You are TOTALLY right, they are really messed up in Havana Visa Office, there is not consistency, and its just matter of luck and whoever is looking at your case. My husband and I are going through hell with these ppl, we're both Cuban but I have lived in Canada for the last 6 years, so I'm a Canadian Citizen now. We met 9 years ago and had a very serious relationship back then, that ended when I came to Canada in 2006, because we were very young at that point. In Jan 2011 I traveled to Cuba and we decided to get back together. We got married in May 2011, none of us had been married before or had children. He's only one year older than me, we provided all kinds of proofs, tons of emails, a lot of money spent in phone calls, text messages, a million pictures, hotel stays, I traveled again after the wedding in Jan 2012. We had a big wedding with all family members and friends, we had a honeymoon and they still called him for an interview. The interview was on March 15th, 2012....is June/2012 and we are still waiting. During the interview, they actually told my husband "o.k now the Immigration Officer believes your marriage is real" (like they had any reasons to think it was fake)...when my husband told me I thought that was extremely insulting... anyways when we asked them what's going on, all they said is that my husband passed the interview, but they have to determine if he is admissible which is based on the medical exams and background checks.....it's worth to mention they had the medical exam results even before my husband went for the interview....my husband is totally healthy, so all they had to do is a background check for a person that does NOT have criminal record, have NEVER worked for the government or for the military, and had NEVER lived in any other country than Cuba. Because of their inefficiency my husband's medical exams just expired this month and he will have to go through that again. However, they were very efficient when charging us $490 for the "Permanent Residence Right Fee", they asked us for the money since November 2011. In other words, they already charged us for a Visa that "they are still determining whether or not it will be issued". It is really sad that we can't even complaint, and just because of that they will keep doing whatever they want. I have recently requested the infamous "CAIPS Notes" on our case. Also wanted to ask if anyone here knows someone that was called for an interview, and how long took that person to land in Canada after the interview, Im also considering going to Cuba in August and requesting an interview with the Visa Officer....does anyone have any suggestions at all?? Anything that could help us will be greatly appreciated...good luck everyone!!
