Getting married in Cuba
I had the documents validated by the Consul in Toronto.
Since I am making a physical move to another city in southern Ontario this weekend, I will be offline for a number of days Ricardo. Be back next week.
Have a good weekend my friend.
Perez74 wrote:Can anyone please tell me what the cost is to have documents legalized by the cuban interest section in washington聽 DC? I plan to get married soon and i can not get in contact with the interest section,ive been told they are not doing counsler services and then im told they are. Anyone knows please let me know thanks.
Sounds like the service we get from them In Canada,,.If the prices are the same or similar to Canada you are looking at around 176 per document .. I had 4 to do =704.00 plus 100 or so have them translated in to Spanish and 40 for courier service of documents .. so around 900 and if you are marrying in Cuba you will need another 800 or so cuc to pay notary/lawyer plus stamps and so on.. Total costs under 2000.00 including the slaughter of one pig and 200 cans of Cristal cerveza which will be on your tab of course...congrats and good luck
thank you
Is it possible to travel to ecuador with my cuban girlfriend to get married there to save all the drama and fees that the cuban government wants.. I am a canadian citizen .born here.. can you if you know what i bring with me to ecuador... birth certifacate and status of my divorce ...does it need to be translated聽 to spanish still or ??
Thank you very much for your time
Thanx
I used聽 Canadian Translator聽 Jonathan Whiteside out of Ontario and was about聽 80-100 to get both translated聽
whiteside777@gmail.com聽 聽 .. I did my research first to be sure his translations would be accepted ..
聽 After you get your documents ready to go you send all by canada post express(I Used) plus the extra 40.00 the cuban consulate charges for applying by mail and also you need to include a prepaid envelope for them to send all documents back ...check their website to get exact costs but mine was 4 x 174 plus 40 ...
I got everything back in 2 weeks certified so is fast ..
Ps I found the notarization of the documents similar in price to translations..聽 and yes its like winning the lottery to reach them by phone with questions..
聽 When you go to Cuba to get married let me know so I can warn you about the scams to extract extra money from you..they will try trust me try add extras to rip you off the yuma/gringo聽 sometimes the new wife/hubby is involved
Be very careful as most Cubans are very tricky..
New here......My Fiance in Cuba & I have been going through the Fiance process almost one year now.Long story...we were one of those 221g Admin Processing, non bonifide relationship couples that got rejected. To make matters worse the process took place right before the U.S. Interest office in Havana became the U.S. Embassy. Long story longer, we are starting to proceed with plan B, which is getting married in Cuba.
Thank you to whoever started this blog, I do appreciate any information I can get because as you must know by now,trying to find out information on your own (without paying a high cost Attorney) is very difficult. We have already spent thousands on the previous process, now we may have to start all over. My Fiance's file was sent back to USCIS with the recommendation that is be revoked,it took 3 months for the Embassy in Havana to mail his file back to NVC, then NVC sent back to USCIS. USCIS stated "No jurisdiction" because the 90 day Fiance Visa expired! & forwarded my Fiance's file back to NVC, NVC back to the U.S. Embassy this Sep. 11. As of today, Oct. 02 the U.S. Embassy is stating that they do not have it.
I already got my documents prepared and stamped by the State of Caliornia with the Apostille cover letter. I have already got my birth certificate (translated from french to english) and my Affidavit of Single Status, & my divorce decree. Today I will go and pick up these docs translated to spanish.
My question is: How do I know how much to pay the Cuban Embassy in Washington D.C. to certify these documents. On their website they state $176.00 per document in english and spanish. So would that be $176.00 x 6 documents (because it's 3 sets of paperwork) I hope it is not by page?? So that would be $1056.00??
Or would that be $176.00 x 3 sets, & put the english and spanish together?
I will also call Fedex and ask about mailing and getting the docs prepaid for return.
Please let me know if I am missing anything? I did read that all documents must have my same name on all docs, but of course my birth certificate is my maiden name. My divorce decree and Affidavit is in my former married last name.
Then, from what I have read I go to Cuba (2nd trip) we get married, pay the fees in Cuba, apprx. $600.00, then I come back with all docs and begin the Marriage Visa process similar to the K1 Fiance Visa.
I am hoping we do not have to go with plan B, but I am preparing.
Thank you kindly for any information anyone can give me.
We are an older couple, 50's and want to live the rest of our lives together & be able to travel back & forth between San Diego & Cuba.
Thank you,
Bell

