Financial aspects of Q1

I have to know which city you are in? Small city might require your wife to have less money... Big cities will require the same as I told the guy below:

How many years you get after your enter China, If your Chinese wife has this amount of money in her account NOT YOURS, this is because your wife is sponsoring you.

60,000 RMB you get 1 year or if she owns a house.

100,000 RMB gets you 2 years.

160,000 RMB gets you 3 years.

200,000 to 300,000 gets you 4 to 5 years..

Yes you can renew if after 5 years..

Now, the fact that she doesn't have a job might only get you 3 or 6 months to a year. Because the PSB will count the child based on the amount of money that is in the bank. So the will divide say for example Y60,000 for 3 people thus += 3 to 6 month visa, again it depends on the cost of living in that city. Oh and you must do this in the city of your wifes Hukou residences., so I hope she has an address there. If not then in any other city it'll be 3 months only automatically, but it's renewable.

As far as I know, the parents inlaw can do nothing to help you guys, only allow you to use their address or barrow the money...

Do's and Don'ts:

DON"T wear street clothes, Adidas or Nike or Hip Hop stuff. Wear NICE business clothes, same for your wife.
Do try to speak some Chinese, just basic saying thank you and yes and no..
DON'T say you plan to work, They will ask.

Good luck from one married man to another..