hello,
well our appeal was held in a little room with the judge, my lawyer, the minister counsel, one person on my side and one spectator. my understanding is that people can come there to watch but its a pretty small room so not many could fit in there. the ministers counsel was not too mean..she did try to ask loaded questions but the judge redirected her pretty fast. really i talked a lot. about him , his home , my visits there and our plans and his culture...i talked for over 2 hours i think lol. by the time she got to him it was over pretty fast. i think she was tired lol. dont worry too much. just make sure both of you know all you can about each other and families. also, be on the same page regarding all the dates, plans, how you met, who proposed, what are your future plans. you will be ok. they are not even close with their meanness to the Visa officers. Visa officers ( i have recently met somebody who works for the immigration and he told me) are trained to intimidate, provoke and even lie in order to try and make a person loose their cool and admit to any wrong doings. The judge would not allow that during an appeal hearing. they just record everything you say and pay attention to details and any contradictions so make sure you dont have any contradictions.