Bride to be: American Hayley Carney hopes to fulfil a 'lifelong dream' of becoming a British citizen An American transgender woman is preparing to move to the UK to marry a bride she has never met in order to fulfil a 'lifelong dream' of becoming a British citizen. Hayley Carney will undergo surgery to complete her gender transition before moving to live with her fiancee, identified only as Anne, in Plymouth, Devon, later this year. She will then have six months to apply for a marriage visa, which, if successful, will set her on the path to citizenship. Ms Carney, formerly known as Robert, said she has been dreaming of a life in Britain since reading books about it as a child.American transgender woman Hayley Carney has never met British fianceeShe will marry in hope of fulfilling 'lifelong dream' of becoming UK citizenSaid she believes Britons are more 'openly accepting of people like her'
'I cannot speak for more people than I know, but in comparing friends from here in the _ to my friends in the UK, my British friends are the most wonderful, caring, loving and accepting people I know.'