Mary Y.

The site is a total scam! Stay away if you value your emotional/financial health. You will waste your money and more importantly your time by using (AnastasiaDate(AD). The vast majority of the women on AD are here to make money off the men who are trying to find a mate. AD, the agencies and the majority of women on the site are there only to get you to spend money on the site which they share. The women on AD are not there to find a mate from outside Ukraine. The majority are already married or have steady boyfriends. They are only on this site to make money $$$. They will not go off site to give you a phone number or email address because AD is where she works and earns her money. Do not use the chat or video chat as it is a racket where the object is to get you to spend as much money as possible. As others have stated, it appears that the videos are pre-taped and as for the chat you are communicating with a bot or worse a male employee of the agency where she works out of). If you do decide to visit Ukraine, pick a city apart from where she lives and make sure that you make all arrangements for your lodging on your own. Do not rely on her. High potential for fraud with the rates. I would also arrange for an independent translator, if you do not speak Russian/Ukrainian fluently. Your lady may have a friend who conveniently is available to help you for an elevated price. Just use your common sense, Can you communicate with your lady by yourself? If not, how do you think that your relationship will succeed? Be realistic and just avoid the scam. If you do go visit her where she lives, you will be led on a daily tour of all of the nice/expensive restaurants in the city. You will also be paying for the interpreter as well as her meals and taxi rides. Others have stated that there appears to be a partnership between the woman and her interpreter as to the division of fees paid. In hindsight; entirely possible. To be blunt: It is just a huge scam. If you must go, look at it as an opportunity for a vacation/adventure and keep your options open. I would insist that she pay for her trip to where you decide to meet first. Many will say that they do not have the money and want you to pay for their trip first than they disappear with your money. DO NOT SEND HER MONEY! A test to see if her intentions are serious. Try to arrange it so that you meet in a more beautiful/cultural part of Ukraine, i. E. Lviv, Kviv, even Odessa. That way you can at least enjoy the cultural/scenic aspects of the country. The people of Ukraine are very hospitable once you get to know them and I have respect for the country and culture, but the women who inhabit AD are there only to scam you. Stay away from Mariupol/Zhdanov as it is the most depressing Dantean place I have ever visited. As one who has direct experience in U.S. Immigration law, another important thing to consider even if you believe that you have found the girl of your dreams is that the women who do come over on a K-1 Fiancee visa (which is a fairly long and expensive process), a majority will either; (1) wait the two years to shed the conditional Legally Admitted for Permanent Residency (LAPR) status and than divorce their beloved after having obtained their permanent LAPR status, or (2) and this is increasing rapidly; where she will allege mistreatment under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and obtain her LAPR status without having to wait the two years. Meanwhile you, her petitioner, are losing on every front (legal, financial and emotional). Anyone who has been to family court here in the States will understand that the man is always presumed guilty of whatever offense is alleged and I can tell you that ERO will not put her into Removal proceedings based on what your story is. Meanwhile, the newly legal woman will immediately petition for her Ukrainian/Russian boyfriend/husband to enter legally and well... you can figure out the rest. Just saying, caveat emptor. The 5 star reviews are (IMO) all AD plants that are fraudulent. If you do decide to spend/waste your money on AD, first make sure to get her full name, DOB and true city of residence as soon as possible and then check out Odnoklassniki.ru, now called OK.ru. This site is a Russian Facebook clone where you can find out lots of interesting things about your girl. Be forewarned about a woman named Valentina Odushko/Radchenko #******* from Mariupol. Scammer! The site has a setting like Facebook where relationship status is listed. The one above is married, but is available (for a price) on this scam site. Do your due diligence! You can also check vk.ru which is similar. I wish somebody had told me about this before I started down this trail of woe. Stay away! You have been warned.