Covid visa extension, Phang-nga province
We went to Phang-nga immigration yesterday, Friday. Our Visa "history" - 60 days from arrival, 30 day extension, and just received our first covid extension. No problems, very friendly and professional staff, 60 days granted, no 15 days consideration time. 1900 baht per person. 👍🏽🤩
List of everything we needed -
Passport plus one photocopy
One passport photo
Arrival card from plane
Copy of - insurance, covid vaccines, original Visa from arrival, departure flight details, print-out from hotel*, that they have registered us as staying there. I think most accommodation places do this, that's the what previous guest house told us.
*make sure to have address, and contact telephone number for hotel, if you don't have your own Thai mobile number.
Took 2 hours for 4 people. Mostly because there are quite a few repetitive forms to fill in. ✍🏽✍🏽✍🏽💪🏽☺️
Photocopy shop right beside immigration, 2 baht per copy. Good idea to have all copies ready before you go in, and matched up in each person's passport. 👍🏽 Don't know if passport photo printing available.
And the essential - she asked us why we wanted to stay? We started with "we would like to stay longer...".
"No, cannot do." She needed to hear us say, "we can't go back to our country because of covid", which we'd luckily read about in this group. We'd been advised to have a couple of screenshots of the bad covid status in our home country ready (which isn't hard to get unfortunately/luckily!?!) Didn't matter if not in English. However we were not asked for this.
Last tip - our Visa was due to expire on Sunday. We went yesterday, Friday, as we didn't want overstay. She kindly told us that when the Visa expires on a "holiday", coming on Monday is fine. Suggested we came back again on Monday, which would have given us three more days. But we'd paid 1500 baht for the return taxi from Khao Lak, so while we were there... 😄
Our 60 day Covid visa therefore started yesterday, no 15 days consideration.
Hope this helps other people with the process. 🙏🏼 See you all within 60 days for advice on getting a second covid extension 😆🇹🇭🤪
TLDR : Answer Summary
The user shares their experience in obtaining a Covid visa extension in Phang-nga province, Thailand, highlighting a smooth process and friendly immigration staff. Key requirements included a passport with photocopies, a passport photo, an arrival card, proof of covid vaccination and insurance, departure flight details, and accommodation registration. The visa was granted for 60 days at a fee of 1900 baht. The user also notes the importance of stating the inability to return to their home country due to covid concerns when asked by the immigration officer. The post provides practical tips and information that could be helpful to others seeking a similar extension.
