Chiang Mai Visa Service

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Visa and Immigration Issues

Do I need a visa for Thailand?

Many 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 or consulate abroad. A single entry tourist visa is valid for 60 days. The 60 Day tourist visa can be extended by a further 30 days at any Thai immigration office in Thailand. Some nationalities can only enter Thailand for a maximum stay of 15 days and others must obtain a visa prior to travelling to Thailand. There is a select group of countries who qualify for a 90 day visa free entry stamp. See below for country list.

Important 2009 UPdate - Crossing into thailand at a land border most nationalities will only be granted a 15 day entry stamp on arrival (previously 30 days)l. Flying in to Thailand you will be granted a 30 day stamp. If the duration of these types of entry stamp are too short for your stay here apply for a single or multi entry visa at a Thai Embassy or consulate abroad.

0 = Nationals must apply for a visa before travelling to Thailand 15 = 15 day entry stamp available on arrival 30 = 30 day entry stamp available on arrival 90 = 90 day entry stamp available on arrival
Albania 0 Andorra 0 Argentina 90 Australia 30 Austria 30 Bahrain 30 Belarus 0 Belgium 30 Bhutan 15 Brazil 90 Brunei 30 Bulgaria 0 Canada 30 Chile 90	China 15 Croatia 0 Cyprus 15 Czech 15 Denmark 30 Egypt 0 Estonia 15 Finland 30 France 30 Greece 30 Hong Kong 30 Hungary 0 Iceland 30 India 15	Indonesia 30 Ireland 30 Israel l 30 Italy 30 Japan 30 Korea (South) 90 Kuwait 30 Laos: 30 Luxembourg 30 Macau SAR 30 Malaysia 30 Malta 0 Mexico 0 Monaco 0 Netherlands 30 New Zealand 30	Norway 30Oman 30 Philippines 30 Poland 15 Portugal 30 Qatar 30 Romania 0 Russian Federation 15 Saudi Arabia 15 Singapore 30 Slovakia 15 South Africa 30 Spain 30 Sweden 30 Switzerland 30	Taiwan 15 Turkey 30 Ukraine 15 United Arab Emirates 30 United Kingdom 30 United States America 30 Venezuela 0 Vietnam 30 Yemen 0

Types of visa

Most tourists will enter Thailand on a 60 day tourist visa (single or multiple entry) or 30 day entry stamp ‘visa on arrival’ (15 days for some nationalities see above and 15 days if you cross into Thailand at a LAND border). There are other classes of visa including those for Business, Education and Retirement etc. Most Thai embassies and consulates will issue multiple entry tourist visas usually double or triple entry the fees for these are more but if you are planning a longer stay in Thailand they can be useful. Each entry is valid for two months and on each entry that 2 months can be extended by a further month at any immigration office in Thailand. If one entry is coming to an end all you need to do is leave Thailand at any border crossing turn around and come back into Thailand where you can use your next entry on your multiple entry visa.

Visa extensions

If you entered Thailand on a 30 (15) 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.

Overstaying

If you overstay your visa you will be charged 500 baht per day on departure from Thailand.

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

Chiang Mai Immigration opening hours

Office hours are 8:30am-4:30pm Monday to Friday

Chiang Mai Immigration address:

Chiang Mai Immigration
71 Moo3
Sanambin Road
T. Suthep,A. Muang
Chiang Mai
Tel: 053 - 2017556

Visa runs to Mae Sai

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’.

Here at ‘The Travel Hub’ we arrange visa run trips by air-con minibus departing at 7:30 and returning to Chiang Mai at 4:00pm daily Please contact us for more information

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