To answer the question, do Russian citizens need a visa to Thailand , you need to make a reservation that they need it only if they come to the Kingdom of Thailand not for the purpose of tourism. That is, if a Russian citizen has gathered in this tropical country for work, for treatment, study, for participating in conferences, doing business or with the goal of quietly passing the age (yes, there is such a type of visa to Thailand as a “pension visa” ), he will have to apply for a visa at the Thai embassy in Moscow (officially - the Royal Thai Embassy).
Visa processing at the Embassy in Thailand takes 15 days. The list of documents for a non-immigrant visa (Non-immigrant Visa) is different, depending on the type of visa and the length of stay in the country. An Embassy official may request additional documents. The most difficult to get a visa is for those who want to get a job in Thailand, the most easily get a visa for treatment (this country has recently been famous for its high-quality services of obstetricians, therefore they often come there to give birth).
If a Russian citizen decides to go to this country as a tourist for less than a month, then he does not need a visa to Thailand. How are these 30 days determined? Before landing, on board, special forms are issued - these are migration cards. The card must be filled out and presented at the passport control together with a foreign passport (by the way, the validity of the passport is very important - the passport must 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: 500 baht (about $ 15) for every extra day in the country.
But what if you want to extend your stay in Thailand? You can ask for an extension of your stay in the country at the Immigration Bureau (in any of its offices). The whole procedure lasts about half an hour. You come to the office, they help you fill out a standard application for an extension of your stay in the country, take pictures, you pay 1900 butt per person and get a stamp on the extension. This procedure is called an “extension visa”. Thailand is a cheap country for recreation, and the road there is expensive, so the idea of continuing to stay in this tropical paradise comes to the minds of many tourists, so the procedure for issuing an extension visa is such a roll.
For citizens of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, as well as Ukraine, a visa to Thailand is issued upon arrival in the country. She has a very short time - only 15 days. It is clear that this is clearly not enough for a good rest, so the citizens of these countries after two weeks left for a day in Burma, Cambodia or Laos to again enter Thailand for another 15 days. Then the Thai government canceled the visa upon arrival at the land borders of the kingdom. Now, if the citizens of these countries want to relax in Thailand for more than 15 days, they must get a visa at the embassies of the Kingdom in their countries. Usually, a visa upon arrival is paid - 1000 baht (which equals approximately $ 30), but in recent years, at the height of the tourist season, Thailand has canceled paid visas.
Citizens of Moldova, Belarus, Georgia, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan need a visa to Thailand. It is drawn up in advance (at least 15 days before departure) at Thai embassies and consulates. To obtain a visa, you must present a return ticket. You also need to submit a certificate from the bank about the state of the account and a certificate from the place of work about what your position and salary are over the past six months. Citizens of the above countries need to get health insurance for the entire stay in Thailand. And we must not forget that border guards have every right to ask you to show cash, since it is believed that a tourist should have the amount of 10 thousand baht per person.