Thailand is a great place to come for a vacation. But, here you can spend the whole winter, if there is a desire and opportunity, and even more. But in any case you will face questions: a Do I need a visa to Thailand at all, and if so, which one? the number of months it is given, how to get a visa, and in general, what there are still options.
The content of the article
- 1 Do I need a visa to Thailand – briefly
- 2 Options for stays over 1 month
- 3 Entry to Thailand and departure
- 3.1 Return ticket
- 3.2 Example of filling out an immigration card
- 3.3 30-day stamp extension for 7 days
- 3.4 Oversteys on departure
- 4 Vizaran in Thailand
- 4.1 What are visa-wounds and border wounds
- 4.2 Where to go to the vizaran and how to do it
- 5 Tourist visa
- 5.1 Duration of stay and validity of a one-time stay
- 5.2 Registration at the place of stay
- 5.3 90 day rule
- 5.4 Multivisa for six months
- 5.5 Registration of a Thai visa in Russia and other countries
- 6 Visa to Thailand for children
- 7 Do I need a visa for Ukrainians, Belarusians, Kazakhs?
Contents
Do I need a visa to Thailand – briefly
First I will explain in brief, and then in detail.
Visa to Thailand for the Russians do not need!
All Russians on arrival at the border put in the passport STAMP with the ability to stay in the country for 30 days. No more, no less. It’s free. Further, this stamp can extend for 7 days (only 7!) at the local immigration office for 1900 baht, which is in every Thai resort.
Thus, if you need 37 days to travel, then you can not read. Just take the tickets and fly to Tai. The main honey insurance do not forget, it is very important! Read my post link, understand. And looking ahead, I will say that if travel duration is 31-33 days, you can not extend the stamp for 1,900 baht, and pay overstay at the airport at departure, but about him separately below, is it worth it or not.
And if you are driving for a longer period, be sure to read below. options about visas.
Options for stays over 1 month
- Stamp for 30 days. Put in the passport when the entrance to the country, the passport must be at least 30 days from the date of arrival in Thailand! And not 6 months, as for registration visas Previously there was a practice to go every month to the border with neighboring country, cross it, return, and put a new stamp. Such a trip to the common people is called Visa-Run (Visa-run) or Border Run. However, since August 2014, border wounds partially banned. Now you can land a maximum of a second time drive in, and by plane 3 times. But if there are gaps between stamps (that is, you will be in another country for several days), Border guards will be more loyal to you. The stamp is renewed in place by 7 days, a total of 37 days we get.
- Tourist single entry visa to Thailand for 3 of the month. Passport validity period must be at least 6 months from the end of the trip. It is given for 60 days with the right of renewal in local imgreyshen for another 30 days for 1,900 baht. The visa itself is done in Thai Embassy in Moscow or in a country neighboring Thailand. how to issue a visa in Moscow. At the very end of the visa, it can be extended for 7 days.
- Multivisa for six months. Came to replace double visas that have been canceled. Multivisa allows for Six months to enter Thailand unlimited number of times. Maximum stay after each entry 60 days, extend You can also stay for 30 days in immigration for 1,900 baht. Visa issued only in the country of residence, that is, for Russians only in Moscow and St. Petersburg. Read more about the multivisa.
- Student visa to Thailand for 1 year. Can get on the basis of training in a language school for example English or Thai. Done in a neighboring country, better in Laos. Given for the duration of your study, but the maximum visa period 1 year, then you need to make a new one. Every 3 months the visa must be renewed. for 1900 baht in imigreyeshen, you can not go anywhere during training (or more precisely it is possible, but with nuances). Learn necessarily and generally with Sharshakin schools are not listed as the latest tightening. Cost of annual study visa of about 35,000 baht (25,000 baht self tuition, plus extensions, plus the initial trip for a visa).
- Business visa. About a business visa to Thailand I can not say anything to you, since we have enough of the previous paragraphs. It is done either on the basis of a real business, or fictitious through relevant firms helped.
- Pension visa to Thailand for 1 year. Worth 5000 baht You must be over 50 years old and have a Thai bank account for 800 thousand baht, and the funds must be there for at least 60 days before filing documents for a visa.
