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The status of your order, who are we, how to contact the ladies, ordering, what we do, why and how we do it...
What to expect on a tour, where and when to start, what to bring along, why take a tour...
How it works, options, how fast...
How to get Russian visa, how to bring your lady here, costs involved, how fast...
How to publish your profile with us for free and have ladies themselves write to you, how to add a picture to your profile...
Q. What is your mailing
address? 1st International You can forward all correspondence to this address, including
payments and orders. Our fax number is (305) 946-2479.
If you are in the US, you can use our toll-free fax number (800)
211-8415 Q. The toll-free fax number you gave me is not working. If you are outside the US, you cannot use the US toll-free numbers.
This includes our toll-free fax number. In this case please use
our regular (toll) numbers: Phone: (386) 441-0321 Fax: (305) 946-2479 Q. Why
are the girls on your site all so beautiful? Are they even real? A. It would not be true to say that ALL girls in Russia, Ukraine,
etc. are very beautiful, although most of them are. The reason why our
site features so many good looking girls is because we do not publish every
profile that is available to us. There are so many girls looking for serious
relationship with a westerner that we cannot put them all on our site.
We only take the ones with high quality pictures, good looking, with good language
skills. On an average we only publish one third of available profiles.
Coming soon we are going to allow you, the user, be the judge of which profiles
you see. We will add a criteria into our search engine that will allow
you to filter profiles based on looks. Q. Are
these women just trying to get out of Russia and using a marriage for that purpose?
Is she going to stay with me after she is in the United States? A. First of all, let me be honest. We can't vouch
for all of these ladies. In most cases our people meet those women in
person and do some basic checking and screening, but it is impossible to look
inside people's mind (at least FBI tells us so). But in reality we haven't heard
of a single case where a newly wed Russian bride would leave her husband soon
after she gets a permanent residency. There are two reasons for
that. First, it is quite unrealistic to imagine a girl with no one here
in a foreign country, all by herself, breaking the ties with the only man he
can rely on. Second, the immigration laws here in the US (they are similar in
other western countries) will allow a woman in such case to get a permanent
residency only after 2 years of marriage. Add several months for paper
processing, visa waiting period, and you get about 3 years she will have to
stay in the marriage, otherwise she would be deported back to her home country
and might be permanently barred from ever coming to the US again. I don't
think it is realistic to think somebody can pull such a trick. According
to Washington Post article back in 1998 they have quoted a number of 4 divorces
on 104 Russian - American marriages since 1993 for one of the companies doing
business in the industry. You probably know that the divorce rate
here in the States is several times higher than that. Q. I liked a particular
profile on your page. Can you give me more information about her? A. All the information we have about our ladies is
always available to the members on their personal pages. We publish everything
we have. The only way to find out more about them is to write to them
yourself. Q.
I don't want to send my credit card details over the Internet. Can I pay
by a check or bank draft? A. Yes. Proceed as usual until you get to the payment
information screen where you will choose you payment option, which may be a
credit card, check, money order, cash, Western Union transfer, a wire transfer,
or any other way of payment. "Proceed as usual" means: just add the ladies you are interested
in to your selection as usual (by pressing "Add to my selection" button on their
personal profile pages), and then when you are finished, go to "View my selection".
You will see the subtotal for your order and will have an option to add more
ladies, or to remove some from your selection, or to proceed to check out.
When you are satisfied with your selection, press "Go" to proceed to checkout
and follow the instructions on the next few screens. At one of them you
will be prompted to choose your payment method. On the upper part of the
screen you can enter your credit card information, and on its lower half, there
is an option to do "Offline payment", which is exactly what you want if you
prefer not to pay with a credit card. Besides all 4 major credit cards,
we accept checks, money orders, bank drafts, cash, wire transfers, Western Union
transfers, etc. On the next screen you will verify your selection and
the entered information and press "Confirm". This will bring you to the
screen with tells you exactly where to send your payment. We will send
you the contact information of the ladies the moment we receive and clear your
payment. Q. I noticed some very
beautiful women in their early to mid 20's looking for men upwards to 50 years
old that concerns me that it is not so much about meeting the right man as opposed
to just getting out. A. This is quite common for Russian women to marry someone significantly
older than themselves. It's a part of the culture, marriages like that
are absolutely normal in Russia. The only reason why this causes concern
over here is merely because of the stereotypes adopted in this society.
If you are going to pursue such a bold and outstanding goal like marrying a
Russian lady, you better start seeing beyond those stereotypes now. Yet you need to be reasonable. If you are 40 and are looking
for a 18 years old bride, this might be a bit of a stretch, but 22-25 years
old is just fine. Q. I have decided to go
on one of your romantic tours to Russia. Where do I start? A. You can start by reserving your space. Go
to the main tour page,
choose your destination city, and make sure the dates you have in mind are available.
