Minerva n Shadow

If you need an attorney for the very easiest part, you are in deep shitski (as they say in Ukraine)

LOL! That made me laugh. We have decided to not go with a lawyer. The more I read on here and the more I look at the documents and what we will need to provide, we can handle it Very thankful I came across this site.

He can to interview wherever he has legal permanent residency. If he doesn't have that in the Cayman Islands, he'll have to interview in London. Because he currently lives there, that would be where I would put his address atm, however, just be aware of that little tidbit.

This is probably a stupid question, but do we have to interview together or do I have to do it in the US?

He still techincally has PR through his marriage but the divorce went through well over a year ago. The application thats in is an application for him to have PR on his own. We call it PR Limbo, and its hell. I'm just praying we haven't added an extra expense for him to go to London. 15 years away from the UK and I hardly think they'd consider him a permanent resident anymore right? Someone please tell me this gets easier!!!

Unless there is some issues, like previous arrests, deportation, a ban, a huge age difference, major cultural differences etc... You should be okay to do this on your own. There are red flags obviously but most people seem to be pretty good at doing this on their own. If you lack in time or have trouble understanding the forms, sometimes that means you need a visa service or lawyer to help you do this as well.

To be honest I'm not sure how everything works from the Cayman Islands as I haven't seen a bunch of people on here from there. Looking at your portal there has been 15 total, 9 of whom haven't been active since 2012 or earlier, so your baseline will be small. The UK crowd seems to grow by leaps and bounds every day though.

Cayman Immigration is pretty tough. But he's British, was born in Wallsend-On-Tyne, and only has a British passport. He just hasn't been back to the UK since him and his parents moved to Cayman in 1998 when he was 14. I'm just not sure if when we apply how that will effect everything?

Wow, I cannot thank you all enough for posting on this. I already feel better. Lee is British, but hasn't been back to the UK in 15 years since he moved to Cayman and his PR in Cayman hasn't gone through yet. We are scared they will deny it and he will get shipped back to the UK during our application process. We are already sick and tired of immigration shenanigans...I think thats just why we are nervous. Cayman is really strict. However I feel better knowing I have support from everyone here.

Thank you again!

Minerva

Where do I even start. All of this makes my head spin.

Here are the basics:

I'm American. My boyfriend is British. For almost 2 years we lived in Grand Cayman together. I have recently returned to "set up shop" here in NY. I am hoping that once I begin working and settle in, and we save at least $5,000 dollars that we will apply for the fiancee visa. K-1?

Lee is from the UK, and has been in Cayman for 15 years. He was previously married but his divorce went through over a year ago and we have the documentation.

How many of you went through a lawyer? I feel like it may be our best bet because I just don't want to get denied. I couldn't handle it. Being apart is hard enough!

Thanks for reading and letting me be a spaz. Never in my life did I think I'd be in this situation! Any advice and help is appreciated.

Minerva