Sharing my experience extending my STV visa today in Chaengwattana immigration. Please read to the end.

Required documents:

1. Copy of passport

2. Copy of STV visa and recent entering stamp

3. Copy of TM.6 form (small paper you receive when entering Thailand)

4. TM.7 form (you can get it at the immigration) + photo (you can take the photo downstairs at the immigration if you don’t have one)

5. STM 2. Declaration that you're aware about overstay and the penalties (you can get it at the immigration together with the TM.7 form)

6. Letter from your ASQ hotel confirming that you’ve completed the quarantine (you should receive it at the end of your stay)

7. Receipt from the ASQ (room charges) - the reservation letter is not accepted even if it states that you paid the reservation ; ask the hotel for the receipt

8. Health Insurance stating coverage amount, line by line items in details of IP, OP, Covid coverage amount.

9. Insurance receipt that confirms that you paid for it

10. Confirmation of accommodation (lease agreement, hotel or others). I presented the lease agreement, it has to clearly state your name and passport number, rental period + 4 signatures, copies of tenants and landlord’s passports. Rental period should cover at least 3 months of stay.

11. Attention - the officer also asked me if I had done my TM30 report. I confirmed (my landlord's agent did it for me). They started to check it in their systems, in the meantime I showed them a screenshot that the agent shared with me via Line (it was the only TM30 related document I had). It was basically a screenshot from the immigration system stating my partner’s and mine’s basic information (name, passport number, nationality, check-in date, TM6 number etc). The immigration officer asked me to print it in the copy point downstairs and bring it to her.

Apart from this, everything went quite smoothly. Be aware that they're checking all documents quite thoroughly. I went to the immigration shortly after 8am and waited around 10 minutes for my turn. Paid standard 1900 BHT. The copy points are open and there are glue boxes available for sticking your photo at the TM.7 form 🤪

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⚠️ Take note: STV Extension

I went to the immigration office in Bangkok and I thought I have all the documents required but I still miss these few points. I would like to share my experience so you don’t have to go through this hassle.

1. Make sure you dressed appropriately (ladies, cover your shoulder with scarf or just wear a t-shirt)

2. If you’re staying in a hotel and use it as your current address in the form, make sure the hotel registered TM.30 in the system. Immigration will check on the system to make sure you’re staying there.

3. Make sure your ASQ hotel gave you a hotel confirmation letter as below. The actual certificate given is not acceptable. Make sure you have the original receipt copy of your ASQ photocopied.

and of course the other documents still needed as stated,

1. Original passport

2. Photocopy (1 copy needed only) of identity page passport, T.M 6 departure card, arrival stamp, visa approved page, ASQ receipt, ASQ confirmation of completion letter, your current hotel booking receipt, insurance

3. A photo of yourself