Nine and a half hours. Then you are home, by the sea.

About 9 h 30 min in the air; timetables show 9 h 20 min to 9 h 40 min. Aeroflot flies from Sheremetyevo, and this winter Azur air flies from Vnukovo, seven flights every 12 days from 4 November. Phuket time is four hours ahead of Moscow.

Timetables change by season, so we check your dates with you before you plan the trip.

A condominium unit is owned freehold in your name within the building’s 49% foreign quota. A foreigner cannot own land, so a villa sits on a registered lease of 30 years, renewable by contract, or belongs to a Thai company.

A condominium is simpler to set up; a villa gives you a separate house and a plot to use. We show both and say what each means for you.

The lineup starts at $150,000 — the developers’ prices in US dollars — and runs into the millions. The route is agreed with your bank and our lawyer before the reservation; we list in writing, in advance, the documents your bank and the Thai side will need.

We do not give currency advice and we do not promise a method. The schedule follows the build, and the balance falls due at handover.

Owning property abroad is lawful. The rule that matters in practice concerns foreign accounts: a Russian tax resident files an annual report by 1 June, with exemptions — for accounts in countries that exchange information, or in the EAEU, with turnover up to 600,000 RUB, and for those who spent more than 183 days abroad in the year.

How a Thai purchase and any future rental income are taxed on each side is a question for a tax adviser. We do not give tax advice.

The DTV is for remote work for a foreign employer: five years, stays of up to 180 days per entry. If your income comes from a company or business in Russia, do not count on the DTV; we will not promise it.

The Long-Term Resident visa (Wealthy Global Citizen) runs for 10 years and asks for US$1 million in assets and US$500,000 invested in Thailand, where property counts; the fee is 50,000 THB. Thailand Privilege is a paid membership from five years to twenty. Owning a home grants none of them by itself.

It depends on the project, and we say so before you reserve. In a project with an operator, the operator maintains the unit, rents it if you choose and reports to you. In others, we arrange a management company.

Each year you pay the building’s common-area fee, utilities and property taxes; their size depends on the property, and we give the figures per project in writing before you reserve.

Bangkok Hospital Phuket and a Russian consulate are on the island. We did not find a Russian-curriculum school and do not promise one; on the call we describe international-school options once we know your child’s age and programme.

Tell us your child’s age and programme, and we bring names that fit.

The sale contract names the handover date and the consequence of a delay; our lawyer reads that clause with you before the reservation. Payments follow the build, so the balance falls due at handover.

The dates on this page are the developers’ planned ones. For each building we confirm the current status in writing before you reserve.

In a condominium foreigners may hold no more than 49% of the total saleable area, and a branded residence is no exception. Before you reserve, we ask the developer for written confirmation that free quota remains for your unit; the Land Office checks it again at registration.

If the quota is full, we say so before any money is paid, and our lawyer goes through the options.

Start on video: a manager walks you through the building, the units and the surroundings, and shows the developer’s renderings, labelled as such. Which parts of the reservation, contract and registration can be done without a trip — in person, by power of attorney or remotely — we confirm in writing per project before you reserve.

When you do fly, a viewing day on the island is enough for a shortlist. Plan it around the Aeroflot or Azur air dates.