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Please, Please get to know her very well. I think many people become attached to the wrong person. Also if you are not familiar with the culture try and read up on as best you can. That is my advice and good luck. Carl

Everything was simple. At the Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station we got on the #2 subway line (5RMB one way) and exited 9 stops and 15 minutes later at the West Nanjing Road stop. We walked 10 minutes to the Consulate (8th floor), My girl and I were ushered through the detectors by Chinese-speaking USA officers (I kept saying to them I didn't speak Chinese but they kept talking it and no English) into a room with two people ahead of us. Five minutes later they asked for my appointment letter, the ability to marry affidavit to be notarised, my passport, and the new rule Chinese ID of my future wife. I had printed the affidavit off their website but it has been revised now with the lines about the wive's name and number. So I quickly filled that out. They congratulated me on my marriage (which has not occurred yet) and told me to take a seat. Three minutes later they called me to the pay window where they congratulated me again and took the money, and told us to take a seat. Four minutes later they called me to the notary window where I raised my hand and swore it was true and that was it. Stamp, stamp and thank you ma'am.