Delivery service to Cuba?

This topic was created by Kia
[Thu 29 April, 22:41 Tasmanian Standard Time]

I recently got married in Cienfuegos, Cuba. I just found
out that once my Immigration Papers have gone through in
Canada, I will have to forward, to my husband in Cuba, his
papers for Immigration.
FedEx does not deliver to Cuba. Does anyone know of a
courier system that can be used? Are they very expensive?
Any idea of delivery date?
Any help would be "greatly" appreciated.

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  1. delivery svs - cuba Added by: malcolm
    [Timestamp: Fri 30 April, 2:39 Tasmanian Standard Time]

    Try DHL, understand they have offices there, Best of luck



  2. delivery svs - cuba Added by: malcolm
    [Timestamp: Fri 30 April, 2:39 Tasmanian Standard Time]

    Try DHL, understand they have offices there, Best of luck



  3. Felicidades!!!! Added by: Diago
    [Timestamp: Fri 30 April, 3:09 Tasmanian Standard Time]

    Congratulations Mrs. Kia (fill in the blank)! How was it?
    Did everything goes as planned? You don't have to respond
    here. If you like, include me in a group e-mail about your
    wedding - but I want to hear everything! Maybe you should
    put your pictures on the web!?!?! As for your question, DHL
    does send stuff. It's about $75 between Havana and NY - not
    sure about Canada. Incidentally, I just got notice that my
    application for the visa was approved! Although I thought
    that I had the visa - apparently, they approved my
    'petition' to apply for a fiancee visa. Now, she has to go
    to the U.S. interests office and fill out the visa
    application - after which, they will stamp her passport with
    the visa. OK, enough about me - details, details,
    details!!!



  4. Right on, Diago!!! Added by: Hugo
    [Timestamp: Fri 30 April, 6:22 Tasmanian Standard Time]

    Felicidades Kim! I agree with Diago! We are waiting for a
    report of the wedding. Hope things went real well for you. I
    am sure they did. I hope to be on the list to receive a
    complete report of the wedding and about all of the fiestas
    following it.
    Did you receive my letter with the enclosure? Were you able
    to contact my friend Maritza? I am now in Florida, but I
    should be back in Georgia by the end of the week.
    Congratulations to you, also, Diago. Hope your novia is able
    to visit you in New York. Best wishes for success with the
    U.S. Interests Section in Havana. My understanding is that
    they don't approve many applications. I hope yours is one of
    those that they do.
    I talked with a friend in Cuba yesterday, and I got the
    impression that things are about the same as far as the
    tightening of the screws by the authorities. I would love to
    hear your thoughts on conditons down there at this time.
    Buenas suerte-Hugo



  5. Congrads Kia AND Diago... Added by: Wayfarer
    [Timestamp: Fri 30 April, 10:38 Tasmanian Standard Time]

    Yeah, I heard DHL operates in Cuba too. But Kia, you're
    Canadian, so maybe FedEx Canada, if there is such a thing,
    operates a service there too?

    Diago, isn't the US Gov. asking you questions about how you
    met your Cuban fiancee? I mean surely she didn't travel to
    the States first.

    Yeah Kia, you were building us all up for this...how was
    the ceremony? What was is like?



  6. I got pictures!!!! Added by: Diago
    [Timestamp: Fri 30 April, 22:47 Tasmanian Standard Time]

    Very cool.......now I can put a face with the name!!!!
    Thanks for the pictures! You two look great together! I
    still want to hear details - but I'm sure you still have to
    come down from your high! Congratulations once again!
    Wayfarer, thanks! Yes, they did ask me how we met. It just
    so happened that we met the first time when I accompanied my
    godfather to Cuba, where he was getting treatment for
    prostate cancer. On a subsequent trip, for the same
    purpose, she and I actually got to know one another. And
    that's what I told them - just the 'facts'. (wink, wink)



