Just get an elite visa

It’s not ever helpful - once you do that you could begin the process of the paperwork and get stalled in your attempt - their are several ways to marry .

Engaged is an interesting term in and of itself ... I won’t ask all the usual questions of tell all the funny stories of engagements over the years - decades ... what visa are you riding in with ? Elite ? O? An engagement is not an exception for this period and from California? You aren’t getting in - you will

Need Covid insurance a test and if you do go in and out you should plan on at least the 5 year elite ...

No embassy wants to write the letter it’s a technicality thst breeches diplomatic protocol by interfering with essentially a travel ban ...

There is no place you can get tested in

The United States unless you are showing extreme symptoms of flu like disease ... so you can not get tested and so you can’t get a certification that you are clear ... unless you are an nba player or movie star etc ... so good luck with that part of the paperwork