How to get a visa and where to go without a visa in 2016-2017
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Get a visa is easier than frightening travel agents. All embassies and visa centers have clear rules – follow them to keep the process under control. Mediators do everything according to the same scheme and do not give any guarantees – there is no need to overpay for their services.
To issue a visa without travel agencies, you just need to collect the right package of documents, in time to apply and pay the fee. Visa requirements change less frequently than the seasons outside the window, and all the news we track. Every month we call embassies and go to the sites of visa centers, and once a quarter – check with the database Timatik. Obsolete information on visas and visa-free countries on our site is not dusted, and rumors and myths we cut right away.
Skyscanner’s visa tool is easy to use:
• if you already know where you want to go, select the country on the list and see the visa requirements;
• if you do not want to fool with a visa or fly at the last minute on the principle of ” where the eyes are looking, ” filter the list to visa-free countries or countries with a visa on arrival.
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Rules for obtaining a visa in different countries
The Skyscanner’s visa reference guide helps you understand the design of tourist visas and shows where Russians do not need a visa. We studied the rules of entry in different countries and identified five main ways. Describing the process of obtaining a visa, we go from simple to complex. For example, in Thailand you can rest without a visa for 30 days. If you want longer, you need to go to the embassy for permission. The first option is simpler, so Thailand we referred to visa-free countries, and in detailed information explained how to get a Thai visa and luxuriate among the exotic couple of months. If you do not want to fuss with a visa, put the first three checkboxes in the search form and choose from the countries where it’s easiest to enter.
Without a passport If you do not have a passport, this is not a reason to stay at home. In sunny Abkhazia, the steppe Kazakhstan and the lake Belorussia, you can safely go with the usual civil passport of the Russian Federation.
Without a Visa Passport – in itself a pass to the brave new world: additional stickers are optional. And without a visa you can relax not only at hospitable neighbors. To taste the real volume of the pit in Thailand, to break away in Cuba, to conquer the ocean wave in Morocco and stay with giant turtles in the Seychelles, a visa is also not needed. Most often for traveling to a visa-free country is quite active, but sometimes in the rules of entry indicated that the passport must be valid for 3 more months after the end of the trip. Occasionally the airport of arrival is asked to show return tickets. But you do not have to pay fees and receive special stickers upon arrival in the country with which Russia has a visa-free regime.
Visa on arrival In the Maldives, Madagascar, Cambodia, Nepal and another three dozen countries, a Russian visa is glued to the passport right at the airport. Sometimes the procedure is completely free, but more often for entry into such countries you need to pay a small fixed amount. Another thing that is worth paying attention to, if you chose a destination with a visa on arrival, is the requirements for the expiration date of the passport. Somewhere the passport must be valid for six months from the date of entry, and somewhere – a month from the date of return from the trip. This should be checked “on the shore” in order to avoid unpleasant surprises.
Electronic Visa Electronic visa is convenient because it is issued quickly and through the Internet: you do not need to go to the embassy or visa center. The virtual permit is attached to the number of your passport. It can remain so only on your mail and in the border control database, or it can turn into a habitual visa that will be pasted into your passport at the airport of arrival. Such friendly and advanced conditions of entry are offered, for example, by India, Cyprus, Sri Lanka, Mexico, the United Arab Emirates and Singapore.
A Visa is required To visit the UK, USA, Canada, the Schengen countries and several other countries with a strict visa regime, Russian citizens need to obtain permission to enter in person or through courier service – at the embassy, consulate or visa center.
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Visa-Free Countries for Russians
Countries with visa-free entry are a gift of fate for those who travel spontaneously. You do not need to collect any documents: you bought tickets, grabbed a zagran, and you fly to warm regions at least on the same day. Of course, the visa-free regime has its own rules, but it is easy and pleasant to follow them.
Rules of visa-free entry Check the validity of the passport. All visa-free countries specify the requirements for a foreign passport: sometimes you just need a valid document to enter, sometimes a passport that is valid for another 3 months after the trip. This point is always clear before the trip, so as not to get into an unpleasant situation at the airport. Specify what documents are needed. On arrival control in some visa-free countries, you may be asked to return tickets, hotel reservations or confirmation of financial means. These are the usual security measures – prepare in advance the evidence that you can provide yourself and stay longer in the country than you are supposed to. Do not overdo it. Most often, countries limit the period during which Russians can be on their territory without a visa. If Vietnam invites guests for 15 days, do not get lost among the rice terraces and paradise bays for a month. The law is the law: violation of the visa regime threatens the ban even from good-natured Vietnamese.
List of visa-free countries for Russians: 2016-2017 year Passport-visa regimes between countries are not too often, but still change. This means that the list of visa-free destinations is also changing. We monitor these processes, check the news and quickly update information about where to go abroad without a visa. If you are looking for a holiday at sea in a visa-free country, put a dow on the “No visa” in the search form and see where Russians do not need a visa. About how much you can spend in the country without a visa and how much the passport must act at the time of entry, we also tell.
What is a visa and why is it needed?
A visa is a temporary residence permit in another country. It confirms that the country you are going to visit has allowed you to enter your territory, drive through it and leave it legally.
A visa does not guarantee entry. The final decision is made by the staff of the border guard service. Therefore, they have the right to ask you questions about the purpose and timing of the visit, and also ask for confirmation of the reservation and return tickets. Their job is to make sure that you have provided reliable information about yourself and are not going to stay in the country illegally. If there is nothing to hide, there will be no problems on the border, and you will be able to explain without knowing the language.
