UK man, Chinese girl want to marry and live in China

UK man, Chinese girl want to marry and live in China
Feb 20, 2011 16:41
RICHIEK Points: Join Date: Feb 20, 2011 Status: offline	Hi, I've browsed posts in this forum quite a bit and found answers to most of my questions apart from the following, so I'd really appreciate it if anyone can help. I'm from the UK, my girlfriend's from Hubei, we've talked almost non-stop via webcam since meeting online a couple of months ago and I've just returned from a wonderful trip to see her and can't wait to see her again. I know she feels the same way. We love each other and want to get married and live in China (possibly after a short spell in London). We are intending to buy a house in Hubei to rent out in the short/medium term (as we'd both prefer to live elsewhere in China). Although I'd want to return to the UK periodically to visit family and friends, having full residential status in China is important to me: I don't want to feel like a visitor for the rest of my life. Is full residence in China granted automatically in cases such as ours? If not, what are the influencing factors? Thanks in advance of your help.

Feb 20, 2011 16:41

RICHIEK
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Hi,

I've browsed posts in this forum quite a bit and found answers to most of my questions apart from the following, so I'd really appreciate it if anyone can help.

I'm from the UK, my girlfriend's from Hubei, we've talked almost non-stop via webcam since meeting online a couple of months ago and I've just returned from a wonderful trip to see her and can't wait to see her again. I know she feels the same way.

We love each other and want to get married and live in China (possibly after a short spell in London). We are intending to buy a house in Hubei to rent out in the short/medium term (as we'd both prefer to live elsewhere in China).

Although I'd want to return to the UK periodically to visit family and friends, having full residential status in China is important to me: I don't want to feel like a visitor for the rest of my life.

Is full residence in China granted automatically in cases such as ours?

If not, what are the influencing factors?

Thanks in advance of your help.

Feb 21, 2011 04:08

GAFFER
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If you marry you will be granted (effectively) a 1 year residential visa which must be renewed annually. However, this doesn't allow you to work. If you need to work you would have to qualify for a Z visa in the normal way, (not easy unless you are qualified to teach English).

If you are planning on inviting your gf to the UK before you marry you may well encounter problems. Single ladies will have to prove that they have the financial means to stay in the UK for 6 months and prove that they will return to their home country within that period. This can mean they need to own a property, have a letter from an employer promising their job will be kept open and have a substantial amount of money in a Chinese bank account. In other words immigration will suspect that she is not simply a tourist.

There is a UK forum which has members who have married or are in the process of marrying Chinese ladies. Their advice would be very useful. If you would like a link please PM me.

May 5, 2011 00:58

GUEST89212

To obtain Chinese residency you have to first marry a Chinese lady.
Then you have to live in China for 9 months of five consecutive years and stay married to the same lady.
It took me 5 years to find out this information as when you ask a question they never tell you everything that maybe relevent or useful to the thing that you are enquiring about. I missed out on residency by 16 days because of this and will never get it now.

May 16, 2011 00:56	#3
GUEST14060	hi, if i marry my girlfriend who lives in nanning in southern china how and where do you apply for and get a residential visa from.i went to china this year to get married and didnt realise i had to take my divorce papers with me so it all ended in me coming home alone to england still single.

May 18, 2011 02:23

GAFFER
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You will need more than divorce papers. You also need sworn proof that you are free to marry....in English and Chinese. If you succeed in marrying you then need to prove to UK immigration dept that this is not a marriage of convenience and that you can provide accommodation and the financial means to support you both without recourse to state benefits.

There is a UK forum with members who have married or are in the process of marrying Chinese ladies. Their advice would be very useful. If you would like a link please PM me.

Feb 8, 2012 13:53	#5
GUEST62248	My English son is going to marry his Chinese girlfriend. Can they live in the UK or will she still need a visa? Does it matter where they get married?

Feb 8, 2012 20:32

GUEST422523

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Originally Posted by GUEST62248

My English son is going to marry his Chinese girlfriend. Can they live in the UK or will she still need a visa?

Does it matter where they get married?

No matter where they get married, his Chinese girl has to apply for a visa if she wants to stay at the UK. There are two ways: your son comes to China and gets married with her and then she applies for settlement visa to stay in UK. Or ask her to apply for Fiancée visa (tourist visa is also OK) and then get married in the UK.

Apr 11, 2013 10:43

GUEST15320

i don't know why but i am so happy reading this...didn't get your divorce papers and so you went home, ended single?? ... am i crazy to be happy seeing you end up like this? i am sorry but i so want to talk with someone.
i missed so about the man who comes from America. poor, 28years old and short tempered, want nothing but sex, he hated me now though as i told him i love someone else,who is richer,younger, and much more milder...you see someone says love and love and love, love between westeners and Chinese, I don't believe it now though... what are the nonsenses i am talking about? oh, i remember, foreigners are much streightforward, and easy letting go just like nothing would hurt them, and anything happens, they just move on.... i know he is empty, he is not rich, he needs someone who really loves and cares about him, and he is in someway trying his best to live better.. sometimes i wonder why i did it, because as a matter of fact, i do want him and i want a normal life, romance is China is not different from western culture, that we want to have a lover that even if he's poor,he got desease, he is imperfect, we stick on together, and be there for each other......i read and i want a simple relationship just like that, but when it happened, i can't trust, can't rist myself on it....

Nov 13, 2013 17:09	#8
GUEST20101	Sadly many men you meet on the internet might not be honest. Some may even be sex tourists. (They collect contacts, visit China and meet each one for obvious reasons) You need to be careful. I met my wife in China whilst on a business trip (she is a translator) We have now been together for 7 happy years.

Nov 13, 2013 21:21	#9
SUNNYDREAM Points: Join Date: Jun 11, 2007 Status: Offline	I am with Guest20101. Be very careful with those who look for pretty escorts.

Nov 17, 2013 10:06	#10
GUEST36160	Women from nanning are just after getting to England as I found out to my expense. Brought her and her granddaughter here and when she had what she wanted she dumped me. There is a great proportion of ladies from Nanning on same game. So be warned.

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