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The facts: Wife has an unmarried adult daughter who is in line for immigration as F1 (see post below) Wife's dream is for her to live near us.Daughter is now 31, never been married. She has steady boyfriend/fiance and they want to get married. He wants to come to USA as well.Daughter still has 3 years in line (may be can cut that to 2 years if she can re-qualify as F2b) which would make her 34 (33 if F2b) when she arrives. Wife worries she will be too old to have children.Wife is urging them to stay unmarried so daughter can get here earlier (difference in arrival time to USA is an additional 4 years to the 3 years she still has in line).Wife wants grandchildren while I (and she) are still relatively active enough to do things with themHow does the fiance get here to USA and how can he stay? I thought of K-1/K-3, but Daughter won't be U.S. Citizen until 39 which may impose health concerns if they try to have children then. And he might not put his life on hold for 5 yrs. (I wouldn't) It's very hard for him to get a work visa and the field he is in (computers) is not big in our city/state so he would likely have to live across country even if he could get an employment visa. Student visa is possible, but he has a masters and really a doctorate doesn't help him in his field. He also wants to work in his field. I am near retirement age and 5 years of out of state graduate tuition would be a major burden on me. <> A local Chinese lawyer suggested this idea - -Wait until daughter's visa slot is approved and she is about to get her green card in 3 years. -Then have fiance come on a tourist visa and marry just before (e.g. a couple days before) the green card is issued. I have to admit my mind does not follow this twisted logic at all (other than possibly invalidating daughter's green card) and I am doubtful we could get the timing that good, but he thinks it will work. Thoughts? Other possible solutions to keep this couple together in the US before I die or go to the pour house? (other than having them marry and continue to live in China for another 7 years?) Thanks Best, TB