The Consulate General of Spain in Havana has responded to one of the most frequent concerns about a procedure on its social media.
The Spanish consular office in the Cuban capital acknowledges that at this time there are many users who have credentials to request an appointment to transcribe their local Cuban marriage to the Civil Registry of this Consulate General in Havana "and who have not yet been able to schedule their appointment.
In a thread published on the social network X, formerly Twitter, the Consulate of Spain “encourages” people in this situation to try to book an appointment in the coming weeks, because “new appointments will be made available to them.”
As soon as appointments have been granted to all these people, we will proceed to issue new credentials to all interested parties, following the order of request," they assured.
In this regard, they specify: "Prior registration of the marriage in this Civil Registry is not necessary to apply for a visa as a spouse of a European Union citizen; the Cuban marriage certificate is sufficient as proof.
Likewise, those who establish their residence in Spain may initiate the process of transcribing the local Cuban marriage to the Spanish Civil Registry at the registry office corresponding to their address in Spain.
Opinions of the Cubans:
Very good decision, my grandparents have had credentials for months and have not been able to schedule an appointment. It has been hellish," celebrated one user. Along the same lines, another affected person wrote: "let's hope there are enough to cover the demand for credentials, we will continue to watch for encouraging news like this, regarding registrations and other processes.
As long as they give more marriage credentials than appointments, this is going to be a never-ending story, the solution is more appointments, 100 a week, that doesn’t even cover a third of the need there is for those appointments right now and fewer credentials, of course," complained another Twitter user.
Hello, my mother received a rejection saying that another client had been registered in the system with her identity card number, which is my mom's, and we already went to the ID office and she is the only holder. She has already filed a complaint with general affairs and there has been no response.
Hello, good afternoon. I have been waiting for credentials since May 23rd and still nothing. I hope the delivery of credentials improves.
When will the appointments be enabled to create a username and password at the Consulate of Spain in Havana? My son needs to apostille his high school diploma and transcript and still nothing at all!!! I need to resolve this matter!!! I need an answer!!! Thank you very much
What great news!!!!! It would also be good if the Spanish Consulate in Havana set up a page for all those who applied for the LMD from other consulates abroad, so they can check the status of their process. It has been taking more than 9 months and there is no way to check the status of the process.
Hello, I am writing because I saw a published article that provided a list of surnames that can grant Spanish nationality, and my two surnames, Flores Oliva, are on the list. I would like to know if it is possible and what I need to do.
It will be very difficult that when issuing the credentials for any of the procedures, they already offer two or three date options to choose the appointment. Computerization allows it.
Good morning, I would like to know if you can inform me. I have been offered to buy a house in Havana and I have already given money to reserve it, but I don't know if the person is really the owner or if it is a scam. How can I find out? Thank you.
My visa flies was born in the Canary Islands, Spain. My question is, do I have the right to become a Spanish citizen being a great-grandchild?
yes. of course. as per annex 1
It is also necessary to speed up the delivery of credentials to obtain the appointment or to combine the delivery of credentials with the delivery of appointments in the case of obtaining nationality. Bureaucracy only leads to corruption.
If my great-grandmother was born in the Canary Islands, with this condition I have the right to be a Spanish citizen.
What great news about the credentials and marriage appointments, the same process for the LMD Law also needs to be expedited, there is a big delay in both things, we always look forward to the attention of the Spanish Consulate in Havana, Cuba.
If my boyfriend becomes a Spanish citizen and then marries me, how long does it take for me to become a citizen?
you die and you don't know it
In my case, I submitted my PDF in August 2023 and I still have not received my credentials. I filed a complaint with general affairs and still nothing.
The same thing happened to me, I showed up in August 2023 and I am still waiting for my credentials. I filed my complaint in general affairs and still nothing.
I need help to find out about a claim from August 25, 2023, regarding credentials about LMD for my brother, the gentleman's name is Pedro Angel Roig Pedreira. Help me.
What do I need to do to apply for a student visa? And what is the cost?
It is true about the application of the grandchildren law. My grandmother was Spanish. What should I do?
That's good, what is needed is for it to be true because you enter the site and it says there are no available appointments, yet there are people selling appointments and others scamming, this comes from people who work at the embassy itself, it seems unbelievable that these kinds of things happen in an embassy. Many people have complained on social media and no one did anything about it, we hope it is true and that we can access and make our appointments without problems.
Good afternoon, I am married to a Spaniard. It has been a year and five months and I still have not been able to register my marriage. Can I present the Cuban marriage certificate legalized by the MINREX and apply for a marriage visa? What steps should I take and can I go to the consulate in Santiago de Cuba, where I live? Thank you.
Good afternoon, the same thing happens with appointments to apply for a Schengen tourist visa, I have been trying to schedule one for about two months now, it is a nightmare to get one.
And for the appointment request for family member visas, having the credentials, is it the same situation? Are they not going to issue more visas at the moment?
If it is a young marriage without children in common, no interview will be conducted to approve the visa; it is enough to present the marriage certificate and the visa will be granted to the Cuban spouse?
If the Spanish spouse is in Spain and the national is in Cuba, is the procedure the same?
Please, I need to know if I am already waiting for my Spanish passport, and what procedures I would need to follow to travel with my husband. We have been married since 1988, and I have a son who has been living in Madrid for 4 years. Thank you.
Greetings, on 4/17/24 I received an email informing me that my nationality process had been resolved. I got the page and number. I try to enter the page to make an appointment for the first passport procedure and I cannot get in. What should I do?
Good afternoon, the same thing is happening with the credentials for the LMD appointment, they are still on October 18th and the page has not been updated.
Greetings, very good about the appointments, but I believe that first the pending credentials should be finished, then the appointments, and also the marriage appointments to see if that process speeds up because we have been waiting for months plus all the previous procedures from the minrex, it is the never-ending story.