I married an American, and I want to immigrate there. Can I work there?

1. If you get married, he can help you immigrate to America, and you can work there as soon as you arrive.

2. In order to get married, he must first show China his single certificate. Affidavit of Marital Status, Affidavit of Marriage, and detailed procedures. If you need documents, you'd better go to the websites of the US Consulate, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of USCIS.gov and China for enquiry.

The marriage formalities conform to the regulations of China.

4. After getting the marriage certificate of China, it must be notarized and translated into English. In fact, you will have a lot of documents to translate. After having a marriage certificate, I began to apply for immigration. All translated documents need notarization.

5. Be patient. There is a lot of paperwork and it takes time. A year or two. Usually not more than two years.

6. There is another way to apply for fiancee immigration. There is no so-called fiancee certificate for fiancee identity. So simple. Download form I- 129F (application for foreign fiance) in uscis.gov; g- 1 145； G-325a, which will be explained in detail below. It must be sent to a processing center in the United States. After the application is sent, you have to wait 5- 12 months, and then the US Consulate in Guangzhou will inform you to fill out the form, interview and get a temporary immigrant visa. This method needs to be translated from English into Chinese, and there may be fewer notarized documents translated from Chinese into English. The only thing is that you must get married within 90 days after you arrive in the United States, otherwise your temporary green card will be invalid and you must leave the United States. Of course, after marriage, the green card becomes a full member and you can work.