Andy and Kayla

I don't think any CO would insist on seeing that level of intimacy. Do you have any other IM logs you could use instead? When we went to our interview, we had so much chat history that it would have been absurd to bring it all. I just took a sample from every month/every other month or so of our relationship. That allowed me to trim any highly personal ones without sacrificing evidence.

I think one thing people have to realize is this Visa Journey as we all have experience is hard, painful sad and heartbreakig. Many couples break up. But that doesn't mean there was fraud. Some people have gone through this 2, 3, 4 years or more now they are finally together and sometimes things don't work out.
It's so easy to say fraud and such. I find it funny when its a foreign spouse and it doesn'y work people use the word "fraud". But in the US we call it lying, deceit or cheating.
I think personally the stats are stacked in our favor because those who make it we are stronger because of this journey. Only those really committed to this WHOLE process will make it.

I don't think any CO would insist on seeing that level of intimacy. Do you have any other IM logs you could use instead? When we went to our interview, we had so much chat history that it would have been absurd to bring it all. I just took a sample from every month/every other month or so of our relationship. That allowed me to trim any highly personal ones without sacrificing evidence.

I don't think any CO would insist on seeing that level of intimacy. Do you have any other IM logs you could use instead? When we went to our interview, we had so much chat history that it would have been absurd to bring it all. I just took a sample from every month/every other month or so of our relationship. That allowed me to trim any highly personal ones without sacrificing evidence.

I don't think any CO would insist on seeing that level of intimacy. Do you have any other IM logs you could use instead? When we went to our interview, we had so much chat history that it would have been absurd to bring it all. I just took a sample from every month/every other month or so of our relationship. That allowed me to trim any highly personal ones without sacrificing evidence.

Our lease at our former home isn't up yet and the forwarding date isn't active yet. We moved early because this month is going to be extremely busy for us. Thank you!
Congratulations to you both!

I don't think any CO would insist on seeing that level of intimacy. Do you have any other IM logs you could use instead? When we went to our interview, we had so much chat history that it would have been absurd to bring it all. I just took a sample from every month/every other month or so of our relationship. That allowed me to trim any highly personal ones without sacrificing evidence.

I don't think any CO would insist on seeing that level of intimacy. Do you have any other IM logs you could use instead? When we went to our interview, we had so much chat history that it would have been absurd to bring it all. I just took a sample from every month/every other month or so of our relationship. That allowed me to trim any highly personal ones without sacrificing evidence.

I left all of my books and heavy objects behind with my parents and have been bringing them over slowly after visits.
I think it really depends no how much you have -if it's only a a few boxes, I'd probably ship them UPS, if you have a lot of boxes, you'll probably need to look into actual movers.

I rarely have anything to eat at Timmie's so I can't comment on the food. I do drink their coffee though (Medium double-double, thank you). I don't really know if it's the coffee so much as what it represents for me. Anytime we head out on a family road-trip, Timmie's is the first stop. Anytime me and my brother or sister want to get together and talk, we meet at Timmie's for coffee. It's wrapped up in sooooo many memories for me.
Yeah, probably too much information and not what you were looking for, but anyway... the coffee is good.

If you are NOT adjusting status from a K1, the IO will most likely ask you questions about how you entered the U.S. Entering the U.S as a tourist with the intent of getting married and staying in the U.S. to adjust status is misrepresentation and illegal: when you enter on a tourist visa you need to leave the U.S. after what you told CBP would be the length of your stay.
This raises the concern of traveling abroad with AP. You can't use AP if you've accumulated 180 days of overstay as AP does not clear you of overstaying. However that restriction will be lifted once you receive your GC.
To prepare for your interview, you can read reviews of your local USCIS office here: http://www.visajourney.com/reviews/ (under "local CIS office reviews). You will need to provide the interviewing officer with certain documents which will be listed on your official interview notice you will soon receive by mail.
Tip: make copies of everything so you can let them keep a photocopy. If you show up with only originals, they might keep those. You might want to start gathering/organizing proof of co mingling and bona fide marriage such as: marriage certificate, joint bank account, utility bills under your name, driver's license with same address, other kind of joint memberships (AAA, Costco, Sam's Club, etc), wedding/honeymoon pictures, pictures of you and your husband in social settings, etc.
You can ask general questions about the AOS process in the Adjustment of Status (Green Card) from Family Based Visas forum. If you have questions specific to your EAD/AP, you can use the Working & Traveling During US Immigration forum.

Yep, we got AP about 2 months before the GC and used it. Your friend can apply for AP now for free - she just needs to include a copy of the NOA1 for the I-485. I don't know how long it will take, but it might be extra fast because her name checks etc are already completed.

