Originally Posted by pdxasflyer

We are completing the Chinese Visa forms for our upcoming trip this spring, and the form asks several questions that most any person would find easy to answer, but in this case, we are a same-sex couple, and given that it's China we're talking about, we need some expert advice.

We are US citizens, legally married in Canada, and traveling with our two adopted sons - all with the same, hyphenated last name. The birth certificates list us both as parents. So, how SHOULD we answer the following questions?:

1. Marital status - we think we should put unmarried/never married/single but anybody suggest differently?
2. The form asks to list "major family members" for which we listed each other and our two kids. For each, it asks about the relationship to the applicant. For my husband, do I put 'husband', 'brother', 'friend' or 'other'??

We have thought that perhaps we shouldn't send them all in together or even list the two kids under one of us and none of the rest under the other one.

Would really like some expert advice on just what to put on these forms so we come across as truthful, yet not raising red flags that would result in a denial of our visas. Thanks!