Bringing my fiancee over to the US from China

[Chris H 0]

I was introduced to a girl through a family friend, and been talking to her for about a year. I returned to my homeland back in May to meet her and we engage to marry, but what does she need to get to come to the US. I heard in China its harder for their citizens to get travel visas and stuff. Should I marry her in China first before applying for the K1 or I-129F here? Do they give out marriage license to US citizen in China?

I am not familar with this process.

Also, would getting a lawyer make this process go quicker and smoother? I know two lawyers locally that deal with marriage and immigration, but I haven't asked them about it.

Any recommendations or advice? This site will be helpful in helping me fulfill this. thanks!

[gcox457 0]

Best advice I can give is for you to read the Guides (tab at the top of the page) first, and then come back to post questions about stuff you still don't fully understand. There's a lot of info contained on those pages, and it doesn't pay to reproduce the whole tome in a thread like this. Happy Reading!

As a quick shortcut...K-1 is for fiance(e) only...you are ineligible for it if you get married beforehand. There are other options to handle the case of getting married first.

[Craig2006 0]

As was said before, read the guides at the top of the page. It will all depend on your situation on which is the best way to go about the process.