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using K3 visa for constant travel, without doing AOS

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Is it possible to use a K3 visa for constant travel in/out of USA without ever doing an Adjustment of status (in short, staying a non-immigrant)?

Im a US Citizen, my husband is Filipino. We want to be able to travel in/out of the US constantly, which is getting to be a problem with a tourist visa he's on. He does not want to work in the USA or permanently reside in USA because he has business globaly and cannot be tied down to the residency restrictions of a green card. However, we visit the USA for a cumulative total of approximately 5.5 to 6.6 mos/year, ideally.

Someone recommended a K3 visa for him, and just renew it every 2 years, but when I looked online, it stated that K3 is primarily to get the spouse to the USA and process a green card.

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04/20/2004 Got married in the Philippines, and lived between here and there

10/15/2008 Husband arrives in USA on B1/B2 Tourist Visa

12/19/2008 Sent I-130 & I-485 AOS package via USPS Priority

12/21/2008 Package delivered

12/26/2008 NOA's dated for I-1485, I-130, I-131, I-765

03/30/2009 Obtained Green Card

01/24/2012 Mailed in N-400 for Naturalization

01/31/2012 Check for $680 was cashed

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Is it possible to use a K3 visa for constant travel in/out of USA without ever doing an Adjustment of status (in short, staying a non-immigrant)?

Im a US Citizen, my husband is Filipino. We want to be able to travel in/out of the US constantly, which is getting to be a problem with a tourist visa he's on. He does not want to work in the USA or permanently reside in USA because he has business globaly and cannot be tied down to the residency restrictions of a green card. However, we visit the USA for a cumulative total of approximately 5.5 to 6.6 mos/year, ideally.

Someone recommended a K3 visa for him, and just renew it every 2 years, but when I looked online, it stated that K3 is primarily to get the spouse to the USA and process a green card.

Thanks

No, you cannot renew the K3 visa every two years. It's good for two years and multiple entries during that time and can potentially be extended for some purpose connected with immigrating.

Perhaps some sort of business visa would be a better choice.

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Its only renewable if he has an AOS application on file that's taking longer than usual. K3 is not a tourist visa, it is a dual intent visa for someone with a USC spouse to become a US legal permanent resident.

divorced - April 2010 moved back to Ontario May 2010 and surrendered green card

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