US immigration politics, even for a foreign spouse of an American citizen, might be a tedious and multi-step process. But going through this process might be the only way that an American citizen and his or her foreign spouse can be together in the Country.
An American citizen can bring his or her spouse to the US via: IR1 or CR1 and K-3 visas. IR1, or an Immediate Relative visa, allows the spouse of an American citizen to emigrate to the US. The CR1, which stands for Conditional Residency, is the visa issued to the foreign spouse whose marriage to an American citizen is less than two years old.
To follow this process, the foreign spouse of the American citizen will process the visa outside the US, and then travel to the US to complete the immigration process and get permanent residency status. The American citizen should first fill in Form I-130 that serves as an immigrant Petition for an Alien Relative.
A citizen can also bring his or her spouse to the US through K-3, a non-immigrant US visa that is granted normally after a few months of application. After the visa is issued, the foreign spouse can then travel to the US to complete the next process of immigration. Applications for this type of US visa, however, must be completed in the country where the wedding took place. Since this type of US visa is new, applicants are still required to use the Form I-129F, which serves as a Petition for Alien Fiancé (e) or Spouse.
But to obtain any of the above-mentioned visas, the applicants should meet certain requirements. The American citizen’s spouse must be at least 18 years of age to be able to sign the Affidavit of Support, and should have legal residence documents, among others.
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