If your Fiance(e) does not have an adequate command of English... he or she can expect to be grilled in an interview at a US Consulate or Embassy.
My Fiancee is fluent in English... and has a US College kid accent... and she opened the interview by stating that she is fluent and quite comfortable speaking English... which is a good idea if she or he is fluent.
If your Fiance(e)'s English is NOT adequate, I suggest that you stress the following:
Your Fiance(e)'s English will develop over her or his first year in the US
The use of TECHNOLOGY will be sufficient until then... especially Smartphone Apps for REAL TIME translation
Google Translate can translate REAL TIME while someone is speaking... and can also translate a menu in REAL TIME as you hold a Smartphone over a menu. It's like a magnifying glass that changes the words as you go down the menu. No photos are required. Just install Google Translate on your Smartphone... open the app... change the "FROM" and "TO" Languages (e.g., ENGLISH > CHINESE)... and tap the MICROPHONE icon to translate REAL TIME voice from one language to another... or use the camera icon to translate text from one language to another.
The photos below show a photo of a Russian girl who is Boris Nemtsov's daughter. Nemtsov... an opponent of Putin... was the former opposition leader in Russia. He was murdered on a bridge near St. Basil's just south of the Kremlin. I wondered what was written on the T-Shirt of the rebel leader's daughter... so I help up my smartphone with Google Translate... and without even taking a photo... Google translated the words... and also kept the original font and color (two tones of blue). Pretty cool.
Similarly... a menu from Macaroni Grill can be translated in real time from English to Chinese (simplified). Note that Italian words do not necessarily translate well as the selected language is English to Chinese... not Italian to Chinese. Your Fiancee should be aware of this.
Your Finace(e) should be very familiar with this technology... so that she or he can speak intelligently... and downplay the importance of not know English well before entering the USA... while stressing the fact that language skills are just not that important upon entering the USA. Couples can communicate with technology... easily.
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