Moomin

Effect on any future petitions - you cancel/withdraw your current one. You won't need a vaiwer for a future petition because your current one was never approved. However, mention the cancelled petition to your potentially future fiancee. You do not want her to be surprised at her interview and having the interviewing officer think you've kept it from her. And yes - they might ask.

I have receipts/Noa1 for all three. The online status updated to approved on the AP but nothing more after that. EAD updated to approved and then card production. Don't put all your trust into the online case status; some people never get updates.
Wait until you receive the card in mail, and if there's a mistake/missing AP, make an infopass appointment.

I had a vacation anyways and booked plane tickets some weeks after meeting online. We met IRL a month after meeting online.
Completely agree with Rebecca Jo. I would've despised myself for putting someone up on a pedestal if there were some issues IRL that would've been "disguised" online. Spending 24/7 together online isn't a guarantee that things will work out when meeting or visiting.

Nnn.. no. A K1 cannot adjust status based on marriage to anyone else than the original petitioner.

Excited about not having seagulls around most of the time.
Also excited about eating ranier cherries, and that it's legal to turn right(mostly) when the light is red in an intersection.
Downside would be chiggers, those sneaky no-see-em critters. I didn't know that they existed until after I sat on a bank by the lake. Ouch x 50!

What exactly is it you want USCIS to do? Deport her on what grounds?
Had you divorced before her getting a 10 year greencard, she'd still be able to remove conditions on her own provided she proved entering the marriage in good faith. Since she got her 10 year greencard as still being married to you, there's not really a case of you being forced to put up with her behaviour. As you mentioned, you accepted her back.
If you don't have any proof of her entering into the marriage for immigration purposes only, then I'd suggest moving on.
Divorce and USCIS are two different things. Well, both USCIS and greedy exes may be out for your money indeed, it's not unless your exwife misrepresented herself to immigration that you have anything to bring to the table.

Precisely! It's the same with car accidents. How often do you hear about people having absolutely no problems driving from A to B versus people being in a car crash. Hardly anybody who got to their destination will even mention it, nor will the media write about it, or anyone post it on a forum.

First job at piano store; selling pianos, accessories, signing up students for piano/guitar/vocal lessons and doing clerical work. My husband ironically applied 6 months prior to when I did, at the same store, and I didn't know about it until I got hired. Have been there almost 6 months now.
Good luck job hunting

Ok, a few things. You pointed out that you had no desire to leave your daughter so you could go to your then-fiancee's interview. While I do understand you, it might've looked different from your then-fiancee's perspective.
The two sentences highlighted with purple is to demonstrate that while there might have been a language barrier, the one thing you were amazed about with your wife in the beginning seemed to have diminished. Did you ever discuss moving to her country rather than the US?
I highlighted (bold) a few other things. Even if you did not pay attention to it at that time, you did not forget about it either.
The one thing that bugs me regardless of your situation is when saying someone is arguing over "simple and unimportant" issues. They might seem that way to one part but not the one in the relationship who sees it at an actual issue. I've been here for more than a year and still have issues that my husband views differently - but he never says they're unimportant because he knows me well enough that not having my friends and relatives around puts me in a fragile situation.
When you ask someone to move for you, you're asking alot. I'm not saying you're at fault here, just that there are two sides of the story. And while it is sad that you're stuck with the mess, one weekend of romance won't make up for a daily life with each other's habits there. Factors you couldn't possibly have known about because you did not have a change to live with each other's habits and bad habits(and accept them) before moving on to getting married. I personally think a few steps were missing from the romantic weekend getaway to the marriage no matter how much you skyped to make up for it.
The red flags you mention are basically when things have already gone wrong. Your story however, is when things are going wrong as they happen.
While your wife might've had an agenda all along, you were also caught up in wanting a wife that you didn't see what was going on.
I am glad you're recovering - for your own sake and your daughter's sake.

Not exactly reading stories about fraud. I think it would help more to be informed about red flags rather than being forced to read about fraudelent marriages or what've happened to some after entering the US. Some of the factors you mentioned couldn't have been seen before even moving to the US. OP, I'm sorry that you ended up in such a situation but even if you would've been warned however it'll take more than 10 wild horses to destroy what you at that point thought was mutual.
'They all'? USCIS can't see if the US citizen has an agenda by keeping a girl as a slave either when it doesn't show up it a background check. There are 2 sides to immigration, don't forget that.

