How can I extend my visa exempt stay in Chiang Mai for an additional 30 days?

@Br***

, the advice offered out by

@J**

, is the best course of action. Get a single entry tourist visa from a thai consulate in the US before you wing your way here. That would get you stamped in for 60 days when you land AND if you wanted to extend that another 30 days you could at the immigration office for 1900baht.

@Bruce ********

Probably more cost effective if you get a SETV for around 1'000 THB (depends which country you get it from) before you enter Thailand, That allows you 1 entry to Thailand and up to 60 days in the country. You could basically go the next day to any immigration in Thailand and extend it for 30 days at a cost of 1'900 THB which would give you a total of 90 days.

Alternative

You enter Thailand on a Visa Exempt which allows you to stay up to 30 days for free. You can extend that any day after you entered the country at any immigration office in Thailand and extend it for 30 days at a cost of 1'900 THB which would give you a total of 60 days.

The 30 days extension will be added on to the "Admitted Until" date shown on your entry stamp. (Not the date you apply for it)

You need:

- 1,900 Thai Baht

- Your passport

- filled in application (get it at the immigration office)

- passport photo (3.5 cm x 4.5 cm, they aren’t too picky like some places)

- photocopy of your passport, you current Thai visa, and your stamps into the country

If you're in the US just spend the $200 and get a 6 month METV it will simplify your life

You can get extension anytime at Chiang Mai Immigration, don't need to wait last days of your stamp validity.

The cost is 1,900 baht.

Bring one passport size photo, copy of your passport (pages with photo and data, page with entry stamp, departure card), and your passport, of course. You will fill the extension form at Immigration.

Go to Promenada any time after you arrive. Immigration is in the parking garage. You will need a passport photo and a copy of your passport info and arrival stamp pages. You can obtain those at a little shop right there next to immigration. Fill out the extension form, front and back. It will be in a basket at the front of the immigration lines, outside, you'll see it. Wait in line with these and 1900 baht. After they review your papers and take the money, you go inside and sit until you are called for a photo taken by them, then you will be called again to retrieve your passport with the extension stamp.

1500 bath the second time 1900 baht

1900 baht to extend for 30 days at Promenada

one by one month there the do that