Where will the Chiang Mai visa extension be held and what will be the impact of the epidemic?

Chiang Mai is a very popular tourist destination in Thailand. If you have been in Chiang Mai during the Spring Festival, there is official news about the visa issue. The point is, what if the visa expires?

According to the website of the Consulate General of China in Chiang Mai, Thailand, according to the latest notice of the Chiang Mai Immigration Bureau, any China citizen who entered Thailand with a tourist visa or a landing tourist visa and was unable to return to China recently due to the novel coronavirus epidemic should apply for visa extension with a letter of consular assistance issued by the Consulate General of China in Chiang Mai.

The Chiang Mai Immigration Bureau stressed that from March 2, 2020, in addition to the above circumstances, applying for short-termturistvisaextension (short-term visa extension,

Service)、90daysreport、notificationofresidencefor。

Foreigners), please go to Promenada one-stop service center of Chiang Mai Immigration Bureau.

In addition, the Immigration Bureau in Chiang Mai reminded that "China citizens who enter Thailand with tourist visas or visas on arrival due to the novel coronavirus epidemic and stay in Thailand are exempt from detention fines", which only applies to China citizens who plan to return to China within the prescribed time limit, excluding China citizens who travel to third countries or other regions via Thailand.

The Immigration Bureau of Chiang Mai recently sent a letter to our library, saying that it will provide more convenient and efficient services for foreign citizens according to the relevant policies of the National Police General Administration of Thailand and the National Immigration Bureau.

From March 2, 2020, please apply for short-term tourist visa extension ($ TERM)

Touristvisaextensionservice), 90-day registration (90-day report) and residence certificate (notificationof

Residenceforforeigners) went to the Promenada one-stop service center to handle related matters.

Service center address:

ZoneA, 2nd floor, T. Thasalaa. Muang Promenada Resort Mall, Qingjiang Province

Mai.

Service center working hours:

Monday to Friday 09:00- 17:00 (except legal holidays in Thailand).

For more information, please pay attention to the website of Chiang Mai Immigration Bureau: www.chiangmaiimm.com.

On February 12, the staff of Chiang Mai Immigration Bureau revealed in an interview with the media that many China tourists were unwilling to return to China and chose to stay in Chiang Mai because of the epidemic. Since last week, a large number of tourists from China have been waiting in line for renewal at the Immigration Bureau every day, with an average of 200-300 tourists from China queuing at the Immigration Bureau every day.

According to a Thai student who supports translation in the Immigration Bureau, many tourists do not want to return to China because of the continuous spread of the novel coronavirus epidemic, so they choose to renew their contracts in the Immigration Bureau. Some tourists renew their contracts 15 days at a time, while others can renew their contracts for 30 days, depending on the decision of the consulate.

According to a police officer of Chiang Mai Immigration Bureau, since the beginning of February, Chiang Mai Immigration Bureau has set up a special office to help those China tourists who are affected by the epidemic and want to renew their contracts. Recently, 200-300 midstream tourists are waiting to renew their contracts every day. However, the Chiang Mai Immigration Bureau only allows China tourists except Wuhan to renew their visas. Because Wuhan is the source of the epidemic, 50 Wuhan tourists who applied for renewal were rejected. The Immigration Bureau has also kept the information of these Wuhan tourists and sent them back to China.