If you are a US citizen, who has legally married abroad a citizen of a country other than the US, you can return to the US with your spouse by applying for a K-3 visa. This type of visa allows foreign citizens to stay in the US with their spouses until the immigration visa is granted.

There is a series of steps that need to be taken to apply for K-3 visa, and plenty of verifications and documents to process, so you should make sure you don’t miss on any of them. Several interviews will be required as well. Keep in mind, that you can file a petition for a K-3 visa for your spouse only after he/she had applied for an immigrant visa. Hence, K-3 is a visa class with twofold requirements.

As K-1 and K-3 visa types are somewhat similar, many couples have doubts deciding which is better: get married abroad and then lawfully bring the spouse to the US with a K-3 visa type, or get a K-1 visa first, bring the fiancé(e) to the US and get married here. As the appropriateness of the visa types differs from one case to another, call a dedicated attorney at (410)978 7007 now and make sure you choose what is best for you and your loved one.