China Marriage 101 - K3 Visa and K1 Visa Information
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China Marriage 101 - Resources and Information

China Marriage 101 shares information and resources to help navigate the process of a marriage in China (K3 Visa) or to bring a fiancee (K1 Visa) to the United States. Some of us filed our own paperwork and others paid an attorney. Our experience and case studies will give you the facts.
If you think calling an attorney is the answer, think again. It will be what you've learned that counts. (See stories below)

  • What is quicker, the K1 visa or the K3?
  • How much $$ will the process cost?
  • How long will it take?
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China Marriage 101 - Giving back to others

Hello I'm Randy Marsh. My story is one of success. My wife Xiaoying arrived in the U.S. just 8 months after filing my first paperwork with U.S. Citizens and Immigration Service (USCIS), although before my marriage in China I never had the luxury of calling or receiving help from an attorney.

Before our marriage in China I developed relationships with other couples who had been through the process of both the K1 and K3 Visa. Some were successful and others had a few hurdles that resulted in extra waiting time and expense. Through their willingness to share their time, thoughts, and experience we gathered the knowledge we needed to avoid any mistakes.

Since 2005, Xiaoying and I have been involved in social networks with other couples. My wife is also an executive coordinator with a health and nutrition business that includes 18 women who all came from China on a K1 or K3 visa. Over the years I think I have heard about every dilemma a couple can experience.

Leaving Your Fate in the Hands of Others

Lets look at a couple of examples of what can happen without basic information.

Jeff in California (K1 Fiancee)
"Before I went to China to visit my fiancee I hired an attorney to do my paperwork. I paid $1000 down and agreed to $1500 more after our marriage in the U.S. When I returned from China my attorney told me he needed notarized documents from my fiancee along with her signature on USCIS forms. I could have accomplished this on my visit so for us this added 2 months waiting time before starting our paperwork."


Mark in Wisconsin (K3 Spouse)
"I married my wife in China. When I returned I hired an attorney to help me get her to the U.S. He filed a petition for me to sponsor my spouse. After waiting for a year I started doing some research and discovered that he never filed an I-129f with my petition. This speeds up the process for spouses to get an interview date. I also never got any instructions on helping my wife provide evidence of our relationship so she failed her first interview. It took 2 years and 8 months to get my spouse to the U.S. Each month I would get a charge from my attorney for reviewing my case. I paid him over $5000."

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China Marriage 101 - Teaching US Citizens From First-Hand Experience