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How can I extend my visa in Thailand without an embassy letter?
Visa ExtensionTourist VisaVisa AmnestyTM30 NotificationChiang Mai ImmigrationVisa RulesExemption Visa
Sep 21, 2020
6 years ago
Cha *******
ORIGINAL POSTER[Visa extension]
For your information I was able to extend (first extension) my visa for one month (until 26th of October) without having any letter from my embassy nor medical certificate. I went to the immigration service in Chiang Mai - Promenada, with the usual requested documents for extension plus the TM30 (notification form of residence) and paid the 1,900 THB. I am French nationality but I guess it doesn't matter.
Good luck everyone 🍀
For your information I was able to extend (first extension) my visa for one month (until 26th of October) without having any letter from my embassy nor medical certificate. I went to the immigration service in Chiang Mai - Promenada, with the usual requested documents for extension plus the TM30 (notification form of residence) and paid the 1,900 THB. I am French nationality but I guess it doesn't matter.
Good luck everyone 🍀
TLDR : Answer Summary
This post discusses a successful one-month extension of a visa in Chiang Mai without requiring an embassy letter or a medical certificate. The user shared their experience, mentioning the standard documents needed for the extension, including the TM30 form and a fee of 1,900 THB. The comments provide clarification on different types of extensions, the necessity of paperwork, and variations in immigration requirements across offices, highlighting that experiences can differ depending on the type of visa and the specific immigration office visited.
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Tod *********
It is important to point out that AFAIK at this time only TWO immigration offices (Chiang Mai and Pai) are allowing people who entered on a 30 day visa exempt entry OR a 60 day tourist visa entry that went right to amnesty and didn't get their 'regular' 30 day extension to apply for it now.
Reports from every other immigration office are that they're not doing it and are requiring the embassy letter to issue the 30 day embassy request extension.
Reports from every other immigration office are that they're not doing it and are requiring the embassy letter to issue the 30 day embassy request extension.
Mark *******
I think you are right as u can do an extention after your first 30 days here. Amnesty extention if u have done ext already. I guess lol
Cha *******
ORIGINAL POSTERI updated to precise it was my first extension on my entry stamp back to March. But I actually thought I also needed a letter from my embassy. So for people who don't know and who don't have extend yet their visa they can do it without letter.
Cha *******
ORIGINAL POSTERYes, I guess you are right, some of the people in the queue were asking for embassy letter but I supposed it was because they already extended once or maybe they were staying on different type of visa, it's hard to know. But I have the feeling they were helpful and answering to every different case at the immigration service I went to.
Mark *******
Everyone just has to find out for themselves. No guarentee I'm affraid. Just showing the list of what's required so u r prepared.
Mark *******
@Cha ******
like they say each extention will be considered per individualReply to
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Mark *******
Its amnesty extention not exemption extention. Had my tourist exemption extention already and they told me its fine i must do it before friday
Leon ********
Thank you for posting!
Demy ******
If used the extension already then you can’t.
Mark *******
Make sure to have 2 copies of everything
Mark *******
Its a constant headache for sure lol
Rick *******
I have a headache from just reading these comments. That is why I am still in my home country waiting until next year to try and reenter Thailand. 😕
Rudolph ***********
@Rick ******
I'm waiting also. I'll wait for the restrictions to stop. So much crap because of the covid-19. 🤔😕Rick *******
Yup, waiting is the ticket right now.
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Cha *******
ORIGINAL POSTERActually I only needed a copy of the pages with my information and my entry stamp. Only one set of it so 3 pages total
Stuart *********
Your office obviously has some brains. Others need two copies of every single bit of paper. Someone somewhere will perhaps cop on to see how stupid this is but I won’t hold my breath.
Mark *******
@Stuart ********
Bureaucracy lolReply to
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@Cha ******
not sure how u got that right. Might be because of when u entered the countryCha *******
ORIGINAL POSTER@Mark ******
I thought I needed copy of all my pages too, but they just took these 3 and the guy told me to keep the copies for the next extension, not sure what it means 😁Mark *******
Well hope this helps someone. Have a good night everyone. Bye now😊🙏
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Stuart *********
@Mark ******
Some media are saying that there’s around 150,000 foreigners who need to get visas. That’s 2.1 million sheets of A4 paper. Should help the deforestation needed. Mark *******
Anyhow like i said best thing to just be prepared when u go. Time running out so no time to make mistakes and not having paperwork needed. Immegration here where i am full of issues always
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Mark *******
No joke. Its alot and has to be in the order of the list above too when u go there or they reject it
Stuart *********
@Mark ******
yep. Help save the planet from bring over run by trees. Let’s make every applicant have 14 sheets of A4. Mark *******
@Stuart ********
Also have to sign each page in the cornerMark *******
@Stuart ********
You have no idea. Have a stack of papers in an envelope. Had to include selfies in front of my condo showing the nr and one ifo building Reply to
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Daniel ************
might be the extension you usually can get for excemption or on tourist - but not all immigrations does it -
Bobby ********
Did you originally enter on a visa-exemption stamp? If so, and if you haven't already used it, you are entitled to one 30 day extension.
Cha *******
ORIGINAL POSTERI entered 19th of March with a 30 days tourist stamp that I didn't extend cause the amnesty started before. So yes it was my first extension for this stamp.
Bobby ********
@Cha ******
. That's why got it with no supporting documentation. The Thais are pretty anal about a lot of stuff, and it'll come up on your immigration record that you're still owed one 30-day extension, even if you'd had a dozen amnesties and a dozen embassy letters in the interim. Cha *******
ORIGINAL POSTER@Bobby *******
yes apparently, it's just that I didn't know about it and I was pretty sure I needed a letter so I lost a lot of time trying to get one and I waited a while before going to immigration. Bobby ********
@Cha ******
. A lot of people are not aware of this as it would be fair to assume that six months after you were stamped in you would no longer be entitled to the 30 day extension, but for some reason it's still allowedTodd *********
@Bobby *******
I think that’s very true. Many unlikely to realize the possibility Cha *******
ORIGINAL POSTER@Bobby *******
I assume everyone has a different definition of what is fair or not. Reply to
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@Ty *****
. Some Immigration Offices are still allowing the additional 30 days off the back of the original entry stamp if you didn't use it. It's on your computer file if you are still entitled to one. That's what you would have got.Bobby ********
@Ty *****
. Every office operates differently. Reply to
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Graham *********
First 30 day extension? Tourist visa?
Cha *******
ORIGINAL POSTER@Graham ********
yes it was my first extension on my tourist stampReply to
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