K-3 Marriage Visa and CR-1 Marriage Visas from Thailand to the United States
There are two types of marriage visas available to US citizen petitioners who have Thai spouses. CR-1 visa and K 3 visa.
The K3 marriage visa is more commonly known, and processes similarly to the K-1 fiancee visa. The average processing time fore the K3 visa from Thailand as of this writing is 7-8 months. The K 3 visa is a 2 year multiple entry visa that allows the Thai spouse to travel back and forth between Thailand and the United States for a two year period. The K3 visa is popular with our American citizen clients who are living and working in Iraq, Kuwait and Afghanistan as it freely allows their Thai spouses to travel with them to the USA and then back to Thailand when they have R & R.
The K-3 marriage visa is also popular when American citizens want to bring their Thai spouses back to the United States as quickly as possible, as this is the fastest immigrant visa to process for the spouse of an American citizen living in Thailand.
The children of the Thai spouse can also be attached to the K 3 marriage visa application and our firm never charges an additional fee to process visa applications for Thai children.
Before the end of the two year period, the Thai spouse, and children if applicable, (holders of K 3 visa and K 4 visa) will remain in the United States and apply for an adjustment of status to obtain a green card.
Before the end of the two year period, the Thai spouse, and children if applicable, (holders of K 3 visa and K 4 visa) will remain in the United States and apply for an adjustment of status to obtain a green card.
CR-1 Marriage Visa
If the American Citizen petitioners Thai spouse does not mind waiting approximately 10 months in Thailand to obtain a visa, then the CR 1 visa can be a great option.
When our firm processes a CR 1 visa we are also processing the Thai spouses adjustment of status application to obtain the green card and also the Thai spouses social security number.
When the Thai spouse arrives in America on a CR 1 visa, the green card and social security card are automatically generated and sent to the home address of the American citizen petitioner.
Obtaining the green card and social security number are both separate processes once in the USA on a K-3 marriage visa. The green card application can be as involved as the K 3 visa application, making the CR 1 visa preferable as everything has already been completed by our firm.
Viewing our K-3 marriage visa video is the easiest way for you to gain information about the K 3 visa application process from Thailand and the services we provide.