Is Chaeng Wattana immigration office open next week during the lockdown?

Jul 19, 2021
3 years ago
Bas *****
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Hi ! Does anyone know if Chaeng Wattana open like normal next week during this "lockdown" ? ** Tuesday onwards
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Chaeng Wattana immigration office will operate normally during the week, apart from Monday and Wednesday, which are closed due to holidays on the 26th and 28th. It's important for visitors seeking visa extensions to arrive when their current visas have three days or fewer remaining.
Benjamin ******
It is NOT business as usual anymore for Bangkok immigration. Bangkok Immigration wants a person to get a new extension of stay when there's 3 or less days remaining on the existing stamp.

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Bas *****
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@Benjamin *****
hi benjamin , would that be possible to cancel my extension in pattaya (chonburi) immigration instead of chaeng wattana?

My official address based in pattaya but i got my extension from chaeng wattana . I am afraid to travel to Bangkok
Bas *****
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@Benjamin *****
what about for cancel the extension?
Benjamin ******
@Bas ****
You can cancel your extension of stay at anytime
Scot *******
@Bas ****
- pardon my interest, but why do you need to cancel an extension? I feel like I'm eavesdropping in the middle of a conversation that is none of my business and that I know nothing about.
Bas *****
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@Scot ******
i am leaving thailand to visit my family and back with non-B . Just a month trip
Benjamin ******
@Bas ****
Are you going to return back to Thailand on the same extension of stay?
Bas *****
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@Benjamin *****
no , i will apply a new visa in my home country which is Non B
Scot *******
@Bas ****
- so does this relate to having a non-b and not relevant to other visas?
Bas *****
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@Scot ******
i am holding non ED at the moment , but in order to get non-B , i have to cancel my extension first before i leave thailand next friday
Scot *******
@Bas ****
- OK, thank you.
Brandon ************
It's closed Monday and Wednesday next week due to holidays, but otherwise business as usual.
Peter *********
@Brandon ***********
holidays canceled so open on those days now
Brandon ************
@Peter ********
they only cancelled the 27th
Bas *****
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@Brandon ***********
so we still have holiday on 26 and 28?
Brandon ************
Bas *****
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@Brandon ***********
thanks Brandon
Tod *********
It is open as usual and if you need to get an extension you still have to go like normal

REMEMBER though there are TWO holidays next week (the 26th and the 28th) when immigrations is closed.
Tod *********
The immigration offices have NEVER closed since the lock down of the country last March 26th.

They did give amnesty <- let people overstay on their stamps for free with no penalty from the end of March to the end of October but the offices where still open.
Bas *****
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@Tod ********
thank you ! i would like to cancel extension before leaving Thailand for a month .
Tod *********
@Bas ****
then just take the correct documentation needed to cancel the extension go get it cancelled and then leave.

Most people have the cancel documentation written to say that the day you are leaving the country is the day you want the extension cancelled :) AND they go about a week before they leave the country to do it. Immigrations will cancel the current extension and give you a new stamp dated until the date on the paperwork you turned in. (that way you're not cancelling the extension and then leaving the country that very day) :)
Bas *****
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@Tod ********
ok . So if i want to leave on friday (July 30) , would that be possible to cancel my extension on thursday 29 ๐Ÿ˜ญ? I never done this before . My flight trip is quite urgent
Tod *********
@Bas ****
, why not just get the documentation from your employer/school saying your last day is the 30th and GO this week to the immigration office and cancel the extension? They'll give you a new stamp until that date
Bas *****
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@Tod ********
Yes , I have the document with me and it states my last day is july 30 . However, I could not travel to Bangkok within this week , so i will go there one day before my fllight which is July 29 .
Tod *********
@Bas ****
you'll be fine then. I was just hoping you could do it before next week was all. There are TWO holidays next week (the 26th and the 28th) so it's gonna be a mad house there on the 29th and 30th
Bas *****
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@Tod ********
exactly ๐Ÿ˜ญ thank you for your information !
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