Where to go instead of Thailand, alternative?

Probably everyone already knows about tightening the rules for entry into Thailand. More precisely, these rules have always been (or part of them), just no one complied with. So, abolished the border wounds (you can only 1 stamp get at the airport), and when passing the border it is desirable to have 20 thousand baht per person (or 40 thousand per family). They also talk that the rule 90/180 will be observed, that is, in the country stay only 90 days in half a year, but for now real evidence this is not. It may well be that they can also ban visas issue in neighboring states Tay (such rumors also go), and entry will be possible only by plane, not by land. But now you can extend the 30-day stamp for another 30 days in the emigre 1900 baht, and not like before all for 7 days.

It is too early to talk about how everything will be (a little later I will correcting their articles on visas) but secured winterers are yet not particularly relevant. You can do two in Moscow or else somewhere, and quietly spend the winter in Thailand, having left once on a week to Malaysia or Bali to activate second crata.

However, the question is, where else can you go for a long time from half a year already arises. Let’s argue together, very I wonder who sees what alternatives for themselves instead Thailand

UPDATE. All visa information from discussions added to this. post for convenience. And all the pros and cons read in the comments below. Remember, these are just the opinions of different people, and your impression of A particular country / city may be completely different.

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The content of the article

• 1 Where to go without much preparation
• 2 Where to go through the residence permit
  • 2.1 Asia
  • 2.2 Europe
  • 2.3 America

Where to go without much preparation

Thailand was good (and maybe still good on) by that it was possible to live there for years, getting one by one the usual tourist visa (one-time or two-time), or even living by 30 day stamp, riding on a border wound. Besides Thailand there is and other countries with simplified visa entry.

• Cambodia. Convenient visa regime, the visa can be purchased online or on the spot. And not only tourist visa is easily bought. for a short time, but a business visa for a year for 300 bucks. By business you can not engage, it does not matter. Business visas are all who comes here for a long time.
• Vietnam. Visa is for 1,3,6 months is very inexpensive and very just over the internet and then also renewed on the spot in travel agency.
• Philippines. According to longsters, you can live on a visa upon arrival and extend it then up to 36 months, without leaving country. All renewals will take place at the local immigration office.
• Bali. Visa upon arrival for 1 month, or if in advance then for 2 months. Border wounds are expensive because of the flights, so everyone gets social visa for six months, which can then be extended in local offices Also, people find loopholes through the purchase of work visas. All that is true for Bali in terms of visas is also true for other islands of Indonesia, the country is one, only less developed services of intermediaries, but somewhere they do not exist.
• Dominican Republic. Visa for 60 days for 25 bucks, you live as many as you want, on departure a fine – who writes 25 bucks, who – 100. Then the fine is not affected by new entries.
• Montenegro Border wounds every 30 days, but they are not quite are legal, at any time may be detained at the border or in general cover this shop completely.
• Cyprus. Visa is obtained via the Internet for 1 day, but you can live only 90 days in half a year, which is not a long stay pulls.

European countries. On a Schengen tourist visa you can пробыть только 90 дней раз в полгода.

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Still, a residence permit is akin to emigration, and not to hibernation or travel, because the costs of obtaining a residence permit alone can be comparable to the cost of wintering in Tae and, in an amicable way, it is not an alternative at all Thailand Moreover, a residence permit in many cases may not give or not extend, suspecting financial insolvency, unwillingness do real business or something else. By the way, in Thailand too You can get stuck with obtaining a work visa and organization a small business, there would be a desire. And still, Thailand is tropics, and those countries where usually residence permits do, the climate has more cold.

Asia

• Malaysia. Entry into the country is visa free for 30 days, but not sure that it will be possible many times border-wound, especially the more possible It was to extend the stamps, but now it seems to be no longer. Usually those who come here for a long time, go on a work visa, on a student (150 thousand rubles a year), open offshore, or use the program “Malaysia is my second home.” For the last you need to put 300.000 ringit (3 million rubles) to the account, of which 240 thousand is possible in a year spend to buy a house, study children or medicine.
• Turkey. For a regular tourist visa, a maximum of 90 days half a year, need a certificate of income of 500 bucks / month. A residence permit can get after buying a property or opening a real business (short-term residence permit for a period of 1 year, extended annually) and passing a number of bureaucratic procedures. There is a property tax. Upon receipt of a residence permit, you must provide an extract from the bank calculating 300 bucks / month. Long-term residence permit is given after 8 years accommodation provided a legal source of income. Also a residence permit, or ikamet can be obtained for a tourist reason, not only real estate / marriage / work / study. And for half a year. And then extend for another year. And so up to 4 times. The only thing that need a lot of money and time to collect documents. On money per family (2 adults + 2 scraps) the cost of ikamet itself was $ 1000 half a year. But the next extension will be about $ 400 at all. BUT Russian immediately all year issued. But the costs should be taken into account notarized translations and certification of any certificates, and mandatory local health insurance.
• Israel. I was not interested in a tourist trip, only emigration. If there are Jewish roots (enough grandparents), You can get citizenship by arrival at the airport. With relocation still allowance will be given for six months and language free courses will provide. From Russian citizenship is not necessary to give up.

