My family’s Qatar Airways flight from Bangkok to Istanbul via Doha on March 8 was cancelled.

Today we went to Chiang Mai Immigration Office to request a 30-day extension. They had already stayed 90 days, so normally they would not be eligible for another extension. Their current permission expires on March 12.

At first, the officers asked for an embassy letter. I explained that there is no Turkish consulate in Chiang Mai, and that they would need to travel to Bangkok. I also told them that because the main flight was cancelled, we had already lost the separately purchased Chiang Mai–Bangkok tickets, and that traveling to Bangkok again just to obtain a letter would be both costly and difficult for them, especially since they are 70 and 71 years old. (The Turkish consulate also refused to send the document as a PDF.)

In the end, they were very understanding and helpful. We bought a new Bangkok–Istanbul direct flight for April 7, extended the accommodation for one more month, and obtained a new TM30 registration.

They told us to come back tomorrow morning without waiting in line, and that they would process the extension for us. I will update tomorrow with the outcome.

@Tod ********

thank you very much sir🙏

@Tod ********

thank you 🙏🙏