Updating the never ending saga of my wife and my travels through immigration

[AZLD4Candidate]

As stated before, my wife decided to have me come back to China to continue our never ending quest through the biased and insane legal immigration process that was written by two massive nativists and bigots in 1950 and became law or Truman's veto during the height of McCarthyism and the Red Scare.

I have my position overseas. I have all the paperwork. Now the Chinese government has thrown us a curveball and demands that all everyone overseas MUST take a direct flight to China (no layovers).

If one does not take a direct flight, when one lands they will not issue their "green" QR code clearance code and will not let you into the country.

The layover flight I originally found would cost me $850 and went through Taiwan. Now, according to the propaganda my wife has swallowed her entire life without one ounce of crititcal thought (hip hip hooray for controlling a narrative), Taiwan is part of China.

But. . .not for this. So my $850 one way layover flight ticket has turned into a $4K - $9.5K flight depending on the beginning and ending airport.

As a teacher in the lowest in pay in the country, and 35% of my gross pay is taken out for taxes and pension. . .then I have bills and sending money to my wife. . .I live pretty much paycheck to paycheck even while I go for my second master's degree.

I told everyone that COVID19 would be an authoritarian's wet dream in terms of restrictive policies and scapegoating. The Chinese government has convinced my wife, who is western educated, that Italy started the Coronavirus.

Now China is requiring those that come into pay highly inflated direct flight fares, and restricting Chinese people from getting or renewing passports in order to "protect them from foreigners with COVID19" in countries that are "not as resistant to this disease as China has proven to be."

I am losing faith and everything I will ever see my wife again. It has been almost two years.

The US has denied her green card visa twice (there is a latent anti-Chinese bias at the NVC) and China has all but priced my return to China out of my price range.

I knew this would become the new norm. Don't worry, if I can swing a flight back, I have a 28 day quarantine awaiting me.

[leftstreet]

1. Start a GoFundMe. DUers would probably donate n/t

[AZLD4Candidate]

4. I'd sell my soul to be back with my wife after two years of separation

I feel really weird doing this.

[lagomorph777]

2. I hate to say it, but it sounds like you could face some challenges when you finally get there.

Political disagreements can be quite uncomfortable in a marriage. Particularly when the parties can't agree on basic facts.

[AZLD4Candidate]

3. Nah. . .we've been together 11 years, married for eight

When she does this, I just "yes dear" her to death.

[Politicub]

5. What a nightmare.

I don't understand why you are investing in a second master's degree, though. Besides the satisfaction from enrichment, is it worth the extra expense?

Sounds like you need money, and you're burdening yourself with tuition payments -- funds that could go toward what you're going through with visiting your wife.

I had no idea the cost of flights to China are so expensive!

[AZLD4Candidate]

6. Comes with IB Certification so I can teach in high end IB schools around the world.

Tuition is $200 a class. I've put it on hold for now.

[MerryHolidays]

8. Having that IB qualification will be very helpful as a teacher

There are some excellent schools in the US (private and public) and around the world that have IB programs.

Can you not qualify for financial aid for this? I know you have a lot going on, but something like this would really help you/your family out over the long-term.

[Coventina]

7. You just can't catch a break it seems.

I am so sorry.