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Can you extend a DTV visa at Central Festival Chiang Mai?

Sep 7, 2025
8 months ago
Ben *************
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Has anyone tried extending your DTV visa at central festival chiang mai. If so, what was your experience?
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Extending a DTV visa at Central Festival in Chiang Mai appears to be quite challenging, with many users suggesting a 'border bounce'—leaving the country and re-entering—as the simplest solution. Most commenters advise against trying to extend the visa in-country due to difficulties, mentioning that it is much easier to leave for a short trip and return. Additionally, it was noted that only one officer in Chiang Mai handles DTV extensions, making the process more complicated.
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Jon **********
Just take a flight over the day and go back
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Brandon ************
There's supposedly only one officer in all of Chiang Mai that deals with DTV extensions. He is at the main immigration office, not at the satellite office.
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Callum *******
just………BORDER BOUNCE FFS!!!!
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Tanisha *******
Again my answer is border bounce

We go daily with people DTV

Very easy and no questions

2500 round trip

8 hours finish
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Anonymous ******************
Dont do it
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Anna *********
It’s much harder to extend in country Much easier to fly out and back in

Just search the very few threads about people trying to extend at immigration
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Anonymous ******************
Just border bounce….how many times people gotta say it
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Anonymous ******************
Haven't you posted almost the exact same question some hours ago? 🤔 Answer would remain the same, that's difficult to extend a DTV. Not impossible though if you're able to show the same but updated documentation provided during application plus some extra.
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Ben *************
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Anonymous participant 818 similar but not the same. Seems people are having issues at the airport immigration, im wondering if its the same at central festival
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Chris **********
@Ben ************
they might not actually offer it as a service at the Central festival office. My understanding is there's a couple of other immigration related services you can only get done at the airport branch.
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