Consulates in Chiang Mai: Hours, Visas and Appointments

Chiang Mai has consulates for the United States, China, Japan and India, plus other countries on Thailand's April 2026 foreign ministry list. The U.S. consulate handles routine services by appointment only. China's Chiang Mai visa centre has been closed since 15 November 2025, and visa applications go to Bangkok.

By Vincent Nguyen

Check the consulate’s rule before you travel across town. The U.S. consulate sees routine cases by appointment only. China’s Chiang Mai visa centre has been closed since 15 November 2025. Japan’s visa page asks that you work or study in northern Thailand.

Quick picks

• U.S. passport or notarial service: the U.S. consulate, by appointment only.
• Chinese visa: the Bangkok visa centre while the Chiang Mai centre is closed.
• Japanese visa, if you work or study in the north: the Japan consulate.
• Indian visa or passport services: the Indian consulate, 0900 to 1200 hours.
• Any other country: the list near the end of this page.

When a Thai office asks for an embassy or consulate letter

If a foreign driving licence has no English on it, Thai rules ask for a certification from an embassy or consulate in Thai or English. Your own country’s consulate is the place to ask. See the Thailand driving licence guide. For a lost passport, see lost passport in Chiang Mai.

United States — citizen services by appointment

The Consulate General of the United States is at 131 Moo 4 Chiang Mai-Lampang Superhighway Road, Nongpakrang, Mueang, Chiang Mai 50000, phone (+66) 53-237-300. It serves American citizens in 15 northern provinces. It also adjudicates non-immigrant visa applications.

Good for:

• Passport services, notarials and federal benefits inquiries by appointment.
• Non-immigrant visa applications.
• Citizens in an emergency: call 053-237-300 from inside Thailand to report a death, arrest or serious injury.

Skip if:

• You want to walk in for a routine service: the mission does not provide walk-in services for non-emergency services.
• You plan to bring a large bag, food or sealed envelopes: the consulate does not allow oversize shoulder bags or purses, food, or sealed envelopes or packages.

Business hours are 07:00 to 16:00 Monday through Friday, except Thai and U.S. official holidays. The non-immigrant visa window is 08.00 - 11.00 on Monday and Wednesday. Book an appointment and arrive at the time it gives you.

• There is no public parking.
• You can check two cell phones at the gate.
• Register at step.state.gov/step.
• For non-emergency questions write to acschn@state.gov.

The mission publishes a list of Chiang Mai attorneys willing to represent U.S. citizens and says it does not recommend a particular attorney.

China — visa centre closed, passport line open

The Chinese Consulate-General is at 111, Changlor Road, Tambon Hai ya, Muang District, Chiang Mai 50100. Its main number is 053-280618, and the passport and travel document line is 053-280380 with hours of 9:00-12:00 and 14:00-17:00 except holidays.

A notice dated 13 October 2025 says the Chiang Mai visa centre would be temporarily closed from 15 November 2025, with the reopening date to be announced later. From 1 November 2025 it no longer accepted visa documents and authentication applications, while document collection continued. From 18 October 2025 the online visa form moved to the Bangkok centre’s website.

Good for:

• Chinese citizens who need a passport or travel document: the dedicated line is 053-280380.

Skip if:

• You want to file a Chinese visa in Chiang Mai: visa applications are handled by the Bangkok centre during the closure.

The Bangkok centre is at 5th Floor, 1550 Thanapoom Tower, New Petchaburi Road, Makkasan, Bangkok 10400, phone +66-(0)22550681. As of 14 Oct 2026 the closure notice and two later holiday notices are the latest announcements, and none announces a reopening.

Japan — visa window for northern residents

The Consulate-General of Japan is at Airport Business Park, 90 Mahidol Rd., T.Haiya, A. Muang, Chiang Mai 50100, phone 052-012500, e-mail consular@tm.mofa.go.jp. Its visa guidance dates from 2024 and is written for non-Thai nationals.

Visa applications are accepted Monday to Friday 08:30 - 11:30, and passports are returned Monday to Friday 13:30 - 16:30. The consulate is closed on Saturday, Sunday and consulate holidays.

Good for:

• Applicants who work or study in Chiangmai, Chiangrai, Mae Hong Son, Phayao, Lamphun, Lampang, Phare, Nan or Uttaradit and can prove it with documents.

Skip if:

• You hold a tourist visa: the page asks for a Thai non-immigrant visa, not a tourist visa, a re-entry permit and a work permit or certificate of enrolment.
• You do not meet the northern condition: apply at the Japan Visa Application Centre in Bangkok.

Japan office hours are 08.30 - 12.00 and 13.00 - 16.30, Monday to Friday.

India — Hang Dong consulate with visa and passport counters

The Consulate of India is at 172, Moo 5, Sanpakwan, Hang Dong, Chiang Mai 50230, phone +66-53-441618. It moved to its present premises in October 2018. Hours are 09.00 - 17.00, Monday to Friday.

Visa and passport services run from 0900 to 1200 hours. The jurisdiction covers Chiangmai, Chiangrai, Lampang, Lamphun, Mae Hong Son, Phrae, Phitsanulok, Phetchabun, Sukhothai, Tak, Uttradit, Phayao, Nakhon Sawan, Kamphaengphet, Phichit, Uthai Thani and Nan provinces.

Good for:

• Indