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Want to get married in usa but don't want to immigrate

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madmatg   1

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I'm American, my fiance is Chinese. I made a promise to my family that I'd get married in the USA. I live in China now as an English teacher and don't plan on coming back in the near future and my fiance doesn't want to become an American citizen.

We just want to have the ceremony with my family in America. we could get legally married in China if that helps. I'm not really sure what the best visa would be for her? Can anyone help?

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Probably a tourist visa if she can get one

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The US requires no special visa to marry, only to stay. As others have suggested, a visitor's visa (B-2) will do. Your fiancee might well receive extra scrutiny because of your relationship, so look at providing strong evidence that she intends to return to China.

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Got it, I keep seeing things about strong evidence that you intend to return but I'm not sure what that means, her family is in China and she is just starting her own job tutoring foreigners in Chinese.

But I assume everybody had their families in their home country so that isn't going to be strong enough. I'll write a message on the tourist visa board. Thanks for the info!

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