Fu Lai

No immigration here but got the marriage registered 12.12.12 and the wedding is 13.05.18

Sorry, my question had to do with a residence permit and that was the only existing appropriate thread I found. Correct it did not include going to the USA. I promise to be more careful in the future to make sure my questions follow the exact --not just general-- scope of the thread.

Strength of Chinese culture lies in understanding of human heart Shanghai Daily read more: http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90782/8026159.html

What you are talking about is the "Chinese green card", which you may be eligible for after living in China for five years. As with ALL "in China" visa questions, the only place to get the correct answer is at your PSB. In the meantime, you are eligible for one year residence permits, work visas tied to a specific employer, or one year L-visa. The residence permit or L-visa issued by the PSB for spouses come with unlimited stays. As always, check with your local PSB for the actual answers. I think the L-visa/residence permit do not allow work, but I can get one that allows me an unlimited stay; but to work here my employer needs to give me a work visa? So to stay here I will be set, just have work through a company that can give me a work visa?

I hope to get an endless residence permit that allows me to stay and work in China when my contract ends at my current work. I already have with my Z visa and residence permit at my current job. I got married in December and I'm living and working in China. I would like my residence permit to not depend on my current job and allow me to change jobs without affecting my working residence permit. Any input?

My advice would be to not mention marriage AT ALL. Go and meet her and assess the situation with a clear head. DON'T MARRY upon the first meeting. Don't even hint at it or insinuate that you're thinking of it. Play possum to see which way the wind blows. She may be the one but don't let on. There is time. Be the tourist and sightseer. Keep your radar alert. Posters here will comment on all your comments with clear advice. You state with certainty that "She hasn't dated for 14 years so must be something about me that pulls at her heart." This is without meeting her or knowing facts. I don't want to pour cold water but, you know... Just my two cents.

Quite a detailed post, thanks and congratulations on the joyous outcome!

IMO, cleanliness preaching from some Chinese ladies surpasses that from other cultures in my experience. Even washing down with soap and water after every bathroom visit, no sitting on the bed in street clothes, of course the shoes thing, etc.

Wait, are you saying that a flight attendant should get higher marks than a school teacher?

Flight attendants recruitment attracts beautiful young applicants

A memorable scene from David Lynch's Blue Velvet (1986). With Laura Dern & Kyle MacLachlan.

This looks like our setup and our fan/stove: http://www.gome.com.cn/ec/homeus/jump/product/9112730189.html http://img3.gomein.net.cn/image/prodimg/productDesc/descImg/201208/desc151/9112730189/10_02.jpg "Herbalife 220w high power hermetically sealed double ball bearing brushless motor, turbine diameter of 24 cm, 60 12 cm curved side wind page speed up to 1720 rpm. Speed ​​operation, the outlet and the inlet of the turbine to form a pressure difference, to achieve the rapid flow of the air."

EXCELLENT, THANKS!

I have no idea what our fan's cfm is but it clears our kitchen fine (no small task). It is a Cando (guangdong canbo electrical co., ltd. in shunde city) "Luxuriance" and even has an oil runoff bin.

Note: Normal woks must be able to get RED HOT if they are to be used correctly, typically about twice the flame of American stove models I owned (of course many make do with what they have). Hence the need for high flame and good ventilation for the smoke/steam. My girl's wok emits enough smoke and steam to be an environmental hazard matching any factory smokestack.

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/photo/2013-03/08/content_16291578.htm Celebrating women all over China Photos By (chinadaily.com.cn)http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/photo/images/attachement/jpg/site1/20130308/0023ae606e6612a39c9c03.jpg

I think you are comparing apples to oranges. The Chinese have a Valentine's day in August and many of them also celebrate it on the western world's date too. That is more of a couple's individual love/romance day (like sweetest day) rather an international day of women in general. "In different regions the focus of the celebrations ranges from general celebration of respect, appreciation and love towards women to a celebration for women's economic, political and social achievements... In other regions, however, the original political and human rights theme designated by the United Nations runs strong, and political and social awareness of the struggles of women worldwide are brought out and examined in a hopeful manner." - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Women%27s_Day I guess it is a day for we men to express to women that we know of their struggles, respect how far they have come and how much we support them in every way going forward. BTW, there is an international men's day... "... focusing on men's and boys' health, improving gender relations, promoting gender equality, and highlighting positive male role models. It is an occasion to highlight discrimination against men and boys and to celebrate their achievements and contributions, in particular for their contributions to community, family, marriage, and child care. The broader and ultimate aim of the event is to promote basic humanitarian values." - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Men%27s_Day [although some may say that every day is men's day in this male-dominated world]

The importance, or not, of International Women's Day in China I'm taking my girl and her mother to dinner.

Court tells cheated wives to get more evidence

Smoking Issue Wafts At Great Hall Of People Here we go again...

a little more about China...

Living in Montana is not helping her partial joke because while I love Montana I know it is "white people" country and there seems to be engrained racism there. Montana Democratic Governor Brian Schweitzer told the Ohio Democratic Party recently that Montanans are “white, racist rednecks.”: “All over Montana, you can walk into a bar, a café or even a school or a courthouse and just listen for a while as people talk to each other,” Schweitzer explained, shortly after noting 93 percent of his state’s population is classified as Caucasian. “And you will hear somebody, before very long, say something outrageously racist about the people who’ve lived in Montana for 10,000 years.” Having a thick skin is mandatory. Just my ten cents, go griz go cats

Daylight Saving Time? What is that? Of course there is no such thing in China where changing the clock does not affect the amount of daylight saved or lost. Japan, India, and China are the only major industrialized countries that do not observe some form of daylight saving.

I am preparing a case, with a letter from my mom's doctor to me saying she is dying. I think I can make a compelling case. My wife does have one visa stamp in her book, Thailand. 70 year old mother has none.

Yes sir, I got the blueprint. Then my girl headed off to a show of 400 contractors all vying to get work. Of course I was ordered to NOT GO. She narrowed it down to eight, interviewed them (read: grilled), then went for a package costing 99999RMB that normally cost a bunch more. She knew this company but thought it was too expensive but they made her a deal she could not pass. Yes, Marty, it is the same one we talked about that day we met. The link to their deal is here: http://www.jhzs.com.cn/Cases/Cases-430.asp This is an example:http://www.jhzs.com.cn/Images/UpFile/2011628161215969.jpg Anyway, they do everything and we pick the details. Kudos to my lady for pulling the trigger! Word is we will move in this October.