Beneficiary debt in China and visa denial

[Bodhimind 1]

Hi,

I am in the process of applying for my wife's CR-1 Visa and today I just found out that she has a $23,000. 00 debt.

 

She is in China and I am in the US. Will she be denied a  visa or will she be blocked from leaving from the China side? Is there any thing we can do? Paying it is the obvious part but the time it would take to do that is a serious problem if we can't be together until these.

Edited March 30, 2017 by Bodhimind
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[Roel 7,192]

I don't think that's the ground for the denial. That's a lot of money to pay off though!

[Deagle 508]

She might get the visa but wont be allowed to leave by the Chinese authorities. I know in my country if you are in debt for banks or corporates and you are missed some payments they can take you to court and in most cases they will ban you from leaving the country untill money is paid.

[Penguin_ie 5,994]

Visa wise it is not a problem unless the debt has led to criminal charges against her.

Not sure on the "leaving China" side.

[databit 328]

So she was hiding this from you?

[geowrian 22,337]

Getting a visa has no bearing on that. However, as others noted, being free to leave the country is under the jurisdiction of that country.

[AMW 6]

Every country has a different process. In most cases you will receive your visa. When you leave your passport is scanned through government security, which can detect things such as a loan in litigation. If you're in good standing you might pass through easily for the time, but if you stop making payments you can be taken to court in your country. There's also a chance that the loan could be pushed onto a family member or anyone you might have put down as a character reference when signing the loan. 

[KierenHby 899]

2 hours ago, Bodhimind said:

 and today I just found out that she has a $23,000. 00 debt.

Just got bigger things to worry about, like being upfront with each other before the wedding, no?

[Bodhimind 1]

The debt was accumulated after we got married. My wife made the stupid mistake of trusting socalled friends and relatives and got a bunch of loans to help them out and believed they would pay her back within the time they said they would but none did.

 

I advised against it but she didn't listen so her we are. She has been making payments though. She loaned more than I knew though and didn't ask because she knew I was against it. I just found out the full amount today. 

She borrowed money to help people. She has a problem with not wanting to disappoint people when the come to her for help. People take advantage. She had to learn the hard way....

[Ryan H 3,812]

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[Chris and ZhiJia 146]

Having outstanding debt will not cause a visa denial, or prevent her from leaving the country, as long as her payments are current.

 

My wife currently owes $35,000 in debt on a home loan, which we are still paying together. She was able to receive her K-1, and leave the country with no issue, and is currently here in the US with me, and has received her Green Card.