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Assuming that you are a U. S. citizen, you and your boyfriend generally have 2 choices if you wish to marry. You can apply for him as a K-1 fiancée on form I-129 F with U.S.C.I.S., and once approved, he would interview at the home consulate in Mexico, you would both have to marry within 90 days of his coming to the States, and he would have to file for I-485 adjustment of status to complete the process. The 2nd choice would be to go and marry him in Mexico, apply for his immigrant visa on form I-130 with U.S.C.I.S., he would interview at the consulate in Mexico, and enter the U. S. under an immigrant visa. The first process generally takes about 9 months and the 2nd a little under a year. Due to the limitations of the Lawyers.com Forums, Alan Lee, Esq.'s (the "Firm") participation in responding to questions posted herein does not constitute legal advice, nor legal representation of the person or entity posting a question. No Attorney/Client relationship is or shall be construed to be created hereby. The information provided herein by the Firm is general, and requires that the poster obtain specific legal advice from an attorney. The poster shall not rely upon the information provided herein as legal advice nor as the basis for making any decisions of legal consequence.

Normally, adjustment in the US is faster, but there are some concerns if he enters for the sole purpose of adjustment of status. On average, we see in country adjustment taking 6 months while consular processing takes about 1 year.

There is not much to do now as far as immigration is concerned. Depending on what happens to your marriage, you will have to apply for removal of condition on your own before your card expires (you can apply within 90 days of expiration). The condition will be removed and you will be given a permanent card if you can show that the marriage you entered in to with your wife was real.