Also, I forgot to ask, do I need to buy medical travel insurance for the 29 days I will be in Cuba? When I went in Oct. 2012聽 it was not required of me. When I got to the airport, there was a team of people dressed in medical white uniforms, a nice lady asked me where I was coming from. I said the United States, and she said "Pasale" Pass, so I did nobody ever asked me for proof of medical insurance. I know things can change, so I am just wondering.
Thanks,
After that bought a pig and 48 christal cerveza and 12 x bottle havana rum(3 year old)聽 ,, had sex next day(too drunk wedding nite) to make it official ,,
聽 聽Good luck and hope some americans may read this and be more help to you...
Thanks, Pete
聽 聽 After three years of frustration and trips for no gain my fianc茅e and are just thinking about enjoying our lives together at la casa de nosotros ( our house). We have a nice place and garden in the foothills of the Sierra Maistre foothills down east towards Santiago and we love it there.
聽 聽 I stay there every chance I get and go back to the states regularly to manage my business and take care of details. Haven't decided to emigrate to either country just yet.
聽 聽 You know, or maybe do not; but many young couples in Cuba never marry and just live together and raise families.?
聽 聽 It is easy to go to Cuba now and you can go as often as you like. Life is way cheaper to live over there.
I just came across this forum whilst trying to find (reliable) information about getting married in Cuba. I hope you guys can help me, as I have received so much conflicting advice both online and through speaking to various embassies and government bodies.
My Fianc茅 and I would like to elope in Havana in August this year (2017). We live in Australia - I am an Australian citizen and my partner is a Dutch citizen, but has permanent residency in Australia. Neither of us has been married before.
Some information we have received says we just need our passports, yet when I called the Cuban embassy in Australia, they said we needed authenticated and translated birth certificates and right to marry certificates. All these documents will cost around AUD$2000, so you can imagine my reluctance to obtaining these without first finding out whether we actually need them.
Also, how would we go about having a civil ceremony in Havana? Is there the equivalent of a registry office? Or do you have to find a "freelance" notary and arrange a location with them? If so, how would you guys go about finding one?
Thank you in advance for your time! Hopefully I can get some help here

Sherrie
I am trying to understand why you would want to get married in Cuba. Neither of you as I understand are Cuban. I married a Cuban and that is different.
Do you have a specific reason for going that route? You can email me at cubacultureclub@gmail.com.
Regards,
Walt
I can for sure answer one question? Whatever country you go to and the language is not English, all the documents need to be in the language of that country. I know this because when I get married to my partner of already 9 years all of the certificates are in english. We live in Florida. And for us to get married by church we need to do the same. I have to pay here in USA for our documents to be in Spanish. I was born in Illinois, Chicago and my birth certificate has to translated. I am going to order it online and pay.
Anything else look around on 大咖福利影院 and you will see more info for this and other question you may have.
Plus, Congrats on your wedding.
Don't answer question to people that ask you why in Cuba? Don't waste your time. It's your life and we only get to live it once. I am doing the big party in Cuba too. Why? because we both want to and plus it is cheaper, Lol........
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I see a lot of information about marrying in Cuba, but I was wondering if anyone has any experience bringing a Cuban to America on a Fiancee Visa...it seems to me to be the quicker and easier path, but my Cuban girlfriend does not think that Cuba will let her leave.聽 I can not find much of any info on this marriage path online, and what I do find makes it sound easy...
Just wondering if anyone has any insight...I know this doesn't seem like an "expat" question, but we would like to take turns and try to live in BOTH countries, so I think it counts

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