Tourist formalities are the procedures related to the observation of certain conditions, rules and requirements established by the public authorities of the country of entry and stay by the tourists and persons crossing the state border. Tourist formalities include a number of requirements and regulations related to the rules of entry and stay of foreign tourists on the territory of the state.
Tourist formalities are: 1) passport and visa; 2) customs; 3) medical and sanitary regulations; Tourist formalities are: 1) passport and visa; 2) customs; 3) medical and sanitary regulations; 4) foreign exchange control and currency exchange procedure; 5)peculiarities of stay and movement of foreign tourists in the definite country; 6) immigration rules and some other procedures.
Treaties providing simplification of tourist formalities are: - The Chicago Convention of the International Treaties providing simplification of tourist formalities are: - The Chicago Convention of the International Civil Aviation Organization, 1944 (ICAO); - International health regulations of the World Health Organization, 1951; - Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Transport of International Maritime Organization, 1965; - International Convention of 1973 on the simplification and harmonization (agreement) of customs procedures (Kyoto Convention);
-The final act of the Conference on security and cooperation in Europe, 1975; - -The final act of the Conference on security and cooperation in Europe, 1975; - Decision-recommendation of the Council of OECD (Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development) on International Tourism Policy, 1985; - The unified European Act of the European Communities, 1987; - Hague Declaration of the Interparliamentary Conference on Tourism, 1989; - Convention on implementation of the Agreement, 1985.
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has developed and adopted a set of recommendations to The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has developed and adopted a set of recommendations to simplify the tourist formalities: 1) passport formalities: - decentralization of passport services; - time reduction and simplification of the procedures for issuance of foreign passports; - the introduction of a reasonable fee; - the establishment of the passport validity of at least 5 years with an unlimited number of trips; - keeping the foreign passport by the owner, without the right of confiscation; - bringing the passports in accordance with the standards of ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organisation) allowing to verify and inspect them by means of computer systems;
2) visa formalities: - visa-free entry for up to 3 months; - the extension 2) visa formalities: - visa-free entry for up to 3 months; - the extension of the visa for a period of 12 months on one or more entries to all places and on all routes open to tourists, using any mode of transport; - mutual recognition of visas by a number of states; - in exceptional cases the issuance of a permit to enter the country at the checkpoint; - introduction of a single consular (visa) fee regardless of the nationality of the tourist;
3) foreign exchange formalities: - permission to bring in currency in the amount specified 3) foreign exchange formalities: - permission to bring in currency in the amount specified in the customs declaration; - provision of the complete information about the rules and the current exchange rate to the potential visitors and tourists; - placement of the relevant information on a mandatory basis at the checkpoints; - provision of the possibility of reverse exchange of the currency upon departure from the host country; - guaranteeing imported currency exchange only on a voluntary basis; - granting tourists the right to have sufficient amounts of money in national currency for the return trip at the departure;
4) customs formalities: - charging tourist with taxes, fees, duties at the entry and 4) customs formalities: - charging tourist with taxes, fees, duties at the entry and exit, except for VAT on certain types of goods and for certain amount of these goods; - the inclusion of certain taxes and fees for the maintenance and updating of tourist sites in the structure of indirect taxation, the cost of tickets, trips, tours, instead of direct collection of currency from the visitors;
5) medical formalities and medical assistance to tourists: - expansion of cooperation between national 5) medical formalities and medical assistance to tourists: - expansion of cooperation between national tourism administrations with health authorities in the provision of comprehensive health information of the tourists by all interested parties; - the conclusion of multilateral government agreements on public health insurance and medical assistance to tourists; - provision of emergency medical care to all tourists without any exception; - in the case of an acute form of the disease or death to provide immediate notification of the Consulate and relatives, immediate registration of all necessary documents; - transportation of the body to the homeland or its burial.
A tourist who goes to the foreign country, should know: 1) what kind of A tourist who goes to the foreign country, should know: 1) what kind of things and in what quantities these things are subject to duty-free movement across the border; 2) what is forbidden to bring in and bring out of the country where he is going; 3) what is subject to customs duties; 4) what is the procedure of currency exchange and what restrictions exist on its exchange; 5) is there a need for a mandatory minimum of foreign currency per day of stay during the trip.
II International Legal Aspects of Tourism Activity: International Treaties Analysis
