Established offline agencies operate differently. Ladyfrombelarus, for example, is a marriage agency that has arranged introductions between Western men and Belarusian women since 1998. Women typically visit the agency's office in person, sign a contract, and present identification documents as part of the agency's own verification process before being listed.
Agencies of this kind often hand-select introductions based on staff judgment of mutual interest, and first meetings are commonly arranged inside the agency's office - a policy some agencies describe as reducing client costs and discouraging false motives - with travel and logistics frequently organized by agency staff rather than the client.