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So, if I brought her to the US on a fiancee visa and married her. How does it all work out if you don't change her status to a US citizen? Does she have to take trips back to China ever so often or does she have to file for a green card. Then the question is how does the green card thing work?

Why is it so hard to become a Chinese citizen? It seems all one needs to become a US citizen is to marry in. I wonder why it is not the same. I mean it would seem more desirable to be in the US so I would think it the other way around. I also wonder by wealthy what you mean. Paying large sums of money or being a professional and being able to add to the well being of the country or something. ?

Thanks, hmm, so I guess some loss of benefits. Like government assistances and other privileges of a citizen of China. Maybe then I guess if we plan to live in China full time it would be best for her to keep her Chinese citizenship. I wonder though if somehow I can bring her over here for a while maybe some years while we go to school and save ect? I also wonder if it would be hard for me to get a Chinese citizenship? Or if hers is enough. I am pretty sure I can still retain my US citizenship at the same time of having a Chinese citizenship. By the way sorry for posting in the wrong section.

If I bring my fiancee to the US on a fiancee visa and end up marrying her and she becomes a US citizenship will she lose her Chinese citizenship? Or can she have dual or what? If she does lose it what are the implied ramifications that I should think of? Probably in light of the fact that we plan to later move back to China.

Well, I don't think I can file my taxes now. I guess I will have to talk to some tax professional and maybe an immigration attorney or somethng. I hope this doesn't carry serious consequences. I think the main thing they want to see is if you have and make enough money. So maybe an old bank statement or something? Or the assets or funds that I previously hold will count?

Correct, in order to sponsor an immigrant you will ultimately need to provide an affidavit of support, and the affidavit of support will require a copy of IRS return or transcript, of a darn good reason a return was not filed. Most simply file a ZERO return to satisfy this requirement. I didn't file taxes because I was told by the guy who does my taxes that if I have less then 5k income that I don't need to. All my income was a gift and not income. Do I need to file still just to show I received a gift? So, do you think that the tax guy was wrong. Or that this will slow or stop my visa application?

Another questions that came to mind. I know that you need to show records of conversations. Is there a way to do this with Skype, Facebook, and some cell phone?

Wow thanks KJJ. It is hard to find such thorough and competent answers as this. So, it seems the CR1 is the best since it does not take that much longer especially since there are some recent advancements in electronic processing. I was thinking that since I would have to visit China before I could even apply for a K1 that I might as well get married during that trip and then later apply for the CR1? I am still wondering if me not filing taxes the last time around will hinder me somehow? I'm confused about the whole Chinese/US citizenship thing. Maybe I should have her get a green card until we are sure where we want to be. So, if I get a Chinese citizenship the US will still recognize me, but if she becomes a US citizen the Chinese will not recognize her. So, maybe she should just get a green card and then I get a Chinese citizenship and I can have dual. I'm also wondering if it is hard to become a Chinese citizen and if getting married there will help and or being married to a Chinese citizen or a past one who became a US cit. How long does it take to get married in China. I mean I would have to file for a visa and then fly over there and bring a bunch of paperwork. I wonder how long that takes. Since I am not married yet this would add to the time of the CR1 visa and I wonder if it is a long time.

Thanks a lot for the resources they were very helpful. I may want to be a Chinese citizen one day. If I got married in China would that help my chances? Is it hard to become a citizen there? Will my fiancee lose her Chinese citizenship is she becomes a US citizenship? The CR1 seems like the best option. However, I think I read that the K1 can take up to a year, but the CR1 can take up to 2 years. 2 years is too long for me personally. Is this true or is it usually much less and near to the K1 maybe a year til you get it? What is it based on? I think I read in the first link you gave me that a certain person said they would go the CR1 route because there is new electronic processing. Does this mean that this has made it faster or something? Do the costs of 1,500 or so for a K1 count the lawyer costs? How much are lawyers? Where can you find good lawyers? Is it best to go with them why? I did not file taxes last year because I did not have income, but gifts. The gift money I received was well over the poverty line. Will I be able to show a bank stub or something? Or can real estate assets or present money in your account count as something? If I get a joint sponsor will they have to go through a ton or paper work? Or will it slow the process down or anything? p.s. I know these are a lot of questions, but it is hard to find answers to these specific things especially unbiased answers from experience.

I am from the US planning on marrying a girl from China. Is it better, faster, cheaper, less work, surer for acceptance to get a fiancee or spouse visa? I already know some of how a fiancee visa works. However I was told that the spouse visa may be cheaper and faster since you don't have to take the second step or resident status change later. Some questions come up though. First, I would have to get married. I think I would have to marry in China. So would I have to get a certain visa to China to marry there? Would it be a lot of hassle what is involved with all the costs, paper work ect with that? Second, is it true that getting married before in China and then getting a spouse visa to the US is dangerous since you may not get the visa then end up being married but not being able to bring them over in contrast to a fiancee visa since you are not yet married? Thanks, for anyone who is able to answer this is of course very important to me. Direction to information on this subject would be helpful as well!