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I though it was from last year... I remember seeing this pic before.

Just a small correction. She was never in Ukraine. She is Russian and was living in Prague.

In that documentary someone made about the Cuban man, they showed his wife, who looks and talks a lot like Alexandra's mother. Could be her sister.

One more thing about the "Hoy se bebe" music video that I found funny :) In the video, Paola first puts on a full face of makeup and does her hair, and then climbs into a bathtub to take a bath. Probably forgot to shave her legs :)

Miranda, maybe? ☺

No, he would need a B1/B2 to enter the US as a visitor.

Wiki says that citizens of Israel don't need a visa to enter Canada.

This is only an article, a free interpretation of INA ACT 212 (where the legal reasons for visa denial are listed). The actual law doesn't use the term "love" :)

So it may be because they went from one country to another and now he wants to move again? I don't think it would be an issue, unless they already tried to move specifically to the US. But honestly, I don't know how the rules work in this situation.

Wow how Paul was proud of himself for going into the poop water for Karine. If I am any judge of character, she can expect to pay for it hundredfold. He will never forget.

I understand that I went into technicalities there, while she was speaking in a more general sense. Maybe she meant that the process is so complex because of people like M/D/J/A. Because of people like them the process requres to provide proof of relationship and financial stability, etc. I get it. But again, over 95% of applicants have no problem providing those things, and if you have a genuine relationship, you will have plenty of evidence. But the interesting thing is, these difficulties were put in place to exclude fraud. And if none of our participants got excluded from the process because of those requirements, it means either that those measures aren't doing their job to prevent fraud, or that M/D/J/A aren't considered fraud.

None of those reasons should apply to Loren and Alexi's case. The only thing I can think of, besides them filing the paperwork incorrectly, is that maybe his family tried to get refugee status or asylum in the US before. Don't know. Also, about bona fide marriages being solely based on love. It's not about marrying for love being a modern concept. Even today, if we look around, a lot of marriages are based on so many different reasons. People marry because their religious parents tell them that living together out of wedlock is a sin. Because they want to find a father/mother for their children. Because the woman feels that her biological clock is ticking. Because the man feels he won't find any other woman. Simply because that's what everybody does and that's what you're supposed to do. a lot of these marriages last for decades and aren't always unhappy.

I learned a new word last night when my Jewish husband called Loren and Pao "Yentas" :) I don't think there is a stigma attached to the K-1 visa process. Just like the German poster said above, I have never had people ask me what type of visa I used to move here. People ask about the culture, the politics, the food, how long it takes to go across the country, etc. Maybe I only know nice people. There might be a stigma about marrying someone from another country, but I think it's mostly exhibited by those who are against immigration in general. And in that case, the stigma would also apply to the CR-1 spousal visa, etc. The approval rate for K-1 visas is extremely high, over 95%. It's not smart to blame someone else for your visa being denied. When you get a denial, they give you a paper that states exactly what reason, according to the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), the denial was based upon. I don't think any of those sections of the INA say "Your visa was denied because a lot of other people have commited fraud". The decision is made on a case by case basis. If you say that your visa was denied, you should also tell the reason, it's very transparent. Was the K1 visa denied or was the I-129 petition denied? That's two completely different things. Let's assume the petition was approved, but the visa got denied, because that's how Loren phrased it. Here are some common reasons for visa denial : - Insufficient proof of bona fide relationship: - A very brief courtship followed by a plunge into matrimony - There is little or no documentary evidence of the relationship prior to the actual engagement - Couple lacks sufficient evidence of recent day-to-day contact - Long gaps of time between the petitioner & beneficiary being together in person - No common language - A very large age difference between the couple - Petitioner is employed by or has a business relationship with a relative of beneficiary - Fiancee interviews poorly and the consul doubts that there is a bona fide relationship with the U.S. citizen - Beneficiary attempted to enter the country with immigration intentions before and failed

At first Karine reminded me of Aziza from Season 1 (except Aziza spoke perfect English and was educated). They even look alike a little bit. Young girl from a simple family, inexperienced and flattered by attention from an older guy. Insecure about herself. When Paul didn't want to sleep with her on the first night, Karine's concern was that maybe he doesn't like her anymore, so it's not about what she wants, it's about what he wants and how to please him. That's how she was raised I guess. Probably has a lot of gender and marriage stereotypes in her head, too.

They showed a picture of him in a suit where he looked very decent. But that's only in a picture because of course, in person he makes a certain impression.

I know what you mean, but I was saying more in a sense that when you're on a dating site, especially if you're looking for a serious relationship, you have to disclose basic info about yourself, like your age, where you live, if you have any children. These are things that will be revealed sooner or later unlike other things that can change and don't matter so much, like your hobbies, employment, interests. People can lie about minor things to make themselves more attractive, but lying about the basics is just stupid.

Did Patrick and Miriam meet on a dating app/site? Don't those have a profile with mandatory fields for how many children you have, etc? If her secret is that she has a child, but she hasn't put it in her profile, that's not a secret, that's a misrepresentation...

His motivation for inviting her to the hotel seemed like he saw the bad conditions she lives in and couldn't have her spend another minute there... That's how he sounded in his comments.

In some fields, a person needs to put in a lot of time to get to some level of recognition or success. Modeling is probably one of them. Pao's timing is just very bad. If she did the same thing when Russ was working and they weren't in limbo, it would be less stressful for both of them.

A pretty common scenario for women who start like Anfisa is to get the husband to buy her a small business, like a hair salon or a gym, and be independent by the time she is 30-something. Then they get themselves a young guy. The business keeps them busy plus they can boss people around.

Oh, I thought it meant that Anfisa would be considered a 7 in Moscow and only 4 in LA... ☺

I think Pao really spilled the beans when she said that everyone dreams of coming to America and live the American dream. By everyone she meant herself. I wonder what she meant by the American dream.

My husband said the exact same thing: Russ knows what a straight man is supposed to say about lingerie and this is why he says it, but in reality he doesn't care because he's gay. And Paola either doesn't realise it, but feels lack of attention from him and is trying to get his attention, or is trying to "make him straight", and that's their entire dynamic.

I can understand why it was hard for Loren and her parents to tell the truth. Imagine that you have a condition, a flaw basically, and at the same time you have to be right and perfect all the time? How can you balance this?

I remember there was a scene where they were talking about some entertainment that Alla wanted, and he suddenly looked at her and with a passive aggressive smile said through clenched teeth: "Of course you don't care about the price, it will be MY credit card paying for it" or sonething like that. That seemed wrong. Or that time he reminded her that she met her ex in a night club. My husband called him a passive aggresive prick.