Mark1973

7 hours ago, Roel said:

Get married in China and apply for spouse visa - CR1 . Imo that's a better option. He would be able to work and travel upon arrival to the US. 

 

And waiting times for k1 and cr1 are both long anyway. 

Unfortunately in China, same sex couples can't marry. The fiancee visa is our last hope.

Hi. My boyfriend is Chinese and I'm an American working in China. My boyfriend applied for a tourist visa last summer (June 2017) and a student (F1) visa this month (May 2018). Both times he has been rejected. We would like to apply for the Fiance (K1) visa but have been advised by friends that we should wait. (Maybe a 1 year!) Their rationale is that if he applies for another visa so soon it might be looked at that he is so desperate to get into the USA and is "visa hopping" so our application will be held up or denied. As we're a same sex couple applying, I'm afraid that alone might raise a red flag!  I'm leaving China this summer to return to the USA and don't know what to do. Can we apply immediately for the K1 visa or is it advisable to wait?

Thank you in advance for your advice :-)