Yes. Thanks for that. I have been telling her this for yonks. I think the most important thing, counterintuitively, is that I am not American. I have hear so many tales of love, US guy wants to take his holiday girl home...... or even short term expat wants to take short term girl home..... its as clear as day, he's relocating back to USA - or it is a high risk of same..... so I can understand the immigration officer saying no.
Anyway, totally agree. She's gotta get it on her own merit, and if not there are 194 other countries in the world (yes, I had to google that, 555) and it's just a holiday - 10 days from 365, from 80yrs or so that we are on the planet. Perspective, so many folks rate this so highly (which I understand when a decent and honest US citizen wants to bring is decent and honest GF to meet his aged parents etc.); but for me, it's just a holiday. To be honest, I'd prefer to go to Turkey next 555.
Thanks.