- Visa Thai Elite. Very good visa for those who has money on it and who wants to live in Thailand? a very long time. Visa can be obtained for 5-20 years for 0.5-2 million baht and for years to forget about stamps, trips for a visa, school and other inconvenience. I myself thought about such a visa when I planned to come 5 years to Thailand. More details.
There is a re-entry permit for 1000 baht. Give a chance to leave / enter without losing a visa (does not apply to Visa On Arrival), so say, puts the visa on pause. Issued before leaving from Tai to any immigration office.
Entry to Thailand and departure
Talked about all the options for staying in Thailand, now about entry itself. If you do not have a Thai visa, then at the entrance to Thailand you put a stamp in the passport for 30 days. With a desirable to have 20,000 baht per person (in dollars, for example) and a return ticket. Check very rarely (isolated cases), but are eligible. With a clean passport, I think you can not worry at all, the chance of checking is even lower.
If you received a visa in advance, then you will enter on a visa. Also most can check out cash and return tickets.
Return ticket
Not everyone knows what else in Russia when boarding a plane you can ask a return ticket from Thailand or a ticket in a third country and do not let the flight if the ticket is not. Also most can happen in passport control in Bangkok. But can and do not ask. We were demanded in Domodedovo once, in Hong Kong, and the border guards in Thailand are not. In Thailand, rarely asked, this mainly happens when checking in for a flight in the country of departure.
What can be done with a return ticket? He, by the way, can demand not only in Russia, but in any country from which you fly to Thailand. The options are different and they are described in the article How fly to Thailand without a return ticket. If you are going to buy flights, I recommend Aviasales.ru and Skyscanner.ru themselves use them.
An example of filling out an immigration card
Still in the plane you will be given an immigration card that you need fill in from all sides. It will then be stored in your passport. before departure. I draw your attention that some fields can be fill “from the bald,” for example, your profession or the hotel, where going to stop. Here more.
Sample Fill Migration Card to Thailand
On the other hand
Extension of the 30-day stamp for 7 days
I want to note that the Russians extend the stamp only for 7 days, rather than 30, as reported in some media. There was some confusion, everyone was happy about the new rules about 30 days, but it was false information, so only 7 days, not more. It is worth 1900 baht and is done at your local immigration office.
Overstey on departure
For each day of delay on a visa or stamp (overstey) with departure will have to pay a fine of 500 baht. If you stayed more than 21 days, it is even possible imprisonment and bringing into a black list.
Overstey for a couple of days should not cause any consequences except fine. But conditions are all becoming tougher and better than oversteys in general. not have, and then later may refuse to issue a one-time visas in Moscow (in Laos, while this kind of no). Well, or catch you during the raid, right in the airport building (there are already precedents).
Overstory for children under 14 is a slightly different story, but about read this below in the section about children.
Vizaran in thailand
What are visa-wounds and border wounds
According to official information, only 2 stamps can be put. per year, if you enter by land. With air travel (stamped at the airport) there are no such restrictions. Accordingly, borderland by land also possible only 2 times. I recall earlier it was impossible not one after one stamp, it was always necessary to make a visa. But in fact can bother on the first, and can miss for the third time, human factor and ability to give bribes on occasion.
For more guarantees, you need to make tourist visas (even one by one) and do not fool yourself.
Visaran (visa run), or another name Borderran (border run) – this is a trip to the border back in order to get a new free stamp on 30 days The name of the border run (from the word border) logically more suitable for such trips, because it is to the border that go, and not for a visa. But in a conversation or price of a travel agency that deals with such trips, often they say it vizaran. The fact is that other foreigners (in particular, Ukrainians) at the border do not receive stamp, and a visa on arrival for 15 days. Also called vizaranami Visa trips to the consulate of the neighboring country.
Entry stamp 2 times a year, but I do not understand why Russia is not in list
In the embassy in Moscow hangs a warning about the ban on vizarany
Now it is not clear how many times you can svizaranit (drive on stamped). I suggest that provided you are not just back and forth cross the border and spend some time in another country (week, month), the second stamp can be supplied, especially if Your passport is not stained with stamps. Speech about the entry by land, since during flights there are usually no problems with stamping (well, if they are not a dozen). Also, in principle, no problem stamped after a visa (when you first entered on a visa, and then another stamp was decided to do). Naturally, there are no guarantees that everything will turn out will decide the officer at the border. It makes sense to constantly monitor situation in social networks, who and how successfully traveled and through which checkpoint.
