Thai Visa Extension

If you've only got a 30-day tourist visa upon arrival and need to stay longer, you need to apply for an extension. You can get it within a couple of hours at Chiang Mai Provincial Immigration Office ( ■ map ), which is a 25-minute walk from Old City's southwest corner, very close to the airport.

What to bring : ➨ a 4 x 6 passport photo ➨ 1900 baht ➨ passport ➨ copies of :     passport photo page &     visa stamp page ☂ Bring something to read/do     — it could be a long wait!

1. Go to the center counter under the TV.
    Show officer your passport to get a form & a number

2. Fill out the form & wait.
    There were 65 people ahead of us and we had to wait 2 hours.
    There's a shopping mall a 6-minute walk down the road.
     You can chill there instead of being bored at the immigration office.

❒ If you don't have copies of the passport photo page & the visa stamp page,
    you can make copies next door for 3 baht each.

❒ Sign (anywhere on) the copies.

3. When your number is called, go to Counter #1.
    Hand over 1900 baht.

4. Wait until your name is called to pick up your new 7-day extension stamp
    We had to wait another 45 minutes for this.