US citizens may petition for their foreign-born spouse to live permanently in the US There are three types of visa applications for this:
Immigrant Visa for a Spouse of a US Citizen (CR1) married less than two years.
Immigrant Visa for a Spouse of a US Citizen (IR1) married two years or more.
K-3 Visa allows spouse a US temporary stay while immigration is pending.
The CR1 Visa grants a spouse conditional residency for two years. The spouse may work within a few months after arrival. During the two-year conditional period the foreign-born spouse must apply for permanent residency or face a mandatory return to their home country. The couple will also be obligated to an interview to prove that they have a real marriage, rather than a sham designed to skirt immigration laws.
The IR1 Visa grants immediate, conditional permanent residency to a foreign-born spouse. The foreign spouse must be married to an American citizen for at least two years in order to be eligible. An immigrant spouse on an IR1 Visa may begin working right away and may hold permanent resident status as soon as the visa is granted.
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