I'd send the following links to her lawyer asking why he is of such poor counsel. His advice on foreign travel is not only horrible but puts her in danger of being stuck abroad. If she leaves the U.S. before receiving either AP or GC she abandons her petition and cannot be admitted back until her husband petitions again for her.
Instructions & requirements for AP here: http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/i-131instr.pdf
AP documents are now issued as a EAD/AP combo card. Maybe that confuses her incompetent lawyer who thinks AP are not issued. If she had applied, she would have gotten an EAD card that reads "Serves as I-512 Advance Parole" at the bottom. It's not any longer to process than the EAD itself. Details here.

Please feel free to show her peoples timelines too. Mine for example is here: http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=69339 I received my AP a month before my GC. There are others of course and more recent examples that can be found by searching timelines.
For example. Here is the AP timeline list: http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/aplist.php?cfl=$cfl&op5=3,6,9,10 then click on the individual people and then their timelines. Some get their GC so quick that EAD/AP isn't processed, but most AOS take about 90 days and the EAD/AP about 60.

I've been around a long time and know the London K1 process especially well. So a few comments to add the the excellent info you've already been given.
Lockbox
USCIS changed to the Lockbox setup for I-129F petitions to make their process more efficient and more cost effective by doing the preliminary work-up at one site. They had already been using a lockbox in Chicago for Adjustment of Status applications. They have contractors in a separate "lockbox" facility opening the mail. They check for basic documents, correct payment, and signatures. If all is well, they deposit the fee, generate a NOA1 receipt, scan documents into the computer, and reorganize your papers into a specific order/file for USCIS processing. Then it goes to a USCIS Service Center and waits until the day a USCIS adjudicator will review it.
I think many of the timelines of processing at the Texas Service Center are probably erroneous because other VJ members thought Texas Lockbox was the same as Texas Service Center, much like you did. So when they set up their VJ timelines they said TSC. Their data will be reported as TSC, even if CSC actually was the eventual Service Center, if they never go back and fix their VJ timeline. All the cumulative data on VJ is dependent on members making correct timeline entries and keeping it updated.
How do they find out K1s married or suspect such?
a few I've heard--
Photos in wedding garb they take to their interview (dumb!)
Photos in wedding garb found in luggage at POE. Were refused entry on a fiance visa.
FACEBOOK! Yes, USCIS has admitted they use social media to vet applicants qualifications for a visa. So imagine your fiance changes her profile picture on FB to you and her cutting the wedding cake in September. You go interview in London in November..... caught!
Timing
Times change constantly depending on workload. I looked at the I-129F filers the month before me and they were getting NOA2 in 2-4 weeks so that's what I expected. It changed to 2 months by my group (March). It was 3 months for the next group (April). Just shows how it's difficult to predict because it can change for better or worse quickly.
Service center to NVC--supposed to be a week. I remember when people have had delays there of many weeks.
K1 at NVC- supposed to take 3 days but some get held up and aren't sent on to the embassy right away.
London Embassy- The most efficient people can get through in 2 months or just over. Many who don't study the process for tips and tricks take 3-4 months. Here's a good thread full of London tips in the UK forum. http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/350185-london-2012-k1s-from-noa2-to-interview-thread/
If I was placing a bet, I would say you will not have a visa in hand in 6 months but there are many variables so anything can happen. The smarter your are about filing perfect paperwork and being ready for London instead of waiting for them to send you instruction, the faster you will process. And the nicer you act on VJ, the more likely someone will take time to sincerely help you with the experience they have gained over years of seeing hundreds of cases. You've already shown a little bit of "attitude" in this post. Just sayin'.

No, this is the opposite of what the OP should do. Have you not read the previous posts in which I and other members have CLEARLY explained the serious consequences of holding a mock wedding ceremony? Lying or concealing a ceremony is dangerous and if it were to be discovered it could result in severe penalties which could include a lifetime ban from the US.
I cannot stress this enough! Do not do anything reminiscent of a wedding of you are planning on applying for the K-1!
Please browse around the forums and see the trouble others have experienced for attempting to do a marriage-like ceremony during the K-1 before giving advice like this to the OP.

This forum has many knowledgeable members that will guide you in the right direction. We can always sugar coat it for you, but the truth is, we take this process very serious. In the long run, what you are describing, can hurt your process and you WILL get denied.
As always.. it's up to every individual, to take the info provide it here and do as they see fit. LeftCoastLady gave you proper information and guidance... what you do with it, is completely up to you.

You got lucky in two ways, but that's a textbook example of "exception, not the rule."