Then click the link under "Reserve" section on the right side of the page and
fill out a reservation form. You have to put down a $300 nonrefundable
deposit so that we can start preparing your visa papers, arrange for transportation,
etc. This deposit also makes sure that our representative will be available
at the dates you indicate. If you prefer to do this over the phone,
or if you have any questions, please call us toll-free at 1-877-362-3772, or
(386) 441-0321 (from outside of the US) If you are interested in a group tour, send
us an inquiry, or please call. Q. How many ladies
will I meet on a tour? A. On our group
tour you will meet somewhere between 700 to 1700 ladies in person. On
a private Moscow tour
you will see about 400 profiles of available women and we will set up dates
for you with the ones you pick. You can meet 2-3 ladies in person
every day. On a private
Vinnytsya tour you will see about 200 profiles of available women.
You will pick the ones you like and will be able to meet about 5-6 girls each
day. Q. Which ladies will
I meet on a private tour? Can I see their profiles now? A. On a private
Moscow tour we can arrange dates for you with women from International Introductions
agency. To see the list of the ladies, please go to our search
engine, and select "International Introductions" in the agency selection
box. Then press "Find the profiles that meet these criteria" button.
You will see about 400 ladies that will be available for you to meet in Moscow.
You do not have to purchase their addresses and / or start correspondence with
them prior to your tour. We will call them and tell them about you ourselves.
The list of ladies that you will see is not complete. When you arrive
there will be some new ladies which we have not posted on our site yet. On a private
Vinnytsya tour we can arrange dates for you with women from Laura Marriage
Agency. To see the list of the ladies, please go to Universal Dating search
engine, and select "Laura Marriage Agency" in the agency selection box.
Then press "Find the profiles that meet these criteria" button. You will
see about 200 ladies that will be available for you to meet in Vinnytsya.
You do not have to purchase their addresses and / or start correspondence with
them prior to your tour. We will call them and tell them about you ourselves.
The list of ladies that you will see is not complete. When you arrive
there will be some new ladies which we have not posted on our site yet. Note. You can of course, purchase additional addresses
of other women from agencies other than International Introductions and Laura
Marriage Agency before you go on a tour. In this case you will need to
establish correspondence with them and arrange for meeting them yourself prior
to your arrival. If you do not, and if the women are from the area of
your tour, we can help you by calling those ladies up when you come (if you
have their telephone numbers), but we do not guarantee that they will be available,
and that they will agree to meet you in person without prior correspondence. Q. What are
the dates for your next tour? A. The private tours to Vinnytsya, Ukraine and to Moscow do not
have fixed dates. We do them on an individual basis, so you can go whenever
you're pleased and stay as long as you want. Visit our Romantic
Tours Page for the complete explanation of this. See current available dates
for the group tours. Q. How long does
it take to get a visa to Russia or Ukraine? If you already have a passport valid at least six months after
the dates of your travel, we will fax you the visa support documents within
1-2 business days. Then you need to apply to the consulate for the visa. Visa processing to Russia takes about 2 weeks for standard processing,
but you can pay extra money to have it ready even the same business day. Processing time is a little bit longer for Ukraine visa. It is quite safe if you know where to go and what to do.
It might be pretty dangerous if you are lost and you are on your own.
If you stay out of unsafe neighborhoods, don't flash your cash and follow just
the basic safety rules, you are going to be ok. The most common second
thought about the trip for our customers is the fear of being alone in a foreign
country with nobody to rely on and not even speaking the language. We
take care of this. You won't be alone, our representative will answer
all your questions, advise you on the places to go out, where to exchange currency,
how to get here and there. Q. Is there
any way to deliver a photo when sending a letter by e-mail forwarding? A. Absolutely. Just attach your photo to the letter you
want forwarded. You can use virtually any graphic format, but using .jpg
format usually give the best results. If you don't have your photo scanned,
just mail it to us. We will scan it for you. Q. If I send a photo attachment
to my e-mail how would it be printed to send to the recipient? A. The pictures get printed on a high resolution color ink jet
printer. We print the photos separately from letters, using a quality
high resolution paper for that. That's why we charge a separate
fee for forwarding the pictures. Q. I
want to send the same letter to several girls but I want to personalize each
copy by inserting her fist name in it, for example "Dear Irina, ....", instead
of "Dear friend, ....". Can you do this for me? A. Yes we can do this. We can substitute up to 2
words in your letter, whether this is first name, age, profession, etc., for
free. We can do the same in your translated letter. So you can pay
us for just one translation and have it mailed to dozens of girls For
more complex service, just contact us. We are flexible. Q. Do I need a visa to
go to Russia, and can you help me obtain one? A. Normally yes, you need a visa in order to enter the
Russian Federation. If you are the USA citizen, you certainly need one.
