What is the best and fastest way for a European national to marry his U.S. citizen girlfriend and live together in the States?

Answer 1

The BEST way is not the fastest, and the fastest is not the best! You can do one of 3 things: Apply for a K1 fiance(e) visa, which takes between 6-10 months usually. When you have this, you travel to the states, get married and have lots more paperwork to do to become a permanent resident, but at least you will be together. Go the the US on a tourist visa, or under the I-94 VWP if you are from an eligible country, get married, then return to your home country, apply for a K3 visa, which may take roughly the same time as a K1 though possibly longer. When you have your visa, go the the US to live, and do lots more paperwork to become a permanent resident. the last one is the fastest, but is not recommended. You can travel to the US on a tourist visa or the VWP, and get married, after which you apply for Adjustment of Status and EAD, do mountains of paperwork etc etc. The authorities dont like it, and you would have to prove without any doubt at all that you had no intention of marrying when you arrived, and it was just a spur of the moment thing. If they have any inkling, they might not let you into the country, and even if they do, you still might not be allowed to stay once married. Yes people do it, no it doesnt always work, and is it worth getting in hot water with the USCIS just coz you can't be patient enough to wait 6 months in order to spend the rest of your lives together? Visit the website of the US embassy in your country, and it will get you started.