Countless foreigners fell in love, and certainly countless more will fall in love, with the Philippines. Countless foreigners also fell in love, and certainly countless more will fall in love and get married with, a Filipina. And why are we discussing love in a travel blog?
Whether we like or not, finding love here in the Philippines is one of the reasons why foreigners visit the country. And whether we like it or not, there’s a proliferation of services that match Filipinas for marriage with foreigners. This is called a “mail-order bride” activity, a very lucrative “industry.”
According to a study (The “Mail-Order” Bride Industry and its Impact on U.S. Immigration), funded through the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service:
An American man seeking a foreign bride may avail himself of over 200 different services in which foreign women advertise for husbands. There are two types of such services. In one type, the so-called “mail-order bride” industry (representatives of the industry prefer the term “international correspondence service”), women’s names, photos, biographical sketches, and addresses are presented in hard copy brochures or on the Internet. In these services, the agency provides the photos and descriptions of the women, who are not charged for this listing. Men who wish to obtain the mailing address of any of the women they would like to contact are charged a fee of from $2 to $5 for each of the mailing addresses.
The mail-order bride “industry” has become more pervasive with the advent of internet and technology, as many of these sites are readily accessible. The Philippines has declared as unlawful practices related to mail-order brides, or the practice of matching Filipino women for marriage to foreign nationals either on a mail-order basis or through personal introduction. The law (Republic Act No. 6955) also penalizes similar practices like printing or distribution of brochures, fliers and other propaganda materials (Read more here).
So, when you come visit the Philippines, remember that mail-order bride practices are unlawful here.
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Philippine brides are beautiful, friendly, and faithful to their husbands. Mail order brides is an international marriage agency, also called international introduction agency. This is a business where agencies introduce women of different countries for the purpose of marriage.
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