[Nginx487]

Your story if truly heartbreaking. Me and my fiancee met the same problems (not in the US), however we decided that being together is more important than having better career opportunities - so we choose a country where both of us were able to receive a business visa without significant problems. Were you considering something like that?

[bmitc]

Yes, I am actively considering to move out of the country. However, this is troublesome too. My parents and brother are still here, and my parents are aging. If I do have kids, I would love for my parents to be around them, and I miss my parents dearly already since I unfortunately live far away, even in the U.S.

[Nginx487]

I totally understand your situation. I meet my parents twice a year (well, was meeting before COVID-19), my working options severely limited, however I'm not even for a second was feeling regrets of my decision.

Hope these restrictions are temporary, also AFAIK after being actually married, your spouse would be eligible for K-1 US visa. Wish you luck in any case.

[bmitc]

Thank you for the kind words and encouragement. Hopefully you are doing well in your situation now.

I hope these are temporary, but I imagine they will be temporary until at least January of next year. If the unthinkable happens in November, the prognosis is not good. Even the K-1 visa has large delays, and they aren't even processing any visas at U.S. Consulates in China right now.

[NovemberWhiskey]

I don’t think that’s quite right. K-1 is the fiancé(e) visa: it’s to allow someone to whom you are not yet married to enter the U.S. in order to marry.

If a U.S. citizen marries abroad, they would file an I-130 petition for their spouse to immigrate in the IR/CR category; they would then be able to file for a K-3 non-immigrant spouse visa so their spouse could accompany them to the U.S. while the I-130 petition was processed.