Permanent residence for canadian and child in Cuba

What have the good people at the Cuban Consulate office in Canada told you?

Terry

Best to pay a visit to the embassy or one of the two consulates. I doubt there will be an issue but may require different paperwork. Depends how old the child is also. At a minimum, the biological father will have to give women permission for his son to travel and in this case, move outside the country.

Keep in mind, there is no guarantee that Cuba will give your spouse PR, let alone your stepson.

Also, it is not you that applies, it's your wife. The only contribution you can make is provide whatever documents Cuba requires of the Cuban spouse.

thank you for your replies,the cuban embassy doesnt reply to emails or calls,,
@greslogo i have never heard of a canadian being refused permanent residency in cuba as a spoure of a cuban so,that should go smooth.

I know at least one person that was refused. They have no idea why. Married to a Cubana. That was a few years ago, when the Canadian had to prove they were solvent. 5000 in a Cuban bank plus income, like a pension or annuity. That requirement has been removed.

Yes, they usually do not respond to calls. That is why i suggested you see them in person. I understand that it could be difficult, requiring time and expense, if you do not live close to Toronto/Ottawa/Montreal.

The best of luck.

PS. You can make the application in Cuba but, since it takes a few months, both you, spouse and stepson would have to be there for the duration.

greslogo is right, for the step-son anyways, unless she has full custody of him. In this case she would have to notify the father, and the 2 would sign an affidavit showing the father is okay with this.

Your wife would apply for the PR for her and her son and provide Cuban authorities with the documents required.

They will need their long form birth certificate. Translated and an affidavit of the Translator must be done. Once translated and with the affidavit, it all goes to Foreign Affairs in Ottawa to be authenticated. Once it comes back then it's ready to go to the Consulate to be legalized by Cuba for us in Cuba. Your wife has to do the Police Report (CPIC), it too has to be translated with the Affidavit done and then onto Foreign Affairs for authentication. Once done it's ready for the Consulate. You can do the medical in Cuba...this way no translation required, no legalization. Cost is between 90-110CUC depending which province and which hospital. She has to write a letter explaining why she wants to move to Cuba. The owner of the house she will be living in (if not you) will have to write a letter for her to give with her application, saying they are giving permission for her to live in the house. Once you guys have all this paperwork, you then go to Immigration in your province and submit the paperwork. PR's are running anywhere from 2-6 months right now.

You don't have to be there for the duration. You apply and then you go back once you have a reply, no reason to be there.

Once someone get permanent residence, he can pass that to any first degree family member, or so it was as of march 2015.

the last two replies have been really great!

last paragraph though @yorgos where dis you get that info?

You cannot pass on a PR to anyone. If neither your father or mother is Cuban you have to apply for PR and if you are a child where one or both biological parents are Cuban you have to apply for Citizenship similar to a naturalized citizenship. We are in the process of doing this right now. I am Canadian and our son was born here in Canada and my husband is Cuban. For our son, he has to reside in Cuba until his application is processed, most likely because his is a citizenship whereas I can apply for my PR and then come and go as I please until my application is processed, how eve r we are moving there permanently so I will be doing my medical in Cuba vs here in Canada and submitting my application here. You can't pass on your status in Cuba, anymore than a PR here in Canada can pass their status onto anyone, including their child. Everyone has to apply, the only difference is children don't have to do a medical.

Ya, that was somewhat ambiguous. Yorgos, please elaborate.

In my case, need to know, because i will be doing a PR application. At the end of next year, in Cuba.