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[jonathan109x]

Hello everyone so a quick few questions im currently in Los angeles but around august 10th ill be getting married to my girlfriend in china around august 15th and by then of course i plan to work same place ill be living in chengdu suichuan, so my main question is what legit place or school can i work in since ill be married to a chinese citizen i guess ill be given some sort of permission to work right? a few things to keep in mind

-im 23

- still in middle of finishing university (taking online classes/no degree)

- although i have 2 years teaching experience in japan and america

lastly anything besides single affidavit or such that i need to do here as far as marriage before i leave the states? thanks greatly!

[doogsville]

Unfortunately being married to a Chinese citizen gives you no permission to work whatsoever. The spouses visa is little more than a one year, multiple entry tourist visa. If you get caught working on it you'll be fined and deported. To work legitimately you need both a work permit and a resident permit. To get these, you'll need a job with a company licensed to employ foreign experts. It shouldn't be too hard to find a job in a city like Chengdu. I would start by visiting the expat sites for Chengdu, and seeing if they have a job board, and if not just post a message in the appropriate forum asking about work opportunities. You could also try echinacities which allows you to search by city. You might find it difficult if you don't have a degree though, since it's a requirement for the z visa and associated permits.

Also, you might be asked to go back to your home country and get a z visa in order to come back to China and convert it into a resident and work permit. You may be able to convert your spouse visa, but I've known a couple of people who have been forced to go home because they've been told it couldn't be done in China. Kind of crap, but it's the kind of crap you have to get used to living here. What kind of visa are you coming over to get married on? If it's a tourist visa you'll have to swap it for the spouse visa after you get married.

You might want to start looking for jobs now, and find out if you can get the RP and WP with the spouse visa.

As to what you need to get married, I'm not sure if the single affidavit is the same thing, but you'll need some kind of proof that your not married already, and other than that, your passport. I can't remember if I had to produce my birth certificate or not, but it's probably best to have it on hand.

[Markness]

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