Hello all -My name is James(zhan mu si) ;
Last March I met a lovely "divorced" girl from Nanning China online-I started to make arrangements for my trip in June. Got my passport-check Got my airline tickets and China visa -check check Shots updated -check. I was really ready and excited. Then my beloved dropped a bombshell on me. She informed me that she was not "officially divorced" yet.
That's right I went through all of the emotions in ten minutes flat! Tickets were non-refundable and she explained that she was afraid of losing me, if she had told me the truth straight away. She was right!!
So zhan mu si went to China and met his married lady-Wait now.... things are about to get complicated.
She explained to me how her husband, who lives in Guangzhoi, and has a house in Hong Kong (that's right he has money) came home with another woman, and informed her that she could have a boyfriend, but no divorce. She moved back home straight away, and now lives in Nanning with her parents. Her parents let her come home on one condition, she was to have no contact with her estranged husband-making a divorce almost impossible.
Well I met her parents, and I actually won them over, if you knew me, you would know that this never happens. They were very lovely and kind-hearted people. I asked their permission to marry their daughter and was given their blessing. So when I left Nanning for home, her parents informed her that it was time for her to finalize her divorce, and move on with her life with me.
So my question for anyone out there who can help me-is there such thing as a cohabitation or girlfriend visa in America? Can I start the visa process while she is still married? or should I learn Cantonese and plan on living my life in sin in Nanning? Thanks in advance -James(engaged to a married Chinese woman) Roberts