US citizen, currently holding an f visa that expires on the 31st this month. The renewal charges for another f visa is around 5500 rmb if I renew it here while still in China, this is the cheapest agency quote I've been given. I don't need a business visa, I'm only here because of my Chinese fianc and his parents - but since we are not married yet I am not eligible for the L visa ? We are both coming to Thailand for vacation anyway, wouldn't it be cheaper and more convenient for us to leave china before my visa runs out, and renew it to a 3 or 6 month L visa ? Are the possibilities really that slim right now to get in to china via embassies that are not in our own country ?