Ross

Thanks, i will get her to look at that, later today probally. Some one else said that they were the youngest person on the board at 27, since im Just about to turn 25, and have at least 6 more months here, in china, and then everything else, I would have to say that im the youngest!

Ok, this is my Second post. First the biographical Data about me and my Girl. My name is Ross Yarlott, i was born in Napa, Ca april, 5 1979. I am Currently teaching in Beijing. My Girls Name is Dung Huan (Gloria) She was born March 28, 1981 Xi'an, Shaanxi Province. She is currently a Senior in COlelge and is about to graduate. We want to move together to the US by nextyear, and I heard from everyone here that the CR1 process can take as little as 5 months. Which would put us back in the US at the start of the school year, whihc is good because we both need some Post-grad degree's. There's the base. These are my questions: First, can she get married in Beijing and not get kciked out of school? (Her Uncle, who is an administrator and professor at her school told her she could) Second, do you thinnk we will be able to get back to the US by Sept? Third, What exactly is required in gettign a CR1. And fourth, and a thought that just came to my mind, if we get married will my assets back in the states be under joint control? (I've got about 50k) ??? Thanks in advance Ross

Thanks for the advise all, ok, the question now is whether to apply for the student visa isnt it? My girlfreind actually already has a job lined up in china, would that help her in some way? Strong ties.....ok. The cr1, means that we have to get married right now, and we are not ready to do that, we both dont feel that 5 months is a long enough time, if we start the k-1 process right now, 10 onths would not be so bad. Does anyone know if the k-1 process can be expidited if we are in China the whole time? Thanks for the advise all Ross

OK, whats a cr1? I knnow the K-1 and k-3, and why does the cr1 take so much less time? I am living in beijing right now, and if we cannot get the process done in six months, we are going to move next to hong kong, but still in the peoples republic of china. Ross

Thank you everyone for the replies. Yes, she lives in Beijing, what are the hang ups on the visa side? From our government or theirs? Shes an english major, so hopefully she can pass any interview, but if everyone thinks we should just get the K-1, we can do that. Shes got a job down in Tsingin "sp?" right next to hong kong, and i guess that i could teach another 6 months, or more, study chinese, and help her get prepared for the GRE for when we come back. I'm having my Mom (whos a professor) look into the student visa. We wills tart one of the visa processes and the start of next week, does anyone know if we can try for both? Thanks for all the help Ross and Gloria

I have been looking over this site a bit and i have not seen situation that is exactly as mine and my girlfriends is. I am turning 25 in april, shes 23, and we have decided that we probally want to married and all of that, even though we have only known each other for 5 months. What is the best way for us to get started with the visa process? Would it be easier/quicker for her to go to school in the U.S. (shes a very good student, about to graduate.) And then getting married while shes is still in school so that she will have, a student visa, so that we can live together in the us. Ross