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A CR1 or IR1 spousal visa, is an immigrant visa issued to an alien who wishes to enter the U.S. to live and stay with their U.S. citizen or permanent resident spouse. The “CR” from CR1 stands for conditional resident and is applicable to couples who’ve been married fewer than 2 years. The “IR” from IR1 stands for immediate relative and is applicable for couples who’ve been married 2 years or longer.

The obsolete K3 visa was another spouse visa option, but has been mostly done away with in practice.

The CR1 and IR1 visa comes with a permanent residency card (green card), unlike K visas.