  7. Mr. & Mrs. Lazaro & Kim Beltran Added by: Kia
    [Timestamp: Fri 30 April, 23:28 Tasmanian Standard Time]

    Hello Diago, Hugh & Wayfarer! thanks for your very nice
    postings.
    The wedding was great ... it was very different, but we all
    very much enjoyed ourselves ... and now I'm a Mrs.! When I
    got to Cienfuegos on April 12th, we met at the lawyer's
    office to pay for the wedding and to sign our papers.
    Immediately following that I had a good shot of Cuban rum!!
    Lazaro did all the preparations for the wedding .... so for
    the rest of the week I enjoyed myself at the resort with my
    family and friends.
    The wedding was set for 3:00-6:00 p.m., and we had about 100
    people invited. It was nothing like our weddings here ...,
    but the food, beer, rum were certainly flowing. I don't
    remember a thing the laywer said (I was in a daze) ....
    but I did manage to say "si" at the right time! Afterwards
    we headed back to the Hotel and partied with our family and
    friends.
    The other uneventful adventure was our trip to Havana to get
    our marriage certificate legalized. But it's done.
    Anyhow ... Diago and Hugh I did send you an e-mail with some
    photo attachments. Let me know if you didn't receive them.
    And Wayfarer ... if you send me your e-mail address, I can
    forward them to you if you're interested.
    Thanks again ... for all your help and support.
    p.s. Diago ... "congratulations" and keep me informed.



  8. Yes... Added by: Wayfarer
    [Timestamp: Sat 1 May, 1:36 Tasmanian Standard Time]

    Kia, please send pic's if you would. Diago, do you still
    have my e-mail address by chance that you could possibly
    pass on to Kia?



  9. I'll see what I can do Added by: Diago
    [Timestamp: Sat 1 May, 5:14 Tasmanian Standard Time]

    I believe I still have it. Just assume that I do, and I'll
    let you know otherwise. Actually, I can just forward the
    pictures to you, along with her address.



  10. YOU ALL MAKE ME SICK!!!! Added by: pablO
    [Timestamp: Sun 2 May, 0:21 Tasmanian Standard Time]

    Congradulations on getting screwed KIA. Your life is
    basically fucked. Yeh, I bet Lazaro took care of the
    arrangements. You gave him the cash and he spent it. When
    will you people ever learn???? As for DIPSHIT DIEGO, I
    would have loved to hear your answer about how you met your
    Cuban piece of ass. Let me try and guess. You were in a
    disco or cruising fifth ave. or the Malecon when this young
    black girl dressed in neon pick spandex says "Hola." Since
    your such a loser, your dick instantly got hard and you fell
    madly in love. Am I close? Kia and DIPSHIT, I could have
    saved you both alot of time and effort. Here in D.C. on
    streets 15th and K, we have basically the same thing as in
    Cuba. Lots of putas and putos just looking to get picked
    up. You could have married anyone of them and for a lot
    less. However, the good thing about marrying an American
    whore is that you dont have to deal with the whole fucking
    family. In Cuba, you get not only the whore, but the whole
    bloodsucking clan. Lets see how long the love lasts when
    you run out of money or a guy/girl with more to offer comes
    along. Anyway, best of luck on your new lives. God knows
    your gonna need it.



  11. Oh, by the by... Added by: pablO
    [Timestamp: Sun 2 May, 0:23 Tasmanian Standard Time]

    Fuck you wayfarer. (I didnt want to leave anyone out.)



  12. Just beginning Added by: Golden Sunshine (golden_sunshine@email.com)
    [Timestamp: Sun 2 May, 4:12 Tasmanian Standard Time]

    Hello Kia...
    Totally ignore pablO...obviously he has never known what
    love is.
    As for the courier DHL does go to Cuba. The cost is $100
    Canadian dollars for under 1 lb.
    I too married a WONDERFUL cuban man and am at the last
    stage of his emmigration...it is a very long and
    frustrating process. email me at golden_sunshine@email.com
    and can give you the rundown of all that you need to do.
    Be prepared though, the Cuban immigration office will stall
    your husband as much and long as possible.
    I too have been with my husband a long time before
    marriage, I have no regrets whatsoever...
    Congratulations!



