Former marriage and fiance visa

Forgive me if something like this has already been asked -- I did a search and couldn't find anything on it. 

Anyway, basically I was still legally married to my ex when I met my fiance.  We had been split up for months, but no legal separation or divorce papers were filed until nearly a year later.  I'm still waiting for it to be finalized.    Basically, the marriage ended as a result of an infidelity on his part, and at his request...but he refused to pay to file.  At the time he told me this, I was already saving up to go to the UK (this was before my fiance and I got involved, though we'd been friends for about a year online).  I decided to wait until I got home from the UK to file, to make sure I had enough money for my trip as I was REALLY paranoid about that (I'd never been out of the US before, and had no idea how much I would need...turns out I way way WAY overbudgeted, but better safe than sorry!).

My fiance and I got romantically involved before I went to the UK, and ended up really serious (well, obviously since we're planning on getting married!) when I got there.  I have all the needed pictures, e-mails, credit card receipts of hotels we stayed at, etc.  We've known each other for two years, have been a couple for nearly a year, all that good stuff.  The only thing I'm worried about is the fact that I waited so long to file for divorce.  Do you all think this might cause any issues with my visa application?  I mean, it'll be finalized before I submit it...but I was thinking it just might raise eyebrows since it's so soon after it being all final.      It is what it is, and there's no changing it...I'm just stressing myself out over it, and I think I might be needlessly doing so!

As long as you're legally free to marry (or could conceivably be within the 6 months time frame of the Fiancee Visa if you go that route), I don't think they care about actual "time lines," per se.

If your divorce is completed when you apply, include the certificate with your application and that's that.  When you originally filed for divorce, why, how, where, or any of the other gory details, are not relevant.  Some people apply for fiance visas while their divorce is still pending in the courts, it is not a big deal and certainly nothing to worry about.

Thanks   It will be completed long before I actually apply, so including the certificate won't be a problem.

Whew.  Don't you hate it when you get yourself all worried over nothing?  I seem extraordinarily talented at doing that.   

You wont have any problem.  I was married, we separated in 2002 but didnt finalize it until this year.  Got my divorce papers TWO days before getting our marriage license!  My god, I was totally freaked out about it.  I dont know about Oregon, but here in California, its a no fault state.  They dont care why you file for divorce.  Ill be getting my settlement visa in the next couple months.  From everything Ive read, you just need to have all your paperwork in order.

I CANT WAIT!!! 

When I applied for my fiance visa in person,the lady forgot to ask me for my divorce certificate,I had to remind her lol
Like everyone said here.its not a problem,nothing to worry about.
One thing I would suggest though is if you don't have your divorce certificate at the time of filing then you might want to enclose some proof that you have infact filed,like a letter from the courts stating the day of your divorce hearing

Thanks a lot, everyone.    I'm so glad I found this place.  Reading all the visa stories on here has really helped me to calm down a lot about the whole process.

Not a problem at all, they only care that you have a certified copy of your  divorce decree, not when it was finalized.  Oh but make sure it's certified - the copy I got from the court originally wasn't. Unfortunately this then entailed me calling Arizona and having them send a certified copy to Massachusetts so I could include that with my application. 

I've since misplaced the stupid certified copy and had to do it again so we can go register, ugh!