The K visa is a non-immigrant visa category that enables the fiancé of a U.S. Citizen to apply for a visa to be united with their fiancé in the U.S. and also apply for a visa petition and adjustment of status. Foreign national fiancés holding K visas must marry within 90 days of U.S. entry.  Children of the foreign national fiancé may also accompany them to the U.S.

The U.S. government defines a spouse as a legally wedded husband or wife. Merely living together does not qualify a marriage for immigration. Common-law spouses may qualify as spouses for immigration, but only if the laws of the country where the common-law marriage occurs recognize common-law marriages and grants them all the same rights and obligations as a traditional marriage. In cases of polygamy, only the first spouse may qualify as a spouse for immigration.

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