Marriage... How does a foreigner marry a chinese woman?THESE ARE SOME MESSAGES LEFT BY ONLINE PENPAL (PART1)

Hi,

I just have a few questions that i hope someone on here can help me with, I am engaged to a woman in Guangzhou and we want to marry soon, But i am unsure on how i do this because i am from England, What type of visa do i require? What paperwork etc etc... She mentioned to me that i must bring a "singles certificate / certificate of marriageability" to show that i am not married.... But in England we don't have this type of certificate, So do i just write out a statement saying i am single and then get a solicitor to sign it? Is this enough? Also now someone has told me i need to have a residence permit to be able to marry her... So can i not marry a chinese women if i am not living in China? Can someone who knows what i must do please take me through this step by step,

Thanks in advance,

Danny.

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Dear Danny,

My name is Terry and I married a Chinese woman in China in 2005. I am from the USA though but to marry a Chinese woman in China I think is the same. If you were divorced, you have to have your divorce papers and have them translated in Chinese. You have to have a blood test to show you do not have any blood disease. You have to write a letter stating you are single and have it translated in Chinese. The US Consulate has a document for that so you should ask your consulate or embasy. You have to have small pictures of yourself and of you and your wife together. You will also have to pay a fee. I hope this should help you. Good luck.
Terry

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Hi Terry,

Thanks for your quick reply :) Do i have the blood test at home or in China? I don't have any pictures of us together because my suitcase went missing at the airport with my photos and negatives, So do i need to go back to China to have more taken of us together before i can apply at the chinese embassy and have them legalise / accept everything?

Many thanks,

Danny.

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Hi Danny,
I've found some useful information about marry a Chinese in Central Government's website. You can check and read: http://english.gov.cn/

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What about taking her overseas and getting married? Overseas would probably include Hong Kong or Macau. I don't know the implications but it might have other advantages (or disadvantages!)