  13. Hay que tener cuidado Added by: Yuma
    [Timestamp: Sun 2 May, 8:45 Tasmanian Standard Time]

    Although I hate to rain on anybody's parade, the
    overwhelming consensus in Toronto, Italy, Germany, etc., is
    that these Cubans will stay in love with you until they can
    obtain residency outside of Cuba. There are many stories of
    Cuban women leaving their yuma husbands and then becoming
    jineteras (again). Also, I have seen many foreign women,
    particularly anglo-saxon women, get charmed by the Cuban men
    only to be hurt down the road--after the Cubano has
    achieved residency.
    Toronto pays out hundreds of welfare checks to these recent
    Cubanos. Good Luck!



  14. uncreativ Added by: pablO
    [Timestamp: Sun 2 May, 8:50 Tasmanian Standard Time]

    pablO (false) you're a very uncreativ person. why aren't you
    able to search a name of your own. why the hell you need to
    use my name?
    just write bilL. or peteR or or or.
    it's so easy. why you always need to use my name for you
    dirty messages?
    pablO (the real)



  15. REPLY TO pablO AND YUMA Added by: Jean Pierre (gatienj@cancom.net)
    [Timestamp: Sun 2 May, 10:55 Tasmanian Standard Time]

    Sorry pablO but you are going a little too far.He or she may
    not be a Jinetero or Jinetera.Who are you to tell???
    Will you imply that 11 million peoples are such????
    If you have been to Cuba and never met honest peoples...you
    have an attitude problem.......
    Yes Yuma,many Cubans marry Canadians or foreigners as an
    easy way out.
    Yes they split ounce they are in a foreign country,but there
    are always exceptions and those do not tell their stories.
    It is the responsability of the foreigner marrying a Cuban
    to find out BEFORE saying YES,what is the Cuban mentality
    about marriage and other facts of life in that Country.
    Analize pro and con and then,make a choice.The problem is
    that many people thinks with their heart and much
    below...They forget their head....



  16. Who lifted the rock? Added by: Frank
    [Timestamp: Sun 2 May, 13:29 Tasmanian Standard Time]

    Someone turned over the rock again and let the p... run out.
    Remember, God loves you pablO. (That sounds good, but I
    wonder if He really does???)



  17. Stop tunnel vision Added by: mrlmonroe
    [Timestamp: Sun 2 May, 13:39 Tasmanian Standard Time]

    Ok, so in every country there is always the ones looking
    for an easy way out. But that is not true for all.
    As much as that is not true to say all men that leave their
    wives don't pay child support.
    Or all children when they become teenagers want to kill
    others.... That's what people with tunnel vision think.
    There is many wonderful relationships that can result from
    a union of a Cuban with an American or Canadian woman.
    Cuban men are wonderful. And thus, we should not be so
    judgemental.
    Enough is enough. Stop generalizing.
    Bye now.



  18. Anyway...... Added by: Diago
    [Timestamp: Mon 3 May, 23:44 Tasmanian Standard Time]

    .....Kia, I don't have Wayfarer's address anymore. Sorry,
    it somehow got deleted from my mailbox. Would you mind
    sending him the GREAT pictures of you and your new husband.
    Oh....by the by......ignore everyone else!
    -
    Or Wayfarer, if you still have my address - e-mail me and
    I'll reply with the pictures.
    -
    Incidentally, do either one of you have plans for returning
    soon?



