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Havana, Cuba

cassidyxo

Full Member
Sep 3, 2014
37
1
Category........
Visa Office......
Havana, Cuba
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
July 7th 2015
AOR Received.
July 9th 2015
File Transfer...
September 9th 2015
Med's Request
Submitted with Application
Med's Done....
May 2015
Interview........
N/A
Passport Req..
November 27th 2015
VISA ISSUED...
November 27th 2015
I didn't have any issues with it. I had two different lawyers on mine. Foreign affairs didn't care and neither did the lady who we'd us in Cuba!
 

Ap789

Full Member
Feb 12, 2016
38
9
Halifax
Category........
Visa Office......
Havana
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
27-05-2016
AOR Received.
27-07-2016
File Transfer...
29-07-2016
Med's Done....
18-03-2016
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
31-10-2016
VISA ISSUED...
09-11-2016
LANDED..........
November 21 2016
cassidyxo said:
I didn't have any issues with it. I had two different lawyers on mine. Foreign affairs didn't care and neither did the lady who we'd us in Cuba!


This makes me feel so much better !!!!! Thank you
 

pastrj

Full Member
Aug 18, 2015
28
0
GTA
Category........
Visa Office......
Havana
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
22-02-2016
AOR Received.
14-04-2016
IELTS Request
N/A
File Transfer...
19-04-2016
Med's Request
Submitted with application
Med's Done....
Dec 2015
I had one lawyer notarized my declaration of single status and then had a different lawyer notarized the translations. This was fine at the Cuban embassy in Toronto when they legalized and also when I went to the Consultoria for the signing.

You will be fine!
 

V_Gonzalez

Star Member
Feb 3, 2015
104
2
Category........
Visa Office......
Havana
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Dec 12/2014
File Transfer...
Mar 11/2015
Interview........
Jan 28/2016
Passport Req..
Feb 26/2016
VISA ISSUED...
Mar 2/2016
LANDED..........
Apr 21/2016
We just received the email this morning to go pick up our visa next week!!!! We dropped of the new PC on Wednesday afternoon, so it was super fast!! WOOOOHOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
 

mslolita

Star Member
Jun 26, 2015
58
0
Category........
Visa Office......
Havana
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
File Transfer...
11/03/15
Interview........
02/01/16
VISA ISSUED...
16/03/2016
LANDED..........
17/03/2016
V_Gonzalez said:
We just received the email this morning to go pick up our visa next week!!!! We dropped of the new PC on Wednesday afternoon, so it was super fast!! WOOOOHOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
Congratulations!!! That was really fast. Good for you both.
 

V_Gonzalez

Star Member
Feb 3, 2015
104
2
Category........
Visa Office......
Havana
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Dec 12/2014
File Transfer...
Mar 11/2015
Interview........
Jan 28/2016
Passport Req..
Feb 26/2016
VISA ISSUED...
Mar 2/2016
LANDED..........
Apr 21/2016
Thanks!!! You're next!! :)
 

Er84

Star Member
Jun 25, 2015
51
0
Category........
Visa Office......
Havana
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
25-06-2015
File Transfer...
20-08-2015
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
6-04-2016
VISA ISSUED...
13-04-2016
LANDED..........
17-04-2016
V_Gonzalez said:
We just received the email this morning to go pick up our visa next week!!!! We dropped of the new PC on Wednesday afternoon, so it was super fast!! WOOOOHOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
Wooooohoooo....So happy for you V. :) Awesome news.

When is your pick up date?
 

V_Gonzalez

Star Member
Feb 3, 2015
104
2
Category........
Visa Office......
Havana
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Dec 12/2014
File Transfer...
Mar 11/2015
Interview........
Jan 28/2016
Passport Req..
Feb 26/2016
VISA ISSUED...
Mar 2/2016
LANDED..........
Apr 21/2016
Thanks SO much :)

He has to be there next Wednesday at 8:30am...blah blah .. which is a challenge since he's in Santiago. But a good challenge for once!! lol We're in shock!!
 

