ChicagoSarah

WOW - I'm not sure the OP came on here to receive such judgment.
I guess one could ask the same as you, why didn't you just find an American? Why did you go to Vietnam to find your fiancé? The answer - we can't help who we love.
If you do not have anything constructive, please stop pestering people coming for advice. Canada/US relationships are common due to the easy travel requirements and the geographical proximity - some couples are no more than an hour apart.
Good luck

It's free, so no harm in filing. Better safe than sorry :-)
Apply for EAD/AP together...it's a combo card, and both filings are free when applied with AOS.

I suggest having her fill out another one. White out would probably catch the eye of someone in a bad way and could cause some delays in your process.

O'Hare is great (although I'm biased as it's our home airport). My husband flew into it several times alone, and always got through immigration pretty quickly. There are 2 exits out of T5 (international terminal), and there are signs that tell those waiting which flights will come out of which exit (the exits are also next to each other, so don't stress too much).
There is a waiting area outside of the exits, so it should be pretty easy to find someone, even without cell phones.
When my husband came through with his K1, he just went through the normal process - they didn't pull him into any side room or anything for processing. Very quick and easy. He's always had an easy time going through.
It of course depends on when you land as to the immigration queue. They stagger the flights pretty well, but if your flight gets delayed, you may end up arriving at the same time as some of the other trans-ocean flights, and that can cause a backlog. But they're usually pretty well staffed and pretty easy.

You should check out hockey. It's a bit less civilized. Or at least football. Baseball is lovely, but nothing like football back in England! I was amazed at some of the chants (although quick to join in)...some of those chants would certainly not pass over here! Too many people would be up in arms!

We did the normal wedding 3 weeks after POE. It was a smaller wedding (40 people) since it was a second wedding, but his family didn't get to see him marry the first time anyway. We waited for his family to book tickets until we had an interview set and were comfortable our date would be feasible. We got married in the fall whichever was off-peak, so I made sure the room at the hotel could have the date changed if needed. Same with our reception which we held at an Irish Pub (the official pub of Chelsea of course). I made sure that was flexible, too. I didn't sign or commit to any dates until the interview. It all worked out as hoped, and we ended up with about a 50/50 split on Brits and Americans!

Great story!

I think it's the sames words, different pronunciations that are the most confusing! My husband was mentioning about a couple having a row, but the way he said it was really confusing (not to mention most Americans wouldn't use that to mean argument). We sorted it out once we got through the fact that we were saying the same word in different ways!
I think my favorite British word is chuffed. And I of course get mercilessly ribbed for my overuse of the word awesome (you really don't know how often you use that word until you're surrounded by Brits!).

Her visa expired at POE. It is the I-94 which defines her 90-day stay legal stay in US. To be able to work, she needs to apply for AOS. Since processing time may take 6 or more months for this, it is highly advisable that people apply for the EAD and AP as well, and the fees for these are waived if the intending immigrant is also applying for AOS.
VJ guide for AOS from K1: http://www.visajourney.com/content/k1guide
To apply for a driver's license, she will have to wait for at least the EAD/AP card to come through. Validity of the license is always tied up with the immigration docs she has at hand.

slow clap?

You cannot legally marry anywhere outside of the United States. That's the whole premise of the K1 visa.
If you MUST marry in Nigeria, then you'll have to abandon your K1, marry, and apply for a CR1 visa (which will be all new fees, new paperwork, and another 12-18 months).

"Free speech" doesn't apply to privately owned message boards. You can say what you like here as long as it abides by the terms of the TOS. Others can also respond to you in ways that may oppose your posts as long as they abide by the terms of the TOS. It's give and take.
But, as some friendly advice, I would recommend that as a recent joiner you might tone down the rhetoric. First, it alienates potential allies and helpful people who have meaningful advice. Second, this process costs what it costs, and takes as long as it takes. It's not a money making venture, and it isn't intended to torture people. It's an imperfect system, but it does a decent job most of the time. Lastly, bringing a relative to the States is a privilege, not a right, and can be helpful to remember this. We are free to marry whom we choose (with a few restrictions) but the US is not obligated to allow the entry of any non-US citizen. Please take what I say in the manner I intend it -- not as criticism, but as advice. I can see this thread already beginning to spin out of control and it needn't.

Don't underestimate the crucial importance of the above. Countless wonderful places within the lower 48, Hawaii, & Alaska.