You're adressing things a bit upside down.
1 - No, you cannot just leave your wife in the US. Basically, that means you'll have to get married and send off AOS right after. You cannot submit AP before AOS. What you're forgetting is that about half of the people AOS'ing from K1 do have an interview where her greencard WILL be denied if you aren't there. And you will be asked to show proof of a bona fide relationship/marriage at the interview. Your fiancee will have to go to a biometrics appointment and if there are any RFE(request for evidence), you'll be in China not being able to help all that much.
2 - The fiance(e) visa is for couples wanting to live in the US. Nowhere else. When adjusting status, she'll adjust to lawful permanent resident. Resident in the US. Meaning that's her home and where she lives.
3 - Soo.. If you were to pull through with the fiancee visa, you're misusing the system when planning to use it as a tourist visa. Not only that, the second she's been caught doing that, good look getting a tourist visa after already having shown immigrant intent.
4 - Some states require a minimum waiting time from applying for a license until getting married. Some states also require that the marriage license is sent pr. snailmail before you receive the certified copy or order it. Those 2 things alone can easily take some time depending on the state/county. It easily takes 2-3 weeks from submitting AOS until receiving the receipt. You can't submit AOS(or advanced parole) before you're married. The Advanced parole takes around 3 months from the date of the receipt.
However, you CAN (legally!) both travel to the US with the intention of getting married and BOTH return to China. But the K1 visa isn't a tourist visa and her intent before entering determines whether or not she's using the wrong visa. If she was being upfront and honest at both her interview and at the US entry, odds are either visa or entry would be denied.
You as a US citizen can live wherever you chose to. Your fiancee - if she was a greencard holder - has a residency to maintain in the US. Visiting once in a while a few months a year isn't enough. And the keyword is "visiting" because naturally, if she's just visiting her country of residency, then it's not her country of residency.

The Op does not have a GC and is now chasing Advance Parole. AP is not sufficient to get into Canada for a DR citizen.

WHen you follow this link you are not getting anything?
http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?app=core&module=search&do=viewNewContent&search_app=forums

They want your money. They do not care if you are approved. You will be out one filing fee of $340 and another $750 you could have put towards meeting in person to actually fulfill the I-129F requirements. Please come back to update us about how it does or does not work out for you.

Basically, you'll not only need to state that she needs to chaperones. You'll need to demonstrate why she can't travel to meet you. E.g. tourist visa denials. Unemployed is a usual reason for denying a tourist visa however being unemployed for years on end(or a long time) would basically look as if she is likely to become a public charge. Careful things won't backfire on you guys.
Secondly, while being disabled and not being able to travel is a valid reason PLUS she can't travel too - it's not a situation that won't change to the better in the future.
Those waivers are usually approved because of religious reasons so I'd definitely look into gthering proof on that. Since they're already asking for more evidence, you have little to lose by submitting it.

It's not about adding chats with fights. It's about adding details of breaking up on/off that easily can be used against you. Basically, the CO has to determine if you are willing to marry and stay married. If there are any signs of doubt and if the relationship is genuine. If the CO is convinced that prior breakups aren't just in the past, or that it's likely to happen again, then too bad - show's over. It's up to the individual - like you or me - how much info you add and to be honest looking back, I probably would've settled for less in the initial petition. However I'd never advise anyone to add anything that later on could potentially backfire.
There's a difference in saying that "we were dating earlier and weren't ready to leave home country but we are now" and " we have been on/off, then blew it off for 2 years and then back together and, and, and".
One example of the warnings we usually give is not to add chats where the fiance(e) addresses each other as spouses before they're married, for the fun of it. Some people think it won't matter because it just proved this or that, or it demonstrates planning to get married. True - but in the eyes of a CO it looks as if you might have gotten married and therefore denied the K1 application. It's the exact same situation with adding too many chat sessions thinking small details won't hurt.
I'm not trying to attack you or anything - we're all entitled to our own opinions. But I think the topic deserves to get both sides of the story and explained why some might be opposed to the idea of adding loads of details.

It's fine to frontload if it's important due to the embassy.
However, make it perfectly clear what you're trying to establish. While honesty is great, you basically could get the "well, how would we know that you're not just going to break it off after reuniting in the US".
I'd suggest - in the question "how did you meet" - that you mention the latest/newest face-to-face meetings and include proof thereof.
And you can write "see attachment" and attach a piece of paper saying you originally met 8 years ago. Some people include a timeline over their courtship. Rock solid proof of having met in person is what's needed for the petition and it's important not to confuse the adjudicating officer with too much online correspondence. ATleast if you submit it, make sure to separate it from the rest of the meeting-in-person-evidence.