Europe

• Montenegro In addition to border wounds, there are other ways. Can get here by getting a job (fictitiously, it’s cheaper than open a company), and through the opening of the company. Opening costs 300 euros, for obtaining a residence permit 150 euros, the capital of the company is minimal, the maintenance of a company of two people about 270 euros per month (taxes + accountant). Intermediary services for opening a company additionally about 300 euros, but you can do everything yourself.
• Bulgaria. There is a scheme for obtaining a residence permit through the opening in Bulgaria representative offices of the Russian LLC. That is, LLC opens in Russia (free of charge or for 6-9 thousand from intermediaries, then in the absence of activities and workers do not need to pay anything), and in Bulgaria the representation of this LLC is opened. Opening a representative office turnkey costs 700-1000 euros.
• Slovenia. Schengen It is also possible to open a company through intermediary it costs 4200 euros, the share capital + investments in fixed assets of 10,000 or 22,500 euros to choose from. In the first case The term of registration is 8 months, in the second 2 months. The content of the company goes 400-500 euro / month and more.
• Latvia. Schengen Is one of the countries where a residence permit could be get for buying an apartment. The minimum cost of housing 75 thousand euros in the regions and 150 thousand euros in Riga. But the shop is almost covered up, raising the price of entry and entering quotas.
• Lithuania. Schengen It is considered by many a country with the simplest and cheap obtaining a residence permit through the opening of the IP or company. In the case of IP It must be registered for each adult. Opening Costs The PI is about 300 euros, 3,500 euros should be put into the account (or just shows translated help from your bank), plus you need a rental agreement and a voucher. IP content from 30 euro / month. Rumor has it that the procedures will be complicated, and the content in the form 30 euros for zero do not roll. Firm tear off and contain more expensive, but also cheaper than in other countries.
• Czech. Schengen Through the opening of the company, it became much more harder than before. Entrepreneurial visa is given with difficulty and only for a real business, that is, in the Czech Republic it is impossible make a company null. In the Czech forums, people write long Visas, if they receive, not the first time.
• Spain. Schengen There are various schemes for moving here, but easy for myself, I did not see. One of the options is a student visa, with subsequent job search, but there are no guarantees that everything in the end work out. Or legalized settled when you need 2-3 years illegal to live. The easiest option is a non-lucrative visa without rights to work. For this you need to have a property (unofficial requirement) and confirm the income from abroad 25 thousand euros per year for 1 person, 32 thousand for 2, and 38 thousand for a family of 3 people.
• Cyprus. I already wrote about the visa tour above, but here you can also have a residence permit to do. Need a long-term contract for renting an apartment (and better own property), put on the account of 25 thousand euros for a family of 3 people (10 thousand per adult and 5 thousand per child), and better more. Rights will not work. Refusals in the residence permit is also not rarity.

America

• Chile. They come here on a rentier visa or on an entrepreneur visa. The first option is the easiest, you just need to have an income from delivery apartments for rent in Russia, with stocks, or even with something. Income must be higher than the minimum for each family member, i.e. somewhere around $ 500 per person.
• Ecuador. You can get a residence permit on an investment visa, putting 25 thousand dollars in an account, or buy an apartment, or invest in a business. After three years – citizenship, if a child is born – in two.
• Mexico. Entry for Russians and Ukrainians for half a year e-visa, for free. According to the official site – receive e-visa can be as many times as you need. But there is such a moment, a visa can be given not for 180 days, but for a shorter period. By reviews basically still give for half a year. And one more thing – an electronic visa is given to those who arrive by plane, that is, times in half a year you have to fly somewhere.
• Canada. In addition to the tourist visa, there are two popular schemes. relocation The first is professional migration. There are official listings occupations that are required in Canada. If there is currently experience in such a profession, you can apply. Make a decision based on accumulated points: education, experience work, level of knowledge of English, family composition and so on. On site arrival in employment does not help, in most cases have to learn again. The second scheme, in my opinion, more comfortable – this is a student visa. Come, learn (need English or Franz know well), you get a diploma and then you get settled on work While studying, you can also work, but a small amount hours The main costs are the cost of training (from 10-15 thousand ye in year) and accommodation, because during your studies you will not earn much.

P.S. The information is given not claiming the truth, but rather for reflections, that is, there may be inaccuracies and errors, since, Naturally, I did not have the experience of living and obtaining a residence permit in each of these countries. Everything is collected from other people’s personal experiences, in Particularly from comments on this article and reviews friends. Someday we may get a residence permit in one of the countries, and then we will cover in detail all the questions on the blog from a personal experience.

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