Definition

K-3 Spouse Visa

Also: K-3

Nonimmigrant visa for the foreign spouse of a U.S. citizen with a pending I-130.

K-3 was designed to let foreign spouses join their U.S. citizen partner while waiting for an I-130 to be processed. In practice, K-3 is rarely used today because I-130 processing has caught up with K-3 processing — most spouses use consular processing or adjustment of status instead.

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