Which is the best route to take i130/i485 in the USA or CR-1 in the UK

[CatnAdam 0]

Well here goes the scenario, hope it is not to confusing.

Ok I am USC in the US Air Force previously stationed in the UK. I met a woman living there whose husband walked out on her over 4 years ago.

Well when I received orders back to the USA she decided to file for divorce and did so a few months ago. I returned to the states and we decided she should come visit me in the states. We both expected a long drawn out divorce due to him being a vindictive type guy and thinking he would not even sign the paperwork. She came over on the VWP and things went great, then out of the blue she found out that her ex finished the divorce proceedings and she quickly returned all the forms and 6 weeks +1 day later she was legally divorced. We married on her 75th day of her VWP visit. She has round trip tickets and a house she could go back to in the UK, but of course we do not want to be apart.

Now here is the question

What are our options to keep her in the USA? We have discussed sending her back to England if that’s what is required, but of course nobody wants to be separated from their spouse.

Do we do the I130/I485 is that even an option?

If I do have to send her back to England so she does not violate her VWP status what’s the best and fastest way to get her back to me in the USA permanently? CR-1 Visa?

Of course we would prefer to keep her in the USA, she has stuff she can go back to in the UK, but she does not have anything that forces her to go back.

Hate to think she would go back and we are waiting more than 6 months for a Cr-1 visa to go thru.

Any advice would be appreciated, we want to do this as fast and as legal as possible. Getting married was not spur of the moment but at the same time we did not expect it to happen on this visit due to her being married already.