We can send you the official invitation that you need in order to obtain a visa
to Russia. You will then send this invitation along with your passport,
consulate fee, and passport-sized photo to the Russian Consulate in your country
which has jurisdiction over your region. Click here
for the details and prices. Q. Can you help me in bringing my bride-to-be to my home country? A. If you are in the US and are our customer - we can help
you with a general advise on visas, procedures, forms, etc. Feel free
to call toll-free (800) 676-9149 and we will point you in the right direction.
You should know that we don't have an attorney on staff, and your particular
situation may require one. If you need an attorney, here is a good one. His number is
1-661-FAST-HELP Q. How
much will it cost to bring a woman here? A. Note. The estimate is for the US only. If you have finally met somebody and have decided to bring
her to the States, you need to apply for her K (fiancé) visa. The petition
can be filled out by yourself. I recommend purchasing one of those fiancé
visa kits. They are about $80 everywhere on the Internet. You file this
petition with the INS office having jurisdiction over your district and patiently
wait for the answer. After you get it approved you send it to your bride
and she goes to the US Consulate in her home country and applies for the visa.
Add the INS fee, postage, visa processing fee and you get about $250 for that
step. The airfare is going to be around $700. When she is here
and you get married you might want to apply for a permanent resident status
for her. This is going to run about $500 in fees and required medical
tests, if you fill out the forms by yourself. If you want a lawyer to do all the form filing for you, the
fee may vary anywhere from one to several thousand dollars depending on a particular
lawyer and the circumstances of your case. Q.
What is the average amount of time to be granted a visa for a Russian woman? A. The actual process should be within 2 weeks if there are no complications. That does not include filing your petition. Q. Does the time shorten if you throw more money at the process? A. Generally no. The waiting times are the same for everybody. Q.
Do you have to marry the women in their home country or can you bring them here
in the US? A. I recommend bringing your bride to the US on a K (fiancé)
visa and then marrying her here. This way while she is waiting for her
permanent residency papers she is in the US with you. If you get officially
married in Russia, she will have to wait for those papers in her home country.
This process is lengthy, might take as long as 6 or more months, so you really
need to take this into consideration. Q. What are Gentlemen Profiles and how does this work? A. Gentlemen can post their own personal ads with pictures
absolutely free on our web site. We will create a personal page for each
gentlemen who submitted his ad to us. These ads will be viewed by ladies (mostly
from CIS) visiting our page. Many ladies posted on our page come to check
on their profiles and it's quite likely that they would take a look at available
men. If your ad interests them, they can send you an e-mail right there
from your personal page. This is totally free for the ladies, too. The
entire process is automatic, including posting your picture along with your
profile. First, you submit your personal ad, fill out some biographical
data and your profile gets published instantly. To do so, please go to
the Gentlemen Profiles page
and click "Fill it!". After you choose your nickname and password,
answer a couple of biographical questions and write what you are looking for
in a woman, you click "submit" and your ad is online. In a minute you
will receive an automatic e-mail confirmation with your user ID and the password.
You will need these to edit or delete your ad, or to add a picture to it, so
please save this message. This message will also have all necessary instructions. Q.
How do I add a picture to my profile? A. First of all, you need to have a nice scanned picture
of yourself on your hard disk, floppy, or CD-Rom. The picture should not
be bigger than 350 pixels in width, and 500 pixels in height. It
must be in *.jpg or *.gif format. And you should keep it's size under
300 Kb maximum (under 60 Kb recommended). If the picture you have
does not meet these criteria, please use any graphic package to edit it. After
you have submitted your personal profile, we will send you an automatic e-mail
confirming that you have been registered in our database. This e-mail
will also contain instructions on how to update your profile, a link to the
page where you can do that, and your User ID and password needed to log on that
page. Follow the link, enter your User ID and password and you will
log on to your personal profile in the "edit" mode, so that you can edit all
the data you had entered. At the top of the page there will also
be a cartoon face with a note "No photo on file". You need to click on
the face to start uploading your picture. After you click on the
face, you will be presented with a dialog window that will allow you to browse
your local computer and choose your picture that you want uploaded. Q.
How do I delete my profile? A. After you have submitted your personal profile, we will send you an automatic e-mail confirming that you have been registered in our database. This e-mail will also contain instructions on how to update your profile, a link to the page where you can do that, and your User ID and password needed to log on that page. Follow the link, enter your User ID and password and you will log on to your personal profile in the "edit" mode, so that you can edit all the data you had entered. At the bottom of the page there will also be a button "Delete profile". Note that you need to enter you password above this button one more time in order to complete the action. |
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