Crazy Cat

Is your fiance a US citizen?  Be aware that, once you submit a proper I-485, you will be granted authorized stay in the US until the I-485 is either approved or denied.

That is not accurate.  The average, as reported by other VJ members, is 440 days from filing to interview:
 

You can legally stay and adjust status after marriage.  However, be aware that you cannot leave the US or work for up to 6 months.  Good luck.

This certainly seems to outside the scope of a DIY case.  The possibility of 4 months in jail is significant, imho.

Patience is a virtue when dealing with USCIS.  

If you are within normal processing times, it is completely normal.  Patience is a virtue in immigration.

In some cases for a year or more.

One more thing.  You cannot return to home country (married or not), then re-enter the US as a visitor (married or not) with the intent to stay and adjust status.

Is your fiance a US citizen?  Be aware that, once you submit a proper I-485, you will be granted authorized stay in the US until the I-485 is either approved or denied.

That is not accurate.  The average, as reported by other VJ members, is 440 days from filing to interview:
 

You can legally stay and adjust status after marriage.  However, be aware that you cannot leave the US or work for up to 6 months.  Good luck.

Separate I-864.  She must be independently qualified as a sponsor.

Yes.

If you entered the US after your 2 year wedding anniversary you should receive a 10 year card.  USCIS makes that determination.  If you receive an incorrect card, you can file an I-90 to get a corrected one.  You can track your card by using the receipt number you received when paying the immigrant fee.

On your Green Card.  It's the day you became a conditional resident.

If you entered the US after your 2 year wedding anniversary you should receive a 10 year card.  USCIS makes that determination.  If you receive an incorrect card, you can file an I-90 to get a corrected one.  You can track your card by using the receipt number you received when paying the immigrant fee.

On your Green Card.  It's the day you became a conditional resident.

This certainly seems to outside the scope of a DIY case.  The possibility of 4 months in jail is significant, imho.

This certainly seems to outside the scope of a DIY case.  The possibility of 4 months in jail is significant, imho.

This certainly seems to outside the scope of a DIY case.  The possibility of 4 months in jail is significant, imho.

This certainly seems to outside the scope of a DIY case.  The possibility of 4 months in jail is significant, imho.

This certainly seems to outside the scope of a DIY case.  The possibility of 4 months in jail is significant, imho.

******You posted in violation of the Terms of Service*****.  
 
Attempt to bypass the Forums language filter through the use of alternative characters to spell profanities or through the posting of images containing profanity.
 
I suggest you read them.
TERMS OF SERVICE - VisaJourney

I found them highly offensive personally, they were racist and misogynistic, hardly 'family friendly'. You didn't erase the words, you just replaced a letter or two with a star, but it was still obvious what words they were. 
 
And they also contained a lot of personal info, so I think @Crazy Cat did you a big favour in deleting that post. 

For spousal visa holder, it starts the day you entered the US.  For a person who adjusted status, it starts the day the adjustment was approved.  In other words, it starts at your "Resident since" date.

On your Green Card.  It's the day you became a conditional resident.

It’s important because the longer you leave it the less chance there is of getting a visa due to the numerical limits on the DV. But your chances of getting selected are so small anyway so I doubt it will be an issue. 
 
And you’re again trivialising your crimes. They’re hate crimes, they’re not ‘very small’. If you do ever get a visa interview you’ll need to be contrite and not try to minimalise what you did.