't be mailed), we just got "all" the forms and info from the web sites. (She has free email and internet access because she works as an editor for a web site, so it was relatively easy for me to email her everything as attachments.) I read some posts here from previous K-1 visa couples in which it was stated that everything in the packet you pick up in Havana can be downloaded. I don't remember how old the posts were, however, which is why I wrote "all", because perhaps this is no longer the case. If you know, or if anyone else recently picked up the packet, would you mind posting a description of exactly what it contained and if there is anything that needs to be turned in prior to the interview? Is there anything we need or need to do that is mentioned in the packet but not on the following web page? http://havana.usint....immigrants.html Thanks in advance!	g+y	Not Telling	Cuba	2011-07-19 12:37:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	G-325A signature?	You got lucky! Source Hi. I had this same question, and still haven't found a definitive answer. According to an interoffice memo to service center directors, signatures from the beneficiary are not needed to submit a 129-F/G-325A, although the memo was from 2005. See: http://www.visajourn...ost__p__2250408 http://www.uscis.gov/files/pressrelease/I1...325A_110105.pdf Interoffice Memorandum To: SERVICE CENTER DIRECTORS From: Michael Aytes /S/ Acting Associate Director for Operations United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Department of Homeland Security Date: November 1, 2005 Re: Guidance for Processing Pending Form I-129F Petition for Alien Fiancé(e) when G-325A for Petitioner and/or Beneficiary is not Signed and/or Photos not Submitted. Purpose To provide field offices with guidance on processing Form I-129F petitions when the accompanying G-325A is missing signatures and/or photographs. A properly executed Form G-325A is required for all I-129F petitions. Previously it was standard practice to issue an RFE when the beneficiary failed to sign the G-325A and/or failed to submit photographs. From the date of this memorandum, an RFE should not be issued in instances where the beneficiary failed to sign the G-325A and/or failed to include photographs provided that the beneficiary is residing abroad. The beneficiary will be required to sign the Form G-325A and/or submit photographs at the time of visa issuance abroad. It is also not necessary to RFE for the petitioner’s signature on the G-325A, if the petitioner failed to sign it. The signature of the petitioner on the Form I-129F should be deemed sufficient for purposes of adjudicating the petition. Finally, it is important to note that the petitioner’s photograph is still required for the adjudication of the I-129F, so if it is missing, it must be requested prior to adjudication. Questions regarding this memorandum may be directed through appropriate channels to Mica Pilz of Service Center Operations.	g+y	Not Telling	Cuba	2010-07-09 12:43:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Contacting Congressman For Interview Date???	"All the people filing from Cuba were expedited." Definitely not true. How I wish that it was, but it's not. I'll second the "how I wish that it was". I'm just hoping our interview will be in 2011. A bit off-topic, but about how long usually is the wait after the interview (assuming all goes well) until they are actually able to get on a plane?	g+y	Not Telling	Cuba	2011-02-11 09:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Anyone Notice	Has anyone else noticed that the estimated times have been pushed out? I am a late September filer, which would make it about February but originally it was in January I was just checking my time line and noticed that the estimated times have been pushed out for me about 60 days it was originally the mid to end of January and now it has been pushed to March. i guess technically it is only pushed 30 days still From time line on VJ Based on timeline data, your I129f may be adjudicated between March 17, 2011 and March 23, 2011*. I guess we will just be in the waiting room till something happens Our NOA1s are about the same and mine says... Based on timeline data, your I129f may be adjudicated between February 13, 2011 and February 20, 2011*. It has been estimating the same/similar dates for as along as I can remember, so maybe it depends on which service center is processing it.	g+y	Not Telling	Cuba	2011-01-08 13:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	September CSC filers?	¡NOA2!	g+y	Not Telling	Cuba	2011-02-09 02:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	September CSC filers?	Hi. I didn't know this thread existed until today. ¡Go CSC! I-129F Sent : 2010-09-15 I-129F NOA1 : 2010-09-20	g+y	Not Telling	Cuba	2011-01-08 02:42:00