Where to go to vizaran and how to do it
Actually, all 2 options, how to do borderron. Naturally, the cost of borderran, both independently and through travel agencies will differ depending on the place from which you drive and the degree of comfort that you need.
- On their own. For example, from Phuket to Burma – a ticket is bought by bus to Ranong. Next on the tuk-tuk to the pier, and then on boat to Burma. Back also. Cross the border with Burma to one side, cross back, get a stamp for 30 days (rather just need to give another 1000 baht “gift”), and drive back.
- With the help of travel agencies. All the same, only everywhere on minibus. You all will show and tell. The service costs at depending on the city. For example, I traveled from Bangkok to Laos not for stamped, and over the visa, overnight, paid 3,000 baht for everything. WITH Phuket to Burma will be about 1500-2000 baht.
You can go for a stamp to any country, because the meaning is in crossing the border. But it’s easier and cheaper to travel to visa-free countries, neighboring Thailand and closer to your location accommodation. Visa free for Russians – Laos (stamp for 30 days), Myanmar / Burma (on the border of $ 10), Malaysia (30 days stamp), Cambodia (visa at the border of $ 20), Vietnam (15 days stamp).
- From Bangkok go to Vizaran to Cambodia (Aranyaprahet or adjacent transitions)
- From Chiang Mai go to Vizaran to Chiang Khong (border with Laos) or in Mae Sai (border with Myanmar).
- From Pattaya they go to Vazaran to Cambodia to Aranyaprahet or neighboring crossings, and in Vietnam.
- From Hua Hin they go to Vizaran to Ranong (border with Myanmar), or there are more transitions closer, but I don’t know if they are open.
- From Phuket go to Vizaran to Ranong (border with Myanmar), to Satun (border with Malaysia), to Hat Yai (border with Malaysia, Sadao junction – Padang Besar).
- From Krabi they go to Satun (border with Malaysia), to Hat Yai (border with Malaysia, Sadao-Padang Besar junction).
- From Koh Samui and Phangana go to Vizaran to Ranong (border with Myanmar) to Hat Yai (border with Malaysia, Sadao-Padang Besar junction), less often to Satun (Malaysian border)
Tourist visa
Duration of stay and one-time action
At the entrance to Tai on a single entry visa you are given the opportunity stay 60 days. Further, this visa will need to be extended at the local immigration office for another 30 days for 1,900 baht. Thus, we we get 90 days of stay in total. You can still extend for 7 days again for 1,900 baht (like a stamp), but this is rarely anyone enjoys.
In addition to the length of stay, there is also a corridor for entry (or actions). And sometimes there is confusion between these terms. how once you have received a visa at the consulate, a corridor immediately opens for entry from the date of VALID FROM, that is, from the consulate you can at least immediately go to the airport. For single-entry visas, a corridor for entry 3 months (for multiviz 6 months). So you have Exactly 3 months from the date of receipt of the visa to enter Thailand, you can at least do it on the last day. But after the entry The “length of stay” begins, which I wrote about above. therefore Too pre-visa should not be done (and will not give). You have straight to the visa will be written VALID UNTIL – this is the extreme date when you should have time to enter the country.
Registration at the place of stay
In early 2017, the Thais had nothing to do and they came up with, that everyone needs on arrival to go to the emigreishen and register. This was mainly done for those who live in private houses and apartments, not hotels, as the hotel owners themselves must to register their guests. You need to come to the emigre with rental agreement or receipt of payment of communal or even with business card owners and make registration. If you do not, then when extending one-time for another 30 days, a fine of 5000 is rolled in baht
But don’t get scared. In fact, all this was checked only in Pattaya and in early 2017, and then scored. Currently, as I I understand that this is not necessary. Just in case, were such advice: go from Pattaya to Syracu or some Hua Hin to extend the visa there. But the advice to stay a week at the hotel, well, to The owner made the registration, most likely, will not work. First of all, it is not known if there are any deadlines for this registration, because you live 3 months, and the hotel does the registration, probably, only a week Secondly, hotel owners put on this duty.
