Hi brycec,
Can I ask how long you have been communicating with your fiancee? If you have any evidence that you have had some form of relationship for 12 months, that will be acceptable. As an example:

If you have been communicating with letters or emails, you can use these (provided that have dates on) as evidence. So, if you have been communicating for, say, 6 months, then she comes over to live with you for the nine months, 6 months in to her stay you will have had a relationship for 12 months. If you ran out of time, you could always go to the philipines for a short time or even Australia, until you get the OK.

As an alternative, you may be able to get a 2 year work permit for her. I believe you still need the 12 months partnership, but at least if you are already on or over that, it will give you an extra 2 years to get the residency sorted!

All the best