Overview

The American, European and Australian goverments, and most western states wish to limit the number of people immigrating to their countries from countries which have poor economic conditions. They will not issue simple tourists visas to ummarried ladies from the former USSR in order to prevent people coming to the west in search of a husband and a better life.

Despite the fact that most of the ladies from the former USSR are very highly skilled and there is a huge skills shortage in the west, the attitude of the western goverments remain the same. For our male clients, in search of a wife from the former USSR, this means you must be prepared to travel to the former USSR to meet the ladies and spend such time as to know if they wish to marry her or not.

The only way you can bring the lady back to the west, is to apply for a fiancee or spouse visa. This is the only way the western governments will allow these ladies to come to your country.

Although the visa requirements are actually the same for each embassy (they are defined by what country you come from), they are interpreted and implemented differently, depending on which country you and your wife to be are in.

Flights can be booked from most countries via Expedia UK and Expedia US.

Russia

Entry visa required. Visa form : US
Flights: Aeroflot (US, UK).
Embassy: Moscow ( Australia, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Japan, New Zealand, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, UK, US ). Ekaterinburg ( UK, US ). St. Petersburg ( UK, US ).

Flights From London Heathrow:
Moscow: Aeroflot, Scandinavian SAS, British Airways, Czech Airlines and Lufthansa.
Samara: Aeroflot via Moscow.
Ekateringburg: BA/Aeroflot via Paris & Moscow. British Midland/Aeroflot via Copenhagen & Moscow.
Novosibirsk: Aeroflot via Moscow. British Midland/Aeroflot via Dusseldorf & Moscow. Lufthansa/Aeroflot via Dusseldorf & Moscow.
Saratov:
St. Petersburg: Lufthansa via Frankfurt. KLM via Amsterdam. BA/Air France via Paris. Finair/KLM via Helsinki & Amsterdam.
Ufa: Air France/Aeroflot via Paris & Moscow. Lufthansa/Aeroflot via Paris & Moscow. Volzhsky/Volgograd: KLM/Aeroflot via Amsterdam & Moscow. BA/Aeroflot via Frankfurt & Moscow. KLM/Aeroflot via Dusseldorf & Moscow.

Ukraine

Entry visa and letter of invitation required. Visa form: US, UK.
Flights: Turkish Airways (Sevastopol)
Embassy: Kiev ( France, UK, US ).

Belarus

Entry visa and letter of invitation required. Visa form: US, UK (requires Microsoft Word).
Visa Info: UK, US
Flights: Belavia, Lufthansa (US, UK), Austrian Airlines (US, UK) and Aeroflot (US, UK).
Embassy: Minsk ( Germany, UK, US ).

Latvia

No visa is required for EU or US citizens to enter Latvia. Ladies who hold Latvian passport (but not a Russian passport) can travel as a tourist to any EU country.
Flights:
Embassy: Riga ( Denmark, Iceland, Netherlands, Sweden, UK, US ).

Bulgaria

No visa is required for Bulgaria. Bulgaria has applied to become an EU member state.
Flights:
Embassy: Sofia ( France, UK ).

Kyrgyzstan

Entry visa required. Visa form : UK, US/Canada.
Visa Info: UK, US/Canada
Flights:
Embassy: Bishkek ( UK, US/Canada ).

Applying for a visa for a lady

The requirements for a visa are fairly much the same from embassy to embassy. You may be required to produce original document showing the following, so you should take these with you when traveling to see a lady if you thin you might wish to apply for a fiancee or spouse visa (K1 in US):

Applications for a visa should be taken very seriously and not approched lightly. If an application is turned down, then a stamp is added to the ladies passport and it is then several times harder to get a visa. Simply not supplying the correct paperwork can result in her being turned down. The visa application fee is non refundable.

When a lady applies for a visa, if you can, go with her to the embassy. Where as most people in the west are used to officals and know our rights, people in the former USSR are used to accepting what they are told by officials. Documents must usually be submitted several days, to several weeks before the lady will be called to interview. If you are not able to attend the interview with her, then it is VERY IMPORTANT that you phone the embassy on the day of her interview and speak to the officer dealing with her case. If she is refused a visa, she will need you sholder to cry on, for the whole process is not very pleasent for her.

Visa applications for a lady with children, require her application to be successful. You can then apply for her children to come as dependents of their mother, providing they are 15 years old or younger. The exact age someone is consider an adult (16 or 18) depends on which country you are from. A visa application fee is payable for each child that applies.

Travel Tips

1. With the exception of Latvia and Bulgaria, you'll need a visa stamp in your passport to travel to the country. This can take a couple of weeks to arrange so don't leave it until the last minute.

2. Print a list of the ladies you intend to meet. You can see all the addresses you've retrieved so far by going to the members page and clicking on the "recall addresses" button.

3. Take US dollars in cash, as other currencies can be difficult to change, depending on where you are traveling. Some countries require you to declare the amount of money or valuables you bring in. Keep the customs receipt or you may not be able to take the money back out of the country.

4. Those coming on tours will have this already arranged for them. If you travel by yourself, please ensure you have a pre-arranged airport pickup or you'll pay quite a high fee for a taxi from the airport. Arrange to have someone such as the lady you're meeting to meet you at the airport.

5. When flying to countries other than Russia, don't fly through Moscow as you'll also require a multiple entry Russian visa in addition to the Belarussian or Ukrainian visa. It's much easier to travel through a European country or fly directly to your destination. Flights can be booked from most countries via Expedia UK and Expedia US.

6. Take a copy of you important documentation, such as your passport and keep it safe. If you intend to apply for a fiancee visa while to are in the former USSR, make sure you take all the required documentation and envidence the embassy will ask you to show.