| Chiang Mai Visa info |
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Thailand visas
and immigration |
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Do I need a visa
for Thailand? |
| Most nationalities can obtain a
30 day visa free entry stamp sometimes called ‘visa
on arrival’ without the need to apply at a Thai
embassy/consulate abroad. If you want to stay longer
in Thailand then you can apply for a tourist visa
in advance at a Thai embassy consulate abroad. A
single entry tourist visa is valid for 60 days. |
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New visa rules |
| As of the 1st Oct 2006 there are
new visa rules regarding the 30 day entry stamp
(visa on arrival). In the past there was no limit
to the amount of times this could be done all you
needed to do was leave Thailand at any border crossing
point and then turn around and come back into Thailand
with a fresh 30 day visa. Many foreigners have stayed
in Thailand years doing this it was also useful
for the long-staying tourist. However the Thai government
has now decided to limit the amount of time you
can spend in Thailand on a ‘visa on arrival’ to
90 days in any one period of 180 days. However time
spent in Thailand on a tourist visa' as opposed
to a 'visa free entry stamp' will not be counted
towards this 90 day limit also you will be able
to enter Thailand as many time as you want with
a ‘visa on arrival’ as long as you don't spend anymore
than 90 days in a period of 180 days. |
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Types of visa |
| Most tourist will enter Thailand
on a 60 day tourist visa (single or multiple entry)
or 30 day ‘visa on arrival' |
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Visa extensions |
If you entered Thailand on a 30 day
visa free entry stamp this can be extended at an
immigration office in Thailand for 7 days for a
fee of 1,900 baht
If you entered Thailand on a 60 day tourist visa
you can extend this at any immigration office in
Thailand for a further 28 days the fee is 1,900
baht |
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Overstaying |
| If you overstay your visa you will
be charged 500 Baht per day on departure from Thailand.
This is the new rule the old charge was 200 baht
per day with the first day of overstay free. However
now every day (including the fist day) you will
be charged 500 baht. |
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Chiang Mai immigration |
You will find the Chiang Mai immigration
office on Sanambin Rd only a few hundred yards before
the main entrance to Chiang Mai’s airport
Office hours are 8:30am-4:30pm Monday to friday |
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Chiang Mai Immigration
address: |
Chiang Mai immigration
71 Moo3
Sanambin Road
T. Suthep
A. Muang
Chiang Mai
Tel: 053 - 2017556 |
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Visa runs |
| Despite the new rules doing a ‘visa
run’ is still useful if time is running out on your
current visa. With the Thai/Burmese boarder town
of Mae Sai being only 5 hours away, Chiang Mai is
a convenient point to renew a ‘visa on arrival’ |
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| For more detailed Thailand visa information
check out The
Immigration Bureau Site |
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