8476 1323 Sex & Relationships Weddings General Weddings true Wed, 14 May 2008 19:38:56 -0700 /system/videos/6/76/84/8476.flv DIY, Instructional, tutorial, Do It Yourself, Tips, Essential Skills, Learn to, sex, relationships, weddings, wed, marriage, marry, mail-order, mail, order, bride, wife, find, finding, get, getting How To Get a Mail-Order Bride http://www.howcast.com/videos/8476-How-To-Get-a-MailOrder-Bride http://www.howcast.com/videos/8476-How-To-Get-a-MailOrder-Bride/edit approved 176 640 480 <object width="425" height="352" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" id="howcastplayer"><param name="movie" value="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=8476"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=8476" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="352" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" ></embed></object> 6 HouseOfYes http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/8476/mail_order_bride01_copy_xxlarge_maintained_aspect.jpg 5843 false false false 37372 1 20 Warning Beware. There are many international marriage broker scams; don’t be a fool for love.

]]> 37373 2 26 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/8476/26.jpg Have a clean record Have a clean record. The International Marriage Broker Regulation Act, passed in 2005, requires mail-order bride agencies to disclose an American suitor’s marital history and criminal background to any potential brides.

]]> 37374 3 39 Tip Going outside an agency to find your foreign bride won’t let you subvert this law; men who apply for fiancée visas must disclose their marital and criminal history to the government.

]]> 37375 4 49 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/8476/49.jpg Find a reputable agency Find a reputable agency—one that does not control contact between you and a potential bride beyond charging a small fee for the initial introduction.

]]> 37376 5 58 Tip Scams in Russia are particularly prevalent. Check www.agencyscams.com if you’re thinking of using a Russian dating agency.

]]> 37377 6 68 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/8476/68.jpg Pay attention to dates Check out the “join date” and/or “last activity” marker on the women’s profiles. Many agencies don’t bother pulling photos of women who are no longer participating on the site, meaning you’ll be paying for email addresses of women who will never answer you.

]]> 37378 7 83 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/8476/83.jpg Double-check photos If there is a particularly beautiful woman on one of the front pages, check a few matchmaking competitors. Many sites feature the same models as bait, with different names.

]]> 37379 8 94 Tip Don’t believe an agency that tells you that your pen pal’s account is about to be closed for non-payment of membership dues; the would-be brides join for free.

]]> 37380 9 103 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/8476/103.jpg Check out her visa Check out any woman’s claim that she has—or can get—a visa. Do not send money for her visa unless you can confirm with an embassy that she really has one, or at least has applied for one. Visa scams are common.

]]> 37381 10 115 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/8476/115.jpg Don’t send money Don’t fall for sob stories from women you’re corresponding with; if they ask for money, that’s usually a red flag that you’re being scammed.

]]> 37382 11 125 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/8476/125.jpg Book your own travel If you decide to check out your foreign friend in person, book the trip on your own—not through the agency’s travel service, which usually offers inflated rates.

]]> 37383 12 135 Tip Learn some local phrases to really sweep her off her feet.

]]> 37384 13 138 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/8476/138.jpg Don’t expect a slave Don’t buy into the myth that mail-order brides are more compliant than American women. These girls may be looking for a better life, but there’s a limit to what they’ll do to get it.

]]> 37385 14 153 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/8476/153.jpg Get real Be realistic. If you’re a tubby 55-year-old video store clerk and a gorgeous 19-year-old university student professes to be madly in love with you—well… we don’t have to tell you what she’s really in love with.

]]> 37386 15 167 Fact The U.S. Postal Service processes and delivers nearly 703 million pieces of mail per day.

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