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1 January 1970

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If you are looking for a dutiful wife aiming for a serious relationship, then consider mail order brides! The mail bride industry is growing rapidly now.

Modern International Mail-Order Bride Industry at Present Time

It would have become clear to everyone that when looking for a wife from abroad, one might encounter mail order brides. Because of this, foreign grooms choose marriage agencies or online resources that could help them find worthy and affordable mail order wives. Often, a mail order bride has her own peculiarity since this woman often has serious intentions. Moreover, her origin has a century-long history. A mail order woman from the time of history could be influenced by a wide variety of economic and social factors.

What Does Mail Order Bride Mean?

The term “mail order bride” is often criticized by the owners and so-called “clients” of international marriage agencies. The “mail order bride” term is used as an easily recognizable notion in the current field.

Mail order brides enter into an agreement with well-developed international marriage agencies. In turn, an international marriage agency (also often called an international dating agency or an international marriage broker) is a kind of profitable business that seeks to introduce single accomplished singles from various countries for the purpose of getting married.

Many of the reputable dating agencies are based next to women ready to marry in developing countries (such as European countries like Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia, Latin American countries like Brazil and Colombia, some Asian countries like China, Japan, Korea, Thailand and the Philippines. If considered in this context Chinese brides for marriage, then these immaculate Asian beauties have a place to be in today’s observation.

How Do Mail Order Brides Work?

International marriage agencies with a well-deserved reputation encourage single women to register for their services. These “organizations” also promote new useful interactions and dates with men from the developed regions of Western Europe, North America, South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand as well as Japan and China. This network of well-established online marriage agencies is linked to international dating sites that are deeply committed to selling their services on a large scale in accordance with the International Marriage Brokers Regulation Act.

The top largest international online dating websites attracted around 12 million visitors as early as March 2013, and up 29% from 2012. International online dating portals provide a wide range of communication options including chat messaging, e-mail communication, web chat, telephone transfer as well as virtual gifts, games and mobile chat.

International marriage agencies are also called “mail-order bride delivery” and buying agencies. Buying a mail bride you do not do it in the truest sense of the word. You simply order services from marriage agencies. This is not some kind of dirty business but the selection of the appropriate match. 

Still, many people consider the term “mail-order bride” derogative. Plus, they feel that it denigrates foreign females by comparing them to goods for sale and falsely implying that they are not judgmental of the men they date and marry someone from a relatively wealthy country.

Legal Issues for Mail Order Brides in the United States

Most marriage agencies are totally legal in almost all countries including the United States as a well-developed country. On January 6, 2006, the US Congress passed IMBRA that requires significant actions by businesses before selling a foreign bride’s address for marriage to a US citizen or resident facilitating contact including the following:

  • A male resident must fill out a questionnaire about his criminal (if any) and family history;
  • The seller must obtain a dossier on the male from the National Sex Offenders Registry (if available) in the US database;
  • The questionnaire and record should be translated into the native language of the mail-order woman and provided to her;
  • The mail bride must confirm her consent to communicate with a potential foreign spouse.

*A two K-1 visa term is imposed with a waiver of eligibility required to approve any subsequent mail-order fiancé visa.

Visa Regulations in the USA

To bring your spouse to the United States, you must file Form I-130 which is an immigrant petition on behalf of a relative. As a consequence, it is necessary to apply for a K- or K-4 and V-1/V-2 entry visa for the foreign spouse. The Nationalization and Immigration Services and advises that in certain cases it will be beneficial for an international married couple to obtain a K-1 fiancee visa before the wedding.

In additional cases, both or one of the applicants may find it beneficial to marry abroad and apply for an immigrant visa outside their country. In many cases, the process of applying for a K-1 visa takes as long as the process of obtaining an immigrant visa.

The cost of a visa can be around $2,000. International couples are required to stay together for two years. For example, in 2016, there were about 849,000 naturalized citizens aged 20 to 29 and about 2,084,000 foreign females of the same age living without US citizenship which is 13.3% of the population in this age group.

More than 2,000 mail-order marriages per year have been created but there is no clear information on the number of mail-order brides entering the US. The main purpose of the following law is to protect the safety of mail-order women and prevent fraud and violence among the female population.

Why Do They Become Mail Order Brides?

There are many myths and stereotypes about why these women marry foreigners. Some may say that they are greedy for money and only want to feed on financial gain, that they want nothing but a good place in the sun. There are also legends that any of these pretty brides will leave you immediately after getting everything she needs. In fact, there are much deeper reasons why these single women want to marry a mature foreign man.

Most mail-order girls state that it’s not just about financial stability. It’s about opportunities that are usually lacking in their home countries. Poverty is also a fundamental reason but not a priority one. Most ladies from developing countries also can be successful but it is more difficult compared to Western countries. They have to fight non-stop for a good life but it’s really exhausting. It is not surprising that foreign brides are seeking the best opportunities for themselves and their kids in the future.

Adverse economic conditions are not the only best reasons why these single females are encouraged to marry a nice guy from another country. The fact is that many potential mail order wives are sure that foreign men are more reliable than local ones. Foreigners, especially men from developed countries such as the US, are more idealistic, good-mannered, intelligent, ambitious and supportive. Moreover, most of them do not have problems with alcohol addiction which causes a lot of problems for many foreign wives.

It is really difficult to find a worthy person wherever you are. Single women for marriage are desperately seeking a good man to start a family. In turn, they download popular dating apps and go on dates with all sorts of men. In the end, they are often dissatisfied with the outcomes.