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[quote=SCOTTMCGEE,250764]Hi all,

I have been emailing a woman in China for several months. We have recently begin using Yahoo! with a webcam and microphone to talk. We spend about 2 hours each day talking. Much of it is also language lessons. She is progressing very well with English. I am starting to pick up a few words of Chinese.

We have fallen in love with each other, and have talked about marriage. I live in the US. I plan a trip over there at the end of February. I see two ways for us to marry and her to come live with me.

One is to marry over there, then apply for a visa. I know (from experience) that this can take a very long time. The other is to apply for a fiance visa, get her over here, and then marry.

I would like to know from anyone with relevant experience which way is better. Better, in our case, means less time apart!

Complications: I am unlikely to be able to make a second trip anytime soon. It may be over a year from now before I can do so. I will only be there a week, and that seems far too little time to be sure we are ready to marry. (that limits the marry there options a lot!)

Also, can anyone (especially Americans who have married Chinese women) tell me what kind of cultural issues are most likely to concern us? In case it help, she lives in Tianjin. She is culturally Hui, but professes no particular religious beliefs.

Any hints on how to minimize cultural differences would be very appreciated. I love JiaLin very much and wish to make her as happy as I possibly can.

Scott[/quote]

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