I think you are not comprehending the written information, much like you didn't know the use of the conjunctions "and" vs "or" in another thread. In this thread, it is the word DENY that we are debating.
Knightsbridge, the medical office, can not deny a visa. They don't issue visas. Only the embassy can make the decision to approve or deny.
Knightsbridge, the medical office, can FAIL you on the medical exam which might surely lead to denial on medical grounds. Yes Knightsbridge can fail your fiancé on mental health grounds. Other people on Visa Journey have failed the medical exam due to addictions. They however would not fail a person only based on a 13 year old incident without other current factors contributing to their decision. It is all laid out in the Technical Instructions for Panel Physicians. For example it says

The panel physician should conduct an activities assessment and mental status examination that assesses, at a minimum -
orientation,
mood and affect,
speech and language,
anxiety,
thought processes and content, and
behavior.
Is possible that your fiancé currently shows anxiety, language or learning disability, signs of retardation, or fails to think logically?It is a complicated decision the doctor must make on any diagnosis. The mental health portion of the technical instructions is 39 pages. http://www.cdc.gov/immigrantrefugeehealth/pdf/mental-health-pp-ti.pdf
I would imagine the doctor wrote down his observations and needs some time to review the technical instructions as well as the American Psychiatric Associations Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) which classifies legal definitions of mental disorders. He may want to discuss the findings with a colleague before he decides if your fiancé has a Class A or Class B condition or no condition. He will give it careful consideration when he doesn't have patients waiting and decide by Friday.

I just re-read this topic XD Wow.
Yeah Nich Nick, read her post, you clearly don't know how things in Knightsbridge work nowadays and you don't know anything 'cause you did all this years ago!
...... Said no one to Nich in the UK forum, ever. Nor would they dare. ;p

They can't have deleted the BBB thread that was destined to become a VJ Classic! :/

Or contacting the BBB?

Sorry you think we're being harsh. We are all trying to help you understand the situation and prevent you from pursuing an appeal that will never happen. You presented the situation and asked for help and opinions which is what you received.
This is a free site, and you can take or ignore any advice you wish.

Sorry you think we're being harsh. We are all trying to help you understand the situation and prevent you from pursuing an appeal that will never happen. You presented the situation and asked for help and opinions which is what you received.
This is a free site, and you can take or ignore any advice you wish.

Sorry you think we're being harsh. We are all trying to help you understand the situation and prevent you from pursuing an appeal that will never happen. You presented the situation and asked for help and opinions which is what you received.
This is a free site, and you can take or ignore any advice you wish.

Sorry you think we're being harsh. We are all trying to help you understand the situation and prevent you from pursuing an appeal that will never happen. You presented the situation and asked for help and opinions which is what you received.
This is a free site, and you can take or ignore any advice you wish.

Sorry you think we're being harsh. We are all trying to help you understand the situation and prevent you from pursuing an appeal that will never happen. You presented the situation and asked for help and opinions which is what you received.
This is a free site, and you can take or ignore any advice you wish.

Sorry you think we're being harsh. We are all trying to help you understand the situation and prevent you from pursuing an appeal that will never happen. You presented the situation and asked for help and opinions which is what you received.
This is a free site, and you can take or ignore any advice you wish.

Sorry you think we're being harsh. We are all trying to help you understand the situation and prevent you from pursuing an appeal that will never happen. You presented the situation and asked for help and opinions which is what you received.
This is a free site, and you can take or ignore any advice you wish.

I agree that since they already filed, it is just a matter of waiting to find out what happens. Also, I can see how their situation might be confusing.
I want to try to explain what living with a chronic condition means. It is like a fragile balancing act. Any little thing can tip the balance and create a major devastation. You can, for example, get an infection in the area where the tubes go into your body. This infection could go right to your organs and you would suddenly need to be hospitalized. It might be that you catch something, like pneumonia, and very quickly your situation becomes dire. If you are traveling, perhaps you will suddenly require emergency services which can be very costly and dramatic. My dad once had to be air lifted from Mackinaw Island by helicopter.
This doesn't mean that these people don't try to live a normal life, and that my Dad didn't work, they didn't travel, etc. Coping must take place.
However, since you don't know what could happen, and the risks are so much greater than a healthy person, you want to maintain as much stability in your life as possible. You also tend to put on a brave face, because other people, quite frankly, can't handle your situation as you must handle it. You also may feel isolated because others don't understand the fragility of your life. Thus, it might be incomprehensible to the outsider how you could both function on a daily basis and appear normal, because no one wants pity, while at the same time be dealing with numerous issues and a complicated regimen outside the observer's awareness.
The point is that things aren't always as they appear and for the OP to be able to explain fully their situation in some postings in an online forum to a bunch of strangers in a way that is acceptable to all readers is a bit presumptuous. Reminds me of my high schools students who think that I am available all the time to grade their work the minute they submit it. How impudent they become when I don't satisfy their immediate desires.
Perhaps the consulate will take on this attitude with them, or perhaps based on the evidence they have submitted, they will have a bit more of an enlightened view. Who knows, but considering the challenges this person has faced in his life, I would say that he has a lot more experience dealing with obstructions than a lot of people and will deal with things accordingly. He doesn't need to be lectured to.