April 18, 2020
4 years ago
Hi guys,
Just before the lockdown me and my partner went to Penang to get my visa processed for a volunteer visa. We literally got our passports back at the last minute before everything shut down and had to do a land crossing to return to Thailand. We had to leave the instant our passports were handed back to us as everything was closing down around us and we managed to get through the land border and back home safely before lockdown properly began.
At the land crossing we realised that the Penang office had made a mistake, they had somehow issued me with a business visa and my partner with the required volunteer visa.
My visa runs out in mid-June and I am wondering what my options are? I was told that I would need to go back and get the correct visa put into my passport but obviously this isn't as easy as it sounds right now and might not even be possible.
Considering all the correct paperwork was handed in and a mistake was made, would it be possible to get my visa changed somehow at Chiang Mai immigration? Has anyone had any experience with this?
TLDR : Answer Summary
A user shared their experience of receiving an incorrect business visa instead of a volunteer visa while in Penang for processing. With their visa about to expire, they sought advice on whether it's possible to change their visa type at Chiang Mai immigration, given that the mistake was made by the Penang office. Community comments suggested that changing the visa type in Thailand is possible through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as immigration offices typically do not handle such changes. They recommended contacting the volunteering organization for assistance in resolving the issue.
