Jersey City to the West Midlands

Wow another Puerto Rican in the UK.....That's great....I get care packages from family back home with my adobo and sazon and coffee can get expensive....Welcome....

you already know! my wife goes crazy with the sazon, how long you been in england wher abouts are you? you already know you cant just come uk and eat fish and chips,not even my wife eats that and shes british lol,she love her some spanish food and latin music etc. Im 32 and married,waiting to send off my marriage visa this week hope i get it soon,my wifes from hertfordshire,where about from us you from?im from connecticut,whats your situation, damn wife wants to open a puerto rican shop,lol, need to birng stack load of pilot or cafe rico,holla at me, Im efrain but everyone calls me junior.Would be nice to get to know more latin americans when i get there.i feel you on the needng someone cool and you can chill with,it was my wifes idea to go on here. and it dont have to be expensive come on you know we cheap in usa,lol,go save alot and get the jumbo pack everything,its just the beans which are heavy and bakalow might defrost but london has things like that just not the goya brand,my wifes trying to make home made sofrito. and wifes friends damn i know,lol,i need someone i can kick it with who cool and not so posh lol

I'm in the West Midlands just outside Wolverhampton....Been here almost 2 years in the process of applying for my permanent settlement visa. I grew up in Jersey City....Just across the river from Manhattan. I would love to open a lil spanish bodega....with some tables in the back to play dominoes and serve chuletas.....Made some sofrito recently came out pretty good not as good as Abuela....Hope all goes well with the Visa.....I'm Mike by the way....

 How easy is it to open a business like that in UK,
i feel you, get some pool tables, darts, some music, food BBQ, Last bits for visa then im out, I got family still all over jersey, we used to live in waterbury so its only a drive, How often do you fly back home, are you allowed to fly back to usa, How long did it take for you visa to come?

Not sure how easy it is to open up a business....Got my visa in just over 2 weeks I applied while my wife and I were living in the states...In the process of applying for my permanent settlement visa..I flew to P.R. last year for my sisters wedding....Don't get back as often as I would like as flights have been expensive...My mom will be flying over this summer, will be nice to see a familiar face....Hope all goes well with your visa....

How easy is it to open a business like that in UK

Business link is an excellent source for anyone wanting to start a business in the UK:
http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/home

Welcome to UKY 

hi, i would love to know how is it for Latinos in the UK, i been living in south Florida for 3 years and I'm a permanent resident, not citizen, and even though moving to the UK will mean loosing my green card i will get to be with the man i love, my only worry is how hispanics are perceived in the UK, living in south Florida makes it really easy, even though i don't have the typical Latina look, but i think that's the only thing that worries me sometimes, also the culture, i love my food and coffee ... i even got my boyfriend in coffee drinker lol now i have to send him coffee every 2 months !!!

i love my food and coffee ... i even got my boyfriend in coffee drinker lol now i have to send him coffee every 2 months !!!

Oh man, what I wouldn't give for a proper cortadito right now and I miss my friend's coffee, with loads of sugar and super strong- it's like liquid crack. I hack at making it, but I am sooooooo not good at it. 
(I'm not latino, but lived in SF for 5 years) 

I'm like you I dont really look latino....I haven't had any problems just a comment or two when they hear my last name....Most people are very nice and welcoming....There are a few Tapas bars where you can get some latino food. Cafe con leche is hard to come by, I make it myself ...Love my strong coffee....

its a positive thing being latino, trust me! you got to know where to be at and know where to go. where abouts everyone live.