I seem to spend a lot of time thanking people on this forum ! But I'm obliged to respond to your comments Arthur by saying just how reassuring they are ! Your "traditional way of doing things" to obtain the visa is also my favoured option. I'm hoping to be with my fiancee for 3 weeks in April for her graduation, to meet her family, and sort out the visa together. You and I are both canny Scots I think (I'm from Glasgow originally) and of a similar age and maturity, even if courtship at 6000 miles is not so "traditional" !
