What are the proper avenues to take if my boyfriend has an active tourist visa and we want to get married?

If your boyfriend is in status in the United States and you are A US citizen then he can stay and he can file his case here in United States. The way that this is done is that you file a petition for an immigrant relative simultaneously with an adjustment of status application. In the state of New Jersey, it generally takes about 90 days for a case like this to be processed. It is important that you engage the services of a qualified immigration the professional to assist you with the matter like this in order that all the paperwork is done properly and your case moves smoothly through the system.

Best wishes upon your upcoming marriage. It would be wise for you and your fiance to meet with an immigration attorney who could learn all of the relevant information about your fiance's immigration history, including, for example, the date of his entry into the U.S. and the date you decided to become married, in order to advise about eligibility, options and strategies. That advice also could include recommendations of documents to assemble that will demonstrate to the USCIS the bona fide nature of your marriage.