About first "rule" of immigration; Dont lie.
Don't lie because everything you put on a piece of paper with your name on it can potentially be used against you/your fiancee. While it's a small thing(and unlikely it'll happen with a request), it really doesn't matter. It matters that you'd be willing to do it to speed your process up.
Immigration is a long journey. It's far from finished when you're reunited in the US: 2 year greencard, the 10 year greencard, then citizenship. That also means anything and everything you disclose(or don't disclose) as part of lying might not be discovered in 3 years. However, there's no limitation to revoking a greencard/LPR/US citizenship status when it comes to misrepresentation if the greencard(immigration benefit) was given based on the wrong info you provided.
Aaaand the person who takes the fall for that is your fiancee.
Dude, don't try to mess with immigration when they'll keep being in your face for alot of years. It's like stealing a piece of candy from Walmart as an employee and 5 years later, they fire you for it because it wasn't discovered until then.

AP is advanced parole. That means your husband is allowed to leave and reenter the US without abandoning the AOS.
You can still fill it out and send it with the needed evidence AND a copy of NOA1 from AOS. That way, you waive the fee of it. When you've filed fairly recently, I'd definitely submit it in case there is an emergency in your husband's home country. Without it before the greencard, your husband will abandon his AOS by leaving. Just remember the copy of the NOA1 because that's the piece of paper that'll waive the original fee/cost og AP. It's the form I-131.
My AOS took a good 7 months. So I was thrilled to have both EAD/AP long before getting greencard.

No fan of the CSC here. I am just a few days away from membership in the 200 days club.
However, folks, this thread has all the earmarks of an hysterical panic based rumor.
Let's review the facts.
1. Plumbing problem. Real. Reported on USCIS website. However, no indication that the problem was related to toilets or sewage in any way. The only place you will find that information is on this forum.
2. Damaged files. That information only appears on this thread. It has not be corroborated by anyone from any other source.
3. Delay. Even if files were damaged during the plumbing problems, that was a relatively recent event. It therefore cannot explain the CSC delay we have experienced.
The real problem, besides the delay of course, is that we get no real information from USCIS and CSC -- no updates, no progress reports, etc. You know the drill. Of course, this behavior is classic recipe for breeding misinformation and panic among the general population.
So, keep up the rumor reactions and panicked communications with the MAN. He has earned it.

Take a record of everything that proves he's been fraudulent. Copy it and send it to the USCIS and ICE. Be proactive about this! If you want you can wait until the 2 year mark and present it at an interview but why put yourself through that. You can divorce on fraud. When you divorce you claim FRAUD as the reason for the divorce. I highly doubt the USCIS is going to grant him a 10 year green card when he's been divorced because of fraud. He obviously did NOT enter your marriage in good faith. Get everything you need to prove that.

Hence why they want an updated letter of intent at most consultaes. That's usually your proof - a written statement from your USC and 156K is your letter of intent.
Only a few high fraud countries want proof of the actual engagement, or if it's the norm to have an engagement party. I wouldn't include anything that has to do with receipts from buying a dress or rings because it could easily backfire on you to where it looks as if you could already be married.
I'd suggest reading a few reviews from the embassy you'll be interviewing at to get an idea of the procedure.

CD disk, hard drive, flash drive, any type of computer hardware/software etc will not be accessed. Its a security issue. Its a government building with government computers. They are not going to load an unknown item into it and press play. Who knows what will happen. It could be loaded with a deadly virus or harmless wedding pics.
Its going to be trashed untouched. Paper printed photos only. Or if you must be digital, you can include a sheet of paper with a link to a publicly accessible webpage that the CO can access, because the CO can go online through the appropriate firewalls and view it, however some COs cant be bothered to do that. (to jump through the security hoops to view an outside link and then document why they were viewing it- its a hassle)

By harboring or aiding an illegal immigrant, yes. You also put yourself at risk by doing so.
When/with whom did she get to the US and how old is she?

I was once told by an (as-was then) INS officer, "It's a system based on equality. We treat everyone the same way, and you should be proud of that." I shut up -- he was right.
The amount of amateur dramatics on VJ about timelines is consistently astounding. Hey guys! Guess what? YOU'LL LIVE. These months will fade into insignificance once the hard and messy reality of married life comes upon you. As has been said before, take this time to get prepared. This is one of the biggest decisions you will ever make in your life, and you need to take it seriously. You'd think people around here were starry-eyed adolescents in the throes of puppy love, instead of adults making an adult decision to be, y'know, ADULTS together. This is especially true for many of you who have not known their fiances or spouses long before filing. Get to know the person you are going to be sharing your life with on a more practical level. What will he/she do for work? Is school an option? Are there children coming over? Do you have children who will need to get used to a new stepparent? How will you handle finances? Etc etc.
That is the everyday stuff of married life, and it is too often neglected in the glamour of romance. You are all adults. Act like you are.