I don't know how many times I've told various people on here, ... This site needs to get on board, a Fixer in China, preferably in Beijing. These guys have got top of the range contacts at all the major embassy's and consulates, as well as all the government departments.
I'll tell you this much, i personally know of a NZ Guy, An American , a Couple of Aussies, and a number of Brits,
None took more than 3 or 4 months before taking there wife's home with them. How do you think i got Lucy here on an on-going work permit visa, and that took days, not weeks or months!!
The hold-up is always at the Embassy's and Consulate's, and there caused by mainly local employees that staff the visa sections, that seem hell bent on stopping there fellow countrymen from attaining visa's , or making them wait for them as long as possible....
David....