Olga Bahdanava was born in Polotsk, in Belarus. She moved to the United States in 2001 to attend college. She graduated from Rollins College in Orlando, florida with Bachelor's degree in International Affairs/Business Administration. She fluently speaks English, Russian and Byelorussian. She also has vast experience in areas of immigration law and practices (concentrating in employment and business-related immigration) and international business & politics.