The most popular requirement you will see in a woman's questionnaire is "financially secure". In short, it means, you must have - at least - a stable job and be able to provide for a family of 3. You don't need to have a six-figure annual income. Having a stable job is good enough; but the better your financial situation, the easier you will make contacts with nice Russian ladies, and the less hassle you will get from the INS in bringing your fiancée into the country. IN NO WAY DOES THIS MEAN THAT RUSSIAN WOMEN ARE AFTER YOUR MONEY. Definitely not! However, women have suffered so much in Russia with everyday surviving, they want to make sure it never happens to them and their families again. A Russian wife will stick with you through any turn of fortune, whether you go bankrupt or hit a jackpot. But to consider you a strong possibility, she must be confident that you are not jobless. Your good financial standing may impress women at first, but then the other factors will count: you must develop a relationship that works, and this involves mostly emotional factors. I know many cases when a woman refused a guy with a 500K income in favor of an ordinary teacher, because she liked him more personally. From the sidelines it may seem stupid, but I would probably do the same if I were her. Your wealth or handsome appearance will possibly even have a negative effect. I know cases when women did not try to pursue a relationships with well off, good-looking men who were interested in them because they didn't consider themselves good enough. It seemed too good to be true to them, and made them feel insecure. They felt the men may not stay with them in the long run.