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Author: Vince (81.0.8.---)
Date: 09-16-04 09:57
Hi James
I think it is exactly because she needs to get permission from the childs father that makes it more diffciult - just an opinion of course but if my ex wife had have asked permission for my son to be taken abroad I would have flatly refused. Not because I dont wish to see her happy with someone else, but because I too have rights to be part of my childs life.
I would find it difficult to believe anyone can just blythely let their child move abroad with little or no hope of ever seeing them again (I at least had the freedom to travel to another country to see my child but Men in Ukr and Rus arent so lucky)
However my question also really related to getting a visa in the first place.
I have friends locally from Ukraine and she is here illegally, although hoping to take part in the Spanish govt amnesty. I was just curious as to how difficult it was for a Ukranian girl to get a visa. Not for marriage per se, but to visit Spain. If
I meet someone in Ukraine and visit a couple of times I would at least want her to visit Spain before we decided to go ahead with anything. So a 2 or 3 week visit would be perfect - we could get to know each other in amiable surroundings, she could then get to know the place to see if she could live here, and we get the chance to do some courting - like you would if you met someone locally.
It seems to me that without this period you are making a huge decision that affects two peoples (or more) lives and it could go very wrong because you dont actually know someone that well after 2 one week visits to Ukraine or Russia.
This is not to say that you would much better after 2 or 3 weeks but you at least have the chance to know if she will be happy in your country. And I know most women state (quite emphatically sometimes) that it is not the place that matters but the man - but I believe the place has a lot to do with it. You have to be happy in your surroundings as well as with each other.
So my question (after all that) is how easy is it for girls to get a visa for visiting as a tourist, business or guest and how does she go about it.
Look forward to your response and feedback
Vince
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