You mentioned in an earlier thread getting no objection statement form a Chinese Embassy. Is your fiancee still in the states on the J-1? If she is in the states, doing what? Some occupations tend to be less of an issue getting a no objection waiver from China, like au pair. If she is still in the states, why not marry and try getting a no object waiver and then adjust status, and if cannot get the waiver, simply file an I-130 for a spouse visa and have her return to China and wait out the 2 years, the resulting visa and green card would be an IR-1 and a 10 year green card. Hi! First thank you for all replied to this thread so far. I appreciate for your information. @dnoblett Yes, she is still in the States. She is a elementary school teacher. She teaches Chinese in the school. She got financial support when getting the J1 Visa before. Also, it seems that "Teacher" is also listed in the J1 Skill list for China: https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/study-exchange/exchange/exchange-visitor-skills-list.html So I think that she could get the NOS from the Chinese Embassy is very unlikely. We kind of believe that she would need to go back to China for 2 years in order to serve the HRR. But she told me the other day that she would like to go to Hong Kong during those 2 years and studying for a Master degree there while working part time in school maybe. Hong Kong is part of China, just like other cities in China. Hong Kong is not a country but a special administrative region of China. So I wonder whether she could satisfy the HRR while staying in Hong Kong during those 2 years. I hope someone has experience or idea about this question. Thank you again!