ITGeniusGuru

You said it right: "Different people, different culture".In my opinion, there's no right, no wrong. we are all different; and we respect how things are done differently in different parts of the world. I picked on that one particular topic because I just married a lady I've known only through Yahoo chat for 3 months and met in person for only 3 days. Hey... I am doing better than that marriage arranged by two families !!

The best course of action is to develop a relationship over time. Consider this: in many parts of the world - today - many marriages are arranged by the 2 families. Sometimes, the bride and groom see each other for the first time the night of the wedding after it's all said and done. Do these marriages fail more often than marriages based on a long courtship period and co-habitation first? I doubt there are reliable statistics for that. But the way I see it, if the couple is young (or flexible), and not already set in their own rigid ways, they'll adjust to each other and change.

Hey Dan777, Any update? Has your wife's interview been scheduled yet? "It really is more about luck at their interview than anything else." I did a bit of research on the internet and it looks like GUZ is notorious for denials. I am wondering though... this thread was started in 2009 and I get the impression the denials peaked in 2009/2010. Has this changed lately? Consular officers are rotated and I saw an American attorney wrote a long letter to authorities about GUZ being un-reasonable: www.ilw.com/articles/2009,0623-roth.pdf

"I guess we will just wait and see what happens. I will post the outcome." Any Update Dan777?