Has anybody gone to Czech rep for wife ?

[wsbill]

Seems like there are some decent lookin women there.

[Cold Warrior]

... in response to Has anybody gone to Czech rep for wife ?, posted by wsbill on Nov 11, 2004

Just go for a week to London and you see thousands of EE women from the new EU states. Most of the waitresses and shop assistants are Polish, Chech etc.

[WillMc]

... in response to No need to, posted by Cold Warrior on Nov 11, 2004

My fiancee and I have met twice in London.

She was very fearful that she would be refused a visa to visit London but I encouraged her to try.

I provided documentation that showed that she had confirmed reservations in English hotels.  

She was very pleased with the treatment that she received and was easily granted a 6 month visa.

She lives in Moscow so it was not inconvenient for her to go for an interview at the UK Embassy.

Wish it could be as easy for her to get a US visa.

[Robert D]

... in response to No need to, posted by Cold Warrior on Nov 11, 2004

Can Russians get visas to England?  Or just former republics that are now part of the EU
Robert D.

[Cold Warrior]

... in response to Re: No need to, posted by Robert D on Nov 11, 2004

Citizens from the new EU countries can work and live wherever they please in the EU. No visa is necessary for travel but you still need to present your passport.

In fact I met some Poles who were claiming unemployment benefits in England. It is still difficult for the ordinary Russians to get visas to England, although businessmen have no such problems. Over 100,000 Russians are now in England. Most of them are wealthy. They cite kidnapping as the main reason for leaving Russia, even though i suspect their wealth were ill gotten as well.

The UK had a temporary work permit scheme for seasonal farm workers during summer, about 5000 Ukrainians went over every year. I'm not sure if this is still on or scrapped since they can now get farm workers from eastern Europe.

The EU is keen to include Ukraine and possibly Belarus in the EU. Problems are... these countries must meet some economic targets, democratic govs and overcome opposition from Russia.

The easiest way for a young Russian to get a visa for England is to apply for a student's visa to study English etc.