  19. Congrats! Added by: fej
    [Timestamp: Tue 4 May, 1:25 Tasmanian Standard Time]

    Kia,
    Way to go. It sounds like everything went well. How much
    longer before Mr. Kia gets to move to Canada? I hope the
    wait isnt too long.
    I know that you dont have my email address, but I believe
    Hugo does and possibly Wayfarer. If any of you two guys has
    pictures I would sure appreciate it if you could foward them
    to me.
    Anyway, I will be leaving for Cuba next week. So if anyone
    needs anything like a letter hand delivered, just let me
    know.
    Well Kia and everyone else, have a great summer. I will be
    in Cuba for the next four months, so I wont be able to hang
    around the thorn tree. I will try and send a message or two
    from "La Isla Grande" but who knows how that will work out.
    Adios,
    Fej



  20. Mad, Angry & Hurt Added by: Kia
    [Timestamp: Tue 4 May, 1:43 Tasmanian Standard Time]

    I'm usually not this kind of person, but pablO (#10) ...
    you're an ASSHOLE! You don't know me, you don't know my
    husband, and you don't know the history leading up to my
    wedding. WHO in the hell are you? You sound like nothing
    but a bloody creep!!!!
    Golden Sunshine: thanks for your message ... I'll
    definitely be e-mailing you shortly.
    Wayfarer: let me know if you would like me to forward the
    photos to you.
    Diago: I don't think I'll be able to afford another trip.
    But, I'm also keeping my eyes & ears open. I might know of
    someone going shortly. I'll let you know.



  21. Hey... Added by: Wayfarer
    [Timestamp: Tue 4 May, 3:50 Tasmanian Standard Time]

    I don't have anyone's e-mail any more...didn't you leave
    your's here before Kia?

    fej, have a super-duper trip. What's going on on La Isla
    Grande? You will be spending all your time there?



  22. Great Stories!! Added by: Helen (eleni_ny@yahoo.com)
    [Timestamp: Tue 4 May, 5:00 Tasmanian Standard Time]

    I just love hearing great stories that you have all shared
    about your Cuban relationships. I too, am involved with a
    Cuban man and am planning a trip to Cuba in July for 2 weeks
    to stay with his family.
    Fej, where are you from and when exactly are you leaving??
    I'm wondering if it would be possible for me to send you a
    letter to put in the mailbox for me when you get to Cuba????
    Can you let me know????
    Kia, congratulations on your marriage; you sound very happy
    which is all that matters! I would love to see your wedding
    pictures if you wouldn't mind sharing them with me (email
    listed above).
    Diago, can you pls tell me more about this fiancee visa you
    are obtaining? Does this mean she can come to visit you
    without getting married?? Also, are you in NY? I currently
    live in NYC (but am Canadian with a Canadian Passport); Is
    it next to impossible to bring my boyfriend here for a
    visit????
    GoldenSunshine - how are you doing? I'll send you an email
    shortly.
    Take Care everyone!



  23. Great Stories!! Added by: Helen (eleni_ny@yahoo.com)
    [Timestamp: Tue 4 May, 5:01 Tasmanian Standard Time]

    I just love hearing great stories that you have all shared
    about your Cuban relationships. I too, am involved with a
    Cuban man and am planning a trip to Cuba in July for 2 weeks
    to stay with his family.
    Fej, where are you from and when exactly are you leaving??
    I'm wondering if it would be possible for me to send you a
    letter to put in the mailbox for me when you get to Cuba????
    Can you let me know????
    Kia, congratulations on your marriage; you sound very happy
    which is all that matters! I would love to see your wedding
    pictures if you wouldn't mind sharing them with me (email
    listed above).
    Diago, can you pls tell me more about this fiancee visa you
    are obtaining? Does this mean she can come to visit you
    without getting married?? Also, are you in NY? I currently
    live in NYC (but am Canadian with a Canadian Passport); Is
    it next to impossible to bring my boyfriend here for a
    visit????
    GoldenSunshine - how are you doing? I'll send you an email
    shortly.
    Take Care everyone!



  24. Kia....ignore him! Added by: Diago
    [Timestamp: Tue 4 May, 12:40 Tasmanian Standard Time]

    Interestingly enough, I have had similar reactions to Pablo
    (the fake one), but I've come to realize that he doesn't
    mean 99% of what he writes. In fact, he just pops up every
    now and then, only to write the most outrageous thing he
    can think of. He's like the Jerry Springer of this Thorn
    Tree. Once again, don't waste one more second being
    annoyed by this clown - that's an order! (smile) He just
    can't be taken seriously!



