We all planned to go to Phuket on January 4. Return on January 17. Passports will end in April. Will they let us on the border into Phuket? We fly through Hong Kong.

Responds information department of "Subtlety of Tourism"
To enter Hong Kong in the official instructions of the SAR (Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China), there are no clearly specified requirements for the minimum rock of validity of the document proving the identity of the foreign citizen (for citizens of the Russian Federation - a foreign passport). However, it is recommended that the passport is valid for at least one month from the end of the trip. If an employee of the Immigration Department remains unsatisfied with the documents presented, he may refuse entry without explaining the reasons.

In accordance with the procedures of the Immigration Service of the Kingdom of Thailand, citizens of the Russian Federation are advised to have a foreign passport with a validity period of more than 6 months to visit the country on a visa-free regime. At the same time, according to the established practice of the Embassy of the Kingdom of Thailand in Moscow (website) and in accordance with the procedure for issuing a visa both at the Embassy and at the airport in Thailand, permission for entry into the Kingdom of Thailand is often granted at the discretion of an official of the Immigration Service.

Thus, in Hong Kong you will enter without problems, and entry to Thailand will be allowed only at the discretion of the visa officer.

October 25, 2013

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