Mrs.DoryBaby

Hero Member
Jul 29, 2014
229
2
Visa Office......
Havana
NOC Code......
FAMILY CLASS
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
June 25, 2014
Doc's Request.
N/A
Nomination.....
N/A
AOR Received.
August 20, 2014
IELTS Request
N/A
File Transfer...
August 28, 2014
Med's Request
Submitted with Application
Med's Done....
May, 2014
Interview........
WAIVED
Passport Req..
January 27, 2015
VISA ISSUED...
February 4, 2015
LANDED..........
7 Month wait! tip to toe! Good Luck EVERYONE!
Another one bites the dust! LOL... Havana is working hard! Good luck all, your time is near!

V!!!! Congrats... now the real fun begins! All the "first" That was and still is my favorite part of having my hubby near me... we get to do everything OVER AGAIN, but its his first and I enjoy seeing how much fun he has here in Canada!

ALL THE BEST TO YOU AND HUBBY!

XOX
d
 

girl1973

Full Member
Mar 29, 2015
24
0
Glad to hear things are moving, we are going to be 11 months in Havana on Wednesday. We were told a month ago that a decision should be issued by Feb 29th. There has never been any mention of an interview but we think my husband will have one because we can't understand why we are being made to wait this long! I ordered our notes and the say recommend interview to be waived back in July. Anyone have any thoughts, we are beyond frustrated!!!!
 

Galano1213

Hero Member
Jun 30, 2013
969
82
PEI
Category........
Visa Office......
Havana Cuba
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
11-07-2014
Med's Done....
23-04-2014
The time for Cuba is 17 months now as per CIC web site My MP says they are keeping people to this in some cases. When he called about ours they said to call back in June Our interview was Jan 4
Our app has been in Havana since Jan 6 .2015.
 

cassidyxo

Full Member
Sep 3, 2014
37
1
Category........
Visa Office......
Havana, Cuba
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
July 7th 2015
AOR Received.
July 9th 2015
File Transfer...
September 9th 2015
Med's Request
Submitted with Application
Med's Done....
May 2015
Interview........
N/A
Passport Req..
November 27th 2015
VISA ISSUED...
November 27th 2015
V_Gonzalez said:
We just received the email this morning to go pick up our visa next week!!!! We dropped of the new PC on Wednesday afternoon, so it was super fast!! WOOOOHOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
Oh my goodness. Congrats!!! So happy for you!!!! The best is yet to come. I still wake up in shock my husband is beside me!!! Sooooo happy for you! ❤
 

V_Gonzalez

Star Member
Feb 3, 2015
104
2
Category........
Visa Office......
Havana
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Dec 12/2014
File Transfer...
Mar 11/2015
Interview........
Jan 28/2016
Passport Req..
Feb 26/2016
VISA ISSUED...
Mar 2/2016
LANDED..........
Apr 21/2016
Thanks everybody..!!

Dory, you're the best!! I don't know what I would have done without you. Such an angel, and a positive spirit.

xoxoxox Vanessa
 

Er84

Star Member
Jun 25, 2015
51
0
Category........
Visa Office......
Havana
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
25-06-2015
File Transfer...
20-08-2015
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
6-04-2016
VISA ISSUED...
13-04-2016
LANDED..........
17-04-2016
Processing time for Cuba is not 17 months. CIC has removed country specific processing timelines and provides only a generic timeline to include all countries at 17 months however this also includes 60 days of sponsor approval sponsoring so approx 15 months at the foreign VO. Again, this is not country specific. Cuba has continued to process applications with interviews being waived at approx 4-5 months and those needing interviews at approx 10. Nothing is set in stone however one only needs to read the timeline of recent application approvals to easily determine this.

My suggestion is to hang in there and let them run its course.

Cheers and good luck to all those still waiting.
 

Galano1213

Hero Member
Jun 30, 2013
969
82
PEI
Category........
Visa Office......
Havana Cuba
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
11-07-2014
Med's Done....
23-04-2014
Acording to my MP that is the time they can hold your application

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/times/index.asp

Spouse or common-law partner living outside Canada





 17 month(s) ?


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