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Can I extend my tourist visa for 30 days in Chiang Mai or do I have to leave Thailand after 45 days?

Iman ********
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Happy Holidays 🎆🎆🎆

US passport

Arrived in Thailand on a tourist visa

30 Dec will be 45 days in Thailand

Can the tourist visa be extended in Chiang Mai or do they have to leave the country on day 45?

If extension in Chiang Mai is possible what is the process please?

Thank you in advance ❣️❣️❣️
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The user arrived in Thailand on a 45-day free entry stamp and inquired about extending their stay beyond 45 days in Chiang Mai. Community responses indicate that it is possible to extend the stay for an additional 30 days at the Chiang Mai immigration office, specifically at the location in Central Festival Chiang Mai. The ease of the process was noted, with positive experiences shared by others who completed the extension.
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Maneerin *******************
Maneerin *******************
Highly recommend to extend your visa at Chiang Mai immigration branch in Central festival Chiang Mai. My husband(British) and I went there to do extension visa and we spent only 40 minutes in and out.
Ahjizbek **********
Ahjizbek **********
Easy to get another 30 days
Tod *********
Tod *********
@Iman *******
totally sorry for not reading your post carefully enough, I edited it out and left the information.

Apologies..
Tod *********
Tod *********
@Iman *******
if you showed up here without having bought a tourist visa from the thai consulate in your country before you came here and were stamped in FREE for 45 days you did NOT enter on a tourist visa 😮 , or a visa on arrival 😮 OR on any visa at all 😮

You got in on a free entry stamp which is for 45 days right now for people from 58 countries.

NOW whether you can or can't get a 30 day extension at the immigration office inside the country comes down to what nationality your passport is.

So what is the country is your passport from?
Graham ******
Graham ******
@Tod ********
OP says US passport so the 30 day tourist extension is allowed
Tod *********
Tod *********
@Graham *****
WOW, can't believe i didn't even see that Thanx alot I edited my post(s) to show they can indeed get a 30 day extension at either office in Chiang Mai 🙂

Thanx again (y)
Tod *********
Tod *********
Here's Central Festival Mall location

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Greg *********
Greg *********
@Tod ********
I did not know this. Central Festival is 12 minutes from my place. Airport- not even close at all. Thanks Tod!
Tod *********
Tod *********
Tod *********
Tod *********
here's the main office location

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Tod *********
Tod *********
So to get a 30 day extension you would go to either the main immigration office in Chiang Mai by the airport OR the alternate immigration office located on the 2nd floor in Central Festival Mall.

This is a general idea of what can be requested to get a 30 day extension on your entry stamp for 1900baht. You can get ONE 30 day extension per entry.

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