To answer the question whether you need a visa to Thailand to Russian citizens, it is necessary to make a reservation, that it is necessary for them only in case of arrival in the Kingdom of Thailand is not for tourism.That is, if a Russian citizen met in this tropical country for work, for medical treatment, study, participation in conferences, doing business, or to quietly pass the old age (yes, there is such type of visa to Thailand as' retirement visa "), he will have to apply for a visa at the Thai Embassy in Moscow (officially - the Embassy of the Kingdom of Thailand).
Visa to Thailand Embassy takes 15 days.List of documents for non-immigrant visa (Non-immigrant Visa) is different, depending on the type of visa and the period of stay in the country.An official of the Embassy may request additional documents.The most difficult to obtain visas to those who wish to find a job in Thailand, most easily gets a visa for medical treatment (the country in recent years is famous for its quality services of midwives, so often come to give birth).
If a Russian citizen decides to go to this country as a tourist is less than a month, the visa in Thailand did not need.How are these 30 days?Before boarding the plane, still on board, are issued special forms - a migration card.The card must complete and submit to the passport control with the passport (by the way, the validity of passports is very important - the passport should be valid for at least six months after arriving in Thailand, and have 2 blank pages).On the migration card the border guard puts a stamp with the date of entry and the final date of departure from the country.If you miss this deadline, then when leaving the country you will have to pay a fine of 500 Baht (about $ 15) for every extra day in the country.
But what if you want to extend your holiday in Thailand?You can ask for an extension of stay in the country at the Immigration Bureau (in any of its office).The whole procedure takes about half an hour.You come into the office, where you are helping to fill in a standard application to extend the stay in the country, take pictures, you pay 1900 Baht per person and get a stamp on the extension.This procedure is called "Visa Extension".Thailand - a country for a cheap holiday, but the road there is expensive, so the idea of ​​continuing stay in this tropical paradise comes to mind to many tourists, so the procedure for issuing such a visa extension service Rolled.
For citizens of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Ukraine, put a visa to Thailand on arrival.It has a very short time - only 15 days.It is clear that for a rest, this is clearly not enough, so the citizens of these countries after two weeks on the day went to Burma, Cambodia and Laos, to re-enter Thailand for 15 days.Then the government of Thailand has canceled the visa on arrival at land borders of the kingdom.Now, if the citizens of these countries want to stay in Thailand for more than 15 days, they must take a visa at the embassy of the Kingdom in their countries.Normally, visa fee on arrival - 1000 Baht (equivalent to about $ 30), but in recent years at the height of tourist season, Thailand cancels visa fee.
for citizens of Moldova, Belarus, Georgia, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan need a visa to Thailand.Her draw up in advance (at least 15 days prior to departure) at embassies and consulates of Thailand.To obtain a visa is required, and a return ticket.You also need to submit a certificate from the bank on the status of accounts and a certificate of employment about what your job title and salary for the past six months.Citizens of these countries will need to purchase health insurance for the entire period of rest in Thailand.And we must not forget that the border guards have every right to ask you for cash, because it is believed that a tourist must have the sum of 10,000 Baht per person.
