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[quote=HUIXING,356955]Hi guys, some advice from you would be greatly appreciated...I'm trying to check off all things are covered...

I met my fiancée in mid-2007 whilst in China for 6 months - I posted about it on here at the time with lots of uncertainty about what we could do. Anyway, we both got through a difficult 2008 for all manner of reasons, not least only seeing each when she came to England for a month or when I went to China in August and again for Xmas/New year when I proposed.

We are looking at marrying in April in China, before applying for a spouse visa for her to stay with me in the UK.

Me: I'm 30 year old male UK citizen, with a UK passport, living (temporarily with parents to help savings) and working in the UK.

Fiancée: 35 from Baotou (Inner Mongolia) but living in Beijing for past 7 years. She has a BA in English Masters in English Teaching from Beijing Normal University. Hopefully this will aid the visa process to UK as a fluent and well-qualified person.

I have informed my employer and given my role, they are reluctant for me to take more than 2 weeks off! Given the exceptional circumstances (not a regular holiday), they are prepared to give a maximum of 4 weeks away so I need to plan this well time-wise. Of course it's critical I keep my job for our future plans.

Now for the requirements:
I will need a Certificate of No Impediment. I intend to get this as soon as possible in the UK and have it legalised by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office then Chinese Embassy/Consulate in the UK to negate the need to be in China 21 days prior to declaring our wish to marry (as advised on http://ukinchina.fco.gov.uk/en/help-for-british-nationals/living-in-china/how-register-marriage).

Second - the 21 days to wait for marriage - my fiancée's brother 'knows' officials in Baotou and has spoke to them about this 21-day period. He assures us that there is no need to wait that long and we will be able to marry almost immediately upon arrival as long as we have the correct documentation. GuanXi in action, right?

Again that website above states:
Getting married in China is simple, however, a lot of people do not realise that you can deposit a certified copy of the translation of your marriage certificate at the General Register’s Office in the UK via us.

Documents we need to see;
-Chinese Notary copy with English translation. (A4 booklet) for us to retain
-British nationals passport (copy will be taken)
-Red book (copy will be taken)

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