90 day rule
In the summer of 2014, information about that it will be possible to stay in the country for no more than 90 days half a year. But while this rule does not apply, if at all sometime act. People live quietly for several in a row one-time, that is, in total, staying in Thailand is much more than 90 days in half a year. So while nothing has changed. Sure as soon as the 90-day rule begins, in all social networks will begin mass hysteria about this, that is, the moment It will be hard to miss.
However, if you intend to live long in Thailand, then better to attend to a student visa and other types of visas. Does not matter this question will rise sooner or later, because forever on tour visas life is hard.
Multivisa for six months
From 13 November 2015, a double-entry visa to Thailand was canceled (once remained). Instead, it is now semi-annual multivisa without renewal rights, but with an unlimited number of exits / entries during half a year for 60 days. Details on the link.
It works like this. Drive in for 60 days, then drive out countries (you make a vizara to the border and back) and again drive into 60 days, then again, that is, 60 + 60 + 60, which is a total of 180 days. It is possible and to enter more times, but in total only 180 days, but only 60 at a time. You cannot extend the multivisa. Also no one bothers me between kratas to go somewhere for a while (like seeing a new country), and not just to the border and back.
Registration of the Thai visa in Russia and other countries
Single or multi tourist visas can be made in Consulate of Thailand in Moscow and St. Petersburg. And the consulate in Vladivostok, unfortunately, does not issue more visas. May be worth do a one-time visa in Russia, at least, it is cheaper and takes less time than leaving Thailand for the next country. BUT! It all depends on the current requirements of the Russian consulates, they change them, and the degree of complexity depends on it registration of some documents. Read the current below. information and decide for yourself whether you need it or not.
On the links you will find a list of documents, an example of filling questionnaires, tips, and discussion in the comments with the most recent news from the consulate in Moscow. Constantly someone unsubscribes there are various nuances after getting a visa.
- Registration of a Thai visa in Moscow
- Registration of the Thai visa in St. Petersburg
In addition to Russia, a visa to Thailand can be issued in any country where There is an embassy of Thailand. One of the most common options is a journey from Thailand to Laos, since there is the most loyal consulate of all. You will not need a bank statement with a status funds (and it is almost impossible to do abroad), help with work, air tickets and so on. But the multivisa can only be done in country of residence, that is, for Russians in Russia.
Web sites of all Thai consulates in other countries
- Making a Thai visa in Laos
- Visa to Thailand in Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur
Visa to Thailand for children
If a minor goes to Tai not with his parents or not legal guardian, you need permission from the parents, otherwise get out of Russia. If one of the parents travels with the child, then nothing is needed from the second parent.
To be as calm as possible it is better to make the child visa
On the one hand, for children up to 14 years old, oversteer is not subject to tax. fine. The child’s passport was stamped, but no penalty was taken. Even The employees themselves did not extend the visas in the immigrants. Conveniently, that the child can not be dragged to the vizaire, get a little savings on visas. I myself have flown with a child several times and traveled then with a great oversteem he had no problems.
On the other hand, 2017-2018 information went that started problems arise when departing from Thailand if there was an overstay, and also when issuing a tourist visa in Moscow, they say, they wrap up then the whole family in general. But these cases are episodic, they made some noise and everyone calmed down. A bunch of people still do not make a visa to children.
Therefore, the question of whether you need to do a visa to Thailand for children answer for yourself. I will not advise.
Do I need a visa for Ukrainians, Belarusians, Kazakhs
The procedure for obtaining tourist visas for citizens of all countries the same and it is described here. But here’s a free 30 day stamps on arrival put only to citizens of Russia. Therefore, citizens The CIS must make a tourist visa at home (if there is an embassy), either in Moscow or in a neighboring country with Thailand country.
Only citizens of Ukraine and Kazakhstan have additional opportunity to issue a 15-day visa upon arrival for 2,000 baht (Visa on arrival, VOA) at the international airport. Drive in it you can once. Visa on arrival may then be extended for 1900 baht at the immigration office for 7 days.
There is a separate story with the citizens of Belarus, they have no opportunity on arrival, arrange anything and the embassy in the country there. Therefore im you need to go either to Moscow and Kiev to make a visa there, or use travel agency services for an additional fee. And of course, they can in neighboring countries with Thailand get yourself a visa, like everyone else.
P.S. Good luck in visa matters! And see you in Thailand 
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