  25. Diago... Added by: Wayfarer
    [Timestamp: Wed 5 May, 1:24 Tasmanian Standard Time]

    I just picked up the June "Cigar Aficionado" magazine issue
    last night at Borders Books. Should be a good read. I'm
    glad they outlined the various corona cigars. I'm not a
    big cigar smoker, if at all, but I like the corona cigar.

    When in Borders, I was also perusing the CD's and came
    across the Cubanismo sounds on display. It seems that
    everything has Jesus Alemany (I think that was his name
    involve) in them. Do you know a good representation, by
    him, or other artists that would give me a good intro into
    this sound?



  26. Wayfarer and fej, -I'll check Added by: Hugo
    [Timestamp: Wed 5 May, 13:13 Tasmanian Standard Time]

    I should still have the email address for fej and Wayfarer.
    I will check immediately after closing this thread of TT. If
    your addresses are here, I will forward the photo of Kim and
    Lazaros.
    Thanks Kim. The photo is great! Congratulations again. I
    would like to send a letter and a birthday greeting to Cuba,
    fej, if I can get it to you before your departure.
    As for pablO, I think Kia that if we are kind and gentle
    and talk softly, we might get pablO to come out of his
    shell, open up, and tell us how he really feels. You realize
    how difficult it can be for shy people like him to speak out
    in public!
    So you will be spending the next four months in Cuba, fej?
    My God man, next thing you know, they'll be making you an
    honorary citizen! Have a great trip and please drink a
    couple of Bucanero Negro or Mayabe beer for me. I would ask
    for a couple of Mojitos if you would promise not to bill me
    for them!!! What the heck, have a couple for me, and I will
    pay you when I see you!!!
    Saludos to all of the kind folks in this thread. And pablO,
    top of the world and a good day to you, hombre.



  27. Cuban Music Added by: Diago
    [Timestamp: Thu 6 May, 16:14 Tasmanian Standard Time]

    Wayfarer, I'm not too familiar with stuff by Jesus
    Alemany. I have heard him, but I never paid too much
    attention. Honestly, I'm still hooked on Buena Vista
    Social Club. I think it's a great CD. However, I
    think the recent craze over Cuban music has resulted
    in some mediocre albums being put out. For Cuban
    Music, I tend to stick to Beny More, Pablo Milanes,
    Compay Segundo (Buena Vista Social Club), Los Van Van,
    NG LaBanda, and a few other random groups. I don't
    know if that helps, but that's been my experience.
    Some of these recent Cuban compilations just aren't
    moving me - but then again, I'm a tough critic.
    (smile)



  28. Cuban Music Added by: Diago
    [Timestamp: Thu 6 May, 16:14 Tasmanian Standard Time]

    Wayfarer, I'm not too familiar with stuff by Jesus
    Alemany. I have heard him, but I never paid too much
    attention. Honestly, I'm still hooked on Buena Vista
    Social Club. I think it's a great CD. However, I
    think the recent craze over Cuban music has resulted
    in some mediocre albums being put out. For Cuban
    Music, I tend to stick to Beny More, Pablo Milanes,
    Compay Segundo (Buena Vista Social Club), Los Van Van,
    NG LaBanda, and a few other random groups. I don't
    know if that helps, but that's been my experience.
    Some of these recent Cuban compilations just aren't
    moving me - but then again, I'm a tough critic.
    (smile)



  29. Okie Dokie... Added by: Wayfarer
    [Timestamp: Fri 7 May, 1:46 Tasmanian Standard Time]

    That's what I wanted to know Diago...I DON'T want to get
    some marginal performer and CD because of a recent craze.

    So, is Buena Vista Social Club the name of a group? If so,
    do you recommend a certain CD of theirs that would give me
    a good intro?



  30. Buena Vista Social Added by: Diago
    [Timestamp: Sat 8 May, 2:07 Tasmanian Standard Time]

    They only had one album that I'm aware of. Any and every
    record store will have it. I think the best song on there
    is "Chan Chan." Let me know what you think. Hasta Luego.




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