You should never lie when dealing with the government. COs have been known to pull up personal accounts such as facebook during the beneficiary's interview. If you have any pictures up that may look like a wedding, you're done. Why play with fire when you don't need to?
It's very simple. If the OP wants to get married, then they are advised to go the CR-1 route as this visa is for a married couple. If they want to remain as engaged throughout the immigration process, then go the K-1 route. The K-1 is not for "faux marriages" either. Get married or stay engaged.
Material misrepresentation is NOT to be taken lightly.

You should never toy with "playing married" when you're doing the K-1. A friend of mine was recently denied and slapped with material misrepresentation because they thought her and her fiance were already married. They didn't even do a religious "wedding" ceremony, only an engagement ceremony (Which might I add, is VERY common in India). I believe someone has already provided the link to my thread regarding this.
You should never ever make firm wedding plans while doing the K-1. You never know what bumps you are going to encounter along the way. You have to remember that you are not in a normal relationship and because of this, you may not have the flexibility to plan your wedding like people that are residents of the same country. If your wedding plans are that solid and cancelling them is not an option due to severe financial loss, then cancel your K-1 and instead file for the IR-1/CR-1. This is a much wiser decision than doing a "faux marriage" or trying to get an expedite based on financial trouble.

Did he approach you? Was it clear that you were American from however he found you? A lot of people looking to defraud Americans hang out online and approach US women with confessions of love but a visa is really on their minds. Did he profess love quickly? Have you spent a lot of time in person together?
All of these things together indicate a typical fraud scenario. That doesn't mean you can't overcome them, but there will likely be some additional scrutiny. Good luck.

This is an arranged marriage. You do not even want to see her. You do not even know her. You do not even have a relationship. You do not know her feelings on this. You have extreme financial problems. You do not know what is happening regarding any process, K1 or other. They do not know what is happening regarding this process either. You are still in school. Tell the parents to arrange this another time. Or tell them you want to make your own decisions about your life. You are in no position to handle this now. Just my humble opinion.

Then you don't really want to bring her to the US.
Look, you may not be trolling, but let's be honest here. Your application to bring your fiance over takes up valuable resources from USCIS. If you don't even want to *meet* her, why do you want her to come to the US? What's the point? The process is expensive, time-consuming, and people who *genuinely love each other* have trouble enduring it. And you're not sure you want to meet her? Financial difficulties notwithstanding, this is absurd. She lives in a visa waiver country; you are blessed by the fact that she can actually travel here freely. Do not waste your money or our government's time with a visa petition unless you're actually invested in the relationship.

okay here's the deal. You will not get the meeting requirement waived. It's is next to impossible and all the reasons you've stated simply aren't good enough. Financial doesn't work because you need to prove you're able to financially support her. To prove you've met in person you should keep your plane ticket stubs, take a photo or two together, and also photocopy the immigration stamp in the passport.
The k1 is a multi-stage process that you obviously haven't looked into. First is your petition. Then once that's approved it goes to her home country for the visa application process. There is more money at this stage, several forms, medical exams, and police checks as well as an interview to prove you're in love. For the visa portion one of the forms is the I-134 which is the Affidavit of Support. You need to prove you can support her and your household size (so your kids etc). For 2 people you need to earn at least $18,387 a year. If you don't you will need a co-sponsor who proves that they can support THEIR household size plus the immigrant.
If her K1 visa is approved (anywhere from 6-12+ months depending on several factors) she has 6 months to use her visa. Once she arrives she then has 90 days to marry you. Then you file MORE paperwork (current price $1070 called the Adjustment of Status "AOS" which gets her her greencard "GC" and takes around 3-6 months) as well as ANOTHER Affidavit of Support with the same income requirement however it's a different form and it's legally binding for several years. Again if you don't earn enough you can use a joint sponsor. She may or may not have an interview and again prove your undying love for each other.
Once she's had her GC for 2 years (minus 90 days) you file MORE paperwork called "Removal of Conditions". Current price for that is around $600 and takes around 3-6 months. It will probably go up between now and then. No income info is required for this part because the previous income info carries over from the AOS. There may or may not be ANOTHER interview here again proving your love for one another.
You will be required to add her to your bills, bank accounts and things like that to prove you are a legit couple and "co-mingling" assets for the AOS portion. It's not an easy process and if you're not in love I'm sure you'll find it rather irritating actually. Most of us have the knowledge we'll be with the person we love at the end of the long wait and that makes it more bearable.

I don't know how to help you - I feel like expectation that you met someone you plan to spend at least part of your life with (or so you claim) is somewhat fair...