Fiance Visa vs Spouse Visa, K1 vs CR1? Which is faster, easier, cheaper?

What Is A Marriage Visa?

A Marriage Visa is an immigration visa that allows the foreign spouse of a U.S. Citizen or U.S. Legal Resident to immigrate to the United States. There are two types of Marriage Visas. The CR1 Marriage Visa and the IR1 Marriage Visa.

Basic Information About The CR1 And IR1 Visa

For U.S. citizens that want to bring their foreign spouse to the United States, the U.S. offers a couple of different options and they are the CR1/ IR1 visa and the K3 visa. While the K3 marriage visa is still in existence, changes in processing times have made CR1 and IR1 visas the only real option for most applicants.