K-3 Visa

   The K -3 Visa is available to a person who wishes to marry a US citizen.

   

Although the K-3 visa is a nonimmigrant visa, it should be considered as part of the process to obtain Legal Permanent Residence in the United States. 

K-3 VISA PRIVILEGES:

1. You can get a K-3 visa and your unmarried children under the age of 21 can get K-4 visas that allow them to come to the US to reunite with their US citizen spouse.

2. You can apply for work immediately after entering the US.

3. If you cannot enter the US with another type of visa, the K-3 visa allows you to enter the US while you wait during the long process to obtain Legal Permanent Residence.

4. There are no quota restrictions for K-3 and K-4 visas, and the processing periods are relatively short.

 

With a K-3 visa the spouse of a US citizen can legally enter the United States, once they have entered the country, the person must process their adjustment of status to acquire the residence card, entering with this visa is obliged to use approximately 6 months in said process.