Need some advice, PLEASE!

[F&N 7]

Sorry for the wall of text, but this is a crazy and complex situation, and I don’t think there is any shorter method of explaining it.

I applied for my K1 visa for my fiance back in october of last year... and then the long wait, and the delays.... The desperation started to set in....Looking for a way to be together sooner....

I thought, instead of her coming here, what if I could go there? It was a silly idea, it’s really hard to get a work permit for china, but I thought, “Why not? I can’t do anything else but wait.”

So I applied for one job, with the expectation that it was a long shot, most companies won’t do Z visas, and with my age, and skills, it didn’t seem likely. Then the first interview...Then the second... and now I’m expecting an offer...

And then then they started moving stuff along at the CSC... And an approval could come soon...

So, do I take the job, or not?

But Wait! There’s more:

This job is a great opportunity, career-wise. The pay doesn’t compare to the US, but It’s good for China. Plus it would give me the opportunity to live there, see another country, etc... an opportunity that would probably never come again. And I’d probably need to go soon...

Although we still want to come back to the US later, and get married in the US, so she can take my name.

We’ve spent hours discussing the options, and here’s what we’ve come up with:

1. Don’t take the job and wait (not the best option)

2. Take the job and do a CR-1 later, when we are ready to return:

- wait for the K1, use the visa to come to the US and get married, then return to china.

But if we do this, could it jeopardize the CR1 later?

Also, can the K1 be approved if I’m out of the country?

- Cancel the K1, and come on a tourist visa later to get married (this is kind of a pain in china)

The CR 1 option is attractive, because I could file it at the consulate, which would be a lot faster, and we could leave together, the only concern there would be establishing domicile if I’m there for a long time.

Really not sure what to do at this point... Too many things happening at once.

If there are any other ideas, I’m happy to hear those as well!

That sounds like a great and fun opportunity! I say take it and get married in China and apply for the CR-1. I was thinking of doing the same thing but I didn't get any interviews in Ireland. If I had I would have taken it!

[Big Baby 11]

Do what is best for you. After K-1, if I'd had to do it over again, I'd have done the CR-1 route. I'm planning on retiring there. So, if you turn down the offer, please share...

[Rob & Rachel 24]

That sounds like a great and fun opportunity! I say take it and get married in China and apply for the CR-1. I was thinking of doing the same thing but I didn't get any interviews in Ireland. If I had I would have taken it!

Figures I get my NOA2 the same day I post this thread....At least I'm covered if the job doesn't come through.

I would like to go there for a while at least, though Wait and see what happens...

I think I'd want to go to Ireland too!!! And my Fiance!

Do what is best for you. After K-1, if I'd had to do it over again, I'd have done the CR-1 route. I'm planning on retiring there. So, if you turn down the offer, please share...

You might try contacting Michael Page Recruiting, if you are in IT... They are the big one there for foreign workers.

[RobBell 32]

I think you need to simplify the situation.

Decide if the job is right for you. That's really what is the determining factor.

If it is and you would move to China, then cancel the K1 because its just going to be more of a headache than its worth. Once you are there then you can plan a wedding and apply for the CR-1, which you would have plenty of time to do.

If you don't want to take the job then by all means follow through with the K-1 and bring her to the U.S. Since you were just approved it would only take a couple of months.

Either way you can be together, just don't make it so complicated.