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Best path for green card for someone who has a visa?

Hello,

I have a girlfriend in another country who I want to bring to the United States. I'm a US citizen. She currently has a Visa Type R B1/B2 and she was here spending the summer from July to September. Her Visa is for 10 years. She will be coming again here in November.

I know that I have a couple options. I could marry her in the other country and apply for a CR-1 or I could bring her as my girlfriend with a K-1 visa. Or I could marry her here while she stays with her visa.

Our questions are the following:

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• What would be the fastest process for her to get a residence card? • Can I apply for a K-1 Visa and can she wait here with her B1/B2 Visa while she waits for K1? • If the K-1 Visa is only to allow her entry into the country then would she need that since she can already get into the country? • If she comes with the K-1 Visa, would she get a temporary residence card while she waits? Would she get a work permit while she waits for her residence card? • If she is here on her visa and we get married while she is here, can she apply for form I-485 ?

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I'm just looking for the fastest way possible for her to obtain her green card. We also want to spend as much time as possible together while she is in the US but we of course want to do that legally.

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Thanks a lot for the help.

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