It's the home of the United Nations, a top international playground for Beautiful People, and boasts an accepting atmosphere in which one fifth of its workers are foreigners. More than one-third of Swiss people marry non-Swiss. There is a sizeable Russian population.

So how do you bring a Russian or Ukrainian bride to Switzerland? If you are a citizen, you can marry with little trouble, but because so many people are residents and not citizens, immigration laws are not simple and you need a good deal of patience.

The good news is, your Russian or Ukrainian bride can visit as a tourist fairly easily and stay up to six months.

If you are a Swiss resident, your fiancee can come and live with you with few problems. She can then go through the process of getting a B or C permit. Swiss cantons do not recognize unmarried couples when it comes to residence permits, so give long and hard thought to marriage early on.

You can bring a spouse and her dependents to live with you if you have a B or CE class residence. Your Russian bride will not automatically obtain Swiss citizenship upon marriage. The naturalization process takes 12 years but residency comes in B and C classes, each with its own rights.

For more information on individual requirements, click here.

Swiss men can meet and woo beautiful, sophisticated Russian and Ukrainian ladies on HotRussianBrides.com. For these international-minded men, it's a natural!