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Visa Information

Your girl got a visa? I don't believe it.

Americans, send the visa here FPMM@state.gov and ask them if it is real. Or if you don't have the visa, just ask them if your girl has even applied for a visa. The US Embassy is working hard to fight scammers.

For other citizens, just email your embassy in Moscow and ask if the girl has even applied for a visa.

Remember, if a girl says that she's going to pop down to the visa office and get a visa, it doesn't work that easy. Russians can't get a visa to a western country easily. And, "I have a friend/relative at a travel agency or the airport who can get a visa and ticket cheap." is a complete lie. It doesn't work like that here.

Russians can get into the following countries without a visa...

Andorra, Antigua, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Barbados, Belarus, Bosnia, British Virgin Islands, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, China, Colombia, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Fiji, Georgia, Greece, Grenada, Haiti, Honduras, Indonesia, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Laos, Liechtenstein, Macao, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mozambique, Mauritius, Micronesia, Moldavia, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Palau, Peru, Romania, Samoa, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, St. Vincent, St. Lucia, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor, Tonga, Tunisia, Turkey, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Zambia.

Russian can get visas for the following countries without too much fuss...

Albania, China, Kuwait, Liberia, Malta, Papua-New Guinea, Qatar, Slovenia, South Korea, Surinam, Tunisia.

EU countries require what is called a Shengen visa and can usually get one, but some are refused.

Here are the visa costs for western countries, but guys, don't send money to a girl you've never met. She might tell you the actual price, then take your money. And her chances of getting it are VERY slim. If ANYONE tells you a different price, they are lying.

Country

Wait

Length

Cost

Fee

U.S.A.

Canada

Australia/NZ

U.K.

2-4 days

?

2 weeks

2 days

?

6 months

3 months

6 months

$100

?

?

$58

$100

$50

$45

$60

 Passports

UPDATE - HERE is a list of visa and passport numbers used by scammers.

Always get a copy of someone's passport. The girl's or someone at the agency. But, just because you are given someone's passport, it doesn't mean they aren't planning on scamming you. Scammers regularly send passports and visas because they know it makes the guy believe them. But if the passport isn't legitimate, you can assume they aren't serious or something is not right. CIS citizens have domestic passports (which every citizen has, so you don't have to pay for one.) and international passports (which cost between $20-$30) Check your lady's.

Some idiot wanted me to inform you that these passports are both real. BUT, they can be bought on the street, which means that you shouldn't think that it means it's not a scammer at work. Scammers have no problem using real documents...it brings in more money.
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Scammers used this official, international passport.  Some of them will use official documents.
These visas are fake. Look at the control numbers and passport numbers.
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Look at this wonderful photoshop job...
Russian visa

 

Visa To Russia Information

You need a visa to go to Russia.

There are several visas that one can get. There are many web sites that can help you obtain a visa to Russia. 

Try gotorussia.com.

Visa To Ukraine Information

Citizens of the UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan can now go to Urkaine for up to 90 days without a visa. (Tourist visa)

Countries such as France, Italy, Germany, etc, I don't know.

Other countries and types of visas are needed and google can find a web site that can help.

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