Edit. Aug 5, 2020. At immigration now. ฿1900 as usual. Itwas my school offering a service. Immigration is still operating normally. Thanks to all that responded.
FWIW it took me 55 min at immigration.
Edit for clarity:
This is for my extension of stay. NOT A NEW VISA. I have an ED visa issUed nov 2019. So this is my last extension of stay for this original ed visa.
How about the cnx immigration extorting extra money on my ed visa extension.
Wtf?
Here is the email i received from my school:
I would like to inform you about a new procedure for a visa extension at Chiang mai immigration. The director of immigration invited the school staff to meet him to inform about the new procedure that the school should have a service by submitting the visa paperwork at immigration for students. And then make an appointment to take a photo just 10-15 minutes at immigration in the next day. However, there is a service fee for that, please check it out;
Visa extension fee 1,900 Baht
Service fee 1,000 Baht (visa extension)
100 Baht (90 days report)
Total 3,000 Baht
TLDR : Answer Summary
This post details the experiences and costs related to the extension of an Educational (ED) visa in Thailand, particularly at the Chiang Mai immigration office. The user outlines the fees involved, including a total of ฿3,000 (covering a ฿1,900 visa extension fee and a ฿1,100 service fee charged by their school). They report that the immigration office is functioning normally, and share feedback from comments discussing variations in immigration costs across different locations in Thailand and alternative options for processing visas.
