7. October 2009 by admin.

A valid passport and visa are required to enter and exit China and must be obtained from Chinese Embassies and Consulates before traveling to China.  Americans arriving without valid passports and the appropriate Chinese visa are not permitted to enter and will be subject to a fine and immediate deportation at the traveler’s expense.  Travelers should not rely on Chinese host organizations claiming to be able to arrange a visa upon arrival.  Chinese authorities have recently tightened their visa issuance policy, in some cases requiring personal interviews of American citizens.  Although a bilateral United States-China agreement provides for issuance of multiple-entry visas with validity of up to one year for tourists and business visitors, Chinese consulates often limit visas to only one entry.

If you are planning to visit your fiance(e) in China, please contact us for information on how you can bring him or her over to the U.S. Call us at 626-771-1078 or visit www.chinesefiancee.com

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9. July 2009 by admin.

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2. July 2009 by admin.

The marriage registration process may take anywhere from several days to several months to complete, depending upon how quickly the required documents are obtained. (For example, some Chinese citizens have difficulty getting a “release” from their “danwei” to obtain the “certificate of birth” or the “certificate of marriageability.”

IMPORTANT TIP: It is recommended that the couple dress up (coat and tie for the male). From past experience, it appears that whenever a couple appeared in jeans and tennis shoes the registration process took over a month whereas couples who dressed formally and displayed a “correct attitude” were usually registered within a few days.

After marrying, it is important to submit required immigration paperwork to the USCIS to enable your spouse to enter the USA. Our law firm can assist; visit www.chinesefiancee.com for more information.

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2. July 2009 by admin.

The Chinese partner to the marriage will be asked to submit the following

• a certificate of marriageability (obtainable from the office which has physical control of his or her file)
• a certificate of birth
• household registration book
• health certificate (obtainable from a regional level local hospital)
• a letter from the parents of the local partner giving permission for their child to marry a foreigner (this letter should include the index fingerprint of both parents below their signature and date).

After marriage, the US/Chinese couple will need to prepare US immigration paperwork allowing the Chinese spouse to enter the U.S. Visit our website at www.myfianceevisa.com or call us at 626-771-1078 for more information on how our law firm can assist.

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2. July 2009 by admin.

The American partner to a marriage in China will generally be asked to submit the following:

• a current passport
• a Chinese residence permit
• a health certificate from the local hospital designated by the civil affairs office
• a “certification of marriageability” which can be prepared at the U.S. Embassy on the basis of an affidavit in which the American citizen swears or affirms before a Consul that he or she is currently legally eligible to marry (persons who have previously been married need to show a certified divorce decree, annulment decree, or death certificate both to the Embassy when preparing this certificate and to local authorities. Since proof of termination of all previous marriages will again be required when you file an immigrant visa petition on your spouse’s behalf, we recommend that you do not surrender the certified copies of death certificates or divorce or annulment decrees to the civil affairs office. You should take a good photocopy with you when you go to register the marriage. Generally, if you present the certified copy with the copy for their review, the Chinese authorities will accept the copy. This is also true for your spouse if he or she has previously been married.)
• three photos of the marrying couple, taken together
• a registration fee

 For legal assistance, visit our law firm’s website at www.myfianceevisa.com

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2. July 2009 by admin.

If you don’t want to bother with the K-1 fiancee visa and prefer to marry your fiancee in China, here’s information on how to marry in China. This information is provided by the Chinese government.

 Foreigners wishing to go to China to marry Chinese citizens should be acknowledged that the legal marriage age in China is 22 and above for male, 20 and above for female according to the Chinese law, and bigamy is illegal.

Before going to China, the following documents should be prepared:
1. Your non-spouse certificate which indicate your name, sex, date and place of birth, nationality, personal identification document number, marital status (never married or divorced or widowed) and the name of your fiancee/fiance. The divorced should have divorce certificate and the widowed death certificate and must declare that he/she has never got married since and remains single.
The above-mentioned documents are invalid unless they are first notarized by a local notary public and then legalized and finally authenticated by the Chinese Embassy  (valid for 6 months since the date of authentication).
2. Certificate of decent occupation or reliable income.

After entering into China with the above-said documents and a valid visa, you should together with your fiancee/fiance, submit in person your marriage application to the marriage registration office of the local government above county level where the Chinese fiancee/fiance resides and, have your health checked by a designated hospital. Marriage can be registered only after the application is ratified, and Marriage Certificate is issued upon registration.

 Once you’ve married, you’ll need to apply for an immigrant visa for your spouse or for a spousal visa. We can help, call us at 626-771-1078 to speak with an experienced immigration attorney or visit us at www.myfianceevisa.com

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