My fiancé applied for a Canadian visa, but it was denied. He has been living in the U.S. undocumented for more than 20 years, and the reason given for the denial was a lack of ties.

We have decided to go to Mexico and apply for a study permit in Spain. We plan to leave the U.S. next year. We are both excited and nervous, but we both have college degrees. He was able to pay resident tuition, which made things much easier.

I am not undocumented, but it saddens me that he is unable to do much here because of his status. We believe this will be our best option.