Russian Women Marriage Agency

The phenomenon of “Local Marriage Agencies” in Russia and the Ukraine exists for many years. It began mostly after the break-up of former USSR in 1992. At the beginning, the local agencies would print a magazine with the photos and bio-data of the ladies. Some agencies would cooperate with foreign agencies and mail them their catalogue.

When foreign men were interested in a lady, they could either correspond by letters to get to know each other or simply plan a trip to her hometown to meet her. In these years, letter correspondence could only be achieved through snail mail – we can imagine that it could sometimes take a few to several weeks for a letter to go back and forth. Needless to say, one had to be very determined and patient to develop a relationship this way.

Later in the nineties, came the Internet. Of course, it did not happen overnight as the Internet and the technology slowly made their way into the world. But in the end, it changed the whole process. Single Russian women that were once referred as to “mail order brides” now had the tools to correspond in a much faster and precise way with their correspondent. Letters could be accompanied by recent pictures and go back and forth to any area of the world in the same day.

For many years, the Internet remained an expensive service and the average Russian woman could not afford it at home. This is one of the reasons why local marriage agencies remained in place in Russia. Another reason is that their agency would screen the candidates and put them in touch only with serious ones – saving them precious time and adding security to the whole process. Another important reason is that the average Russian woman is not that familiar with the English language and the agency helps her with translation. Although most of them learned it as a second language at school, the lack of practice makes it that their English skills are beginner to medium.

From the men’s side, the agency plays an important role in the 4 crucial steps of finding a Russian bride:

1. They meet every woman in person and validate their identity with passport.
2. They help their ladies with translation and offer them correspondence services such as letters, telephone calls and audio-video call with programs such as Skype.
3. They offer a wide range of services to help men who are traveling to meet their lady – airport pick-up and drop-off, meeting with the lady at their offices, accommodation in apartments, services of an interpreter etc.
4. They can provide valuable advice and assistance with the marriage, visas and immigration process – when the lady is ready to join her new husband in his own country.

The local marriage agencies had a good reason to exist back in the early nineties and they still do. Since the Internet is more widely available nowadays, more and more Russian women can afford to have it at home. But for the foreign man, it is always the insecurity of not knowing if the lady really is who she pretends to be or is it a scammer? Working with a reliable dating site and marriage agencies eliminates that risk.