PLEASE give me advice on the best course of action and clarify...

[n1ftyneil]

I need a little clarification and I really hope somebody can help. My Girlfriend is a US citizen and I am from Scotland. We have dated through college and are now fed up of being forced apart by laws. I have been researching as best I can all my different options...

1.Her filing an I 129f, once cleared I wait the 3-6 months for a Fiance visa to be processed by London

2.We get married in the UK.. she files an I 130F and I still wait forever for a K3 to be processed in London.

I just want so bad to be done with this and to be living with her. I have a job offer waiting for me in the US as well which I would desperately like to take - we are investigating this 3rd option and this is where I need help.

If I enter the US as a visitor under Nonnimigrant visa to "meet up with my friends from college" and we subsequently get married...I understand that then an I 130 and an I 475 (change of status) can be filed at the same time. This seems so much easier than the other two but I'm guessing there is a catch. How long can I stay in the country for when those are being processed? If the processing time takes more than the 90 days allowed by the visa waiver, do I just have to go home?

Thanks so much if you have any opinions on this or if you have any advice on Lawyers that can speed up the I 130 process. I really appreciate it and feel for all of you in a situation like mine.

[curiousone]

On your 3rd option.............

1. No lawyer can speed up the process for you. The wait time varies from person to person, Service center to Service Center.........it could take as little as 6 months for th e entire process and as long as 2 yrs.

2. The entire process will not b ecompleted in 3 months.

3. If you come in and then immediately marry your girfriend and file 1-130 and I-485 then youll have a misrep problem which is a serious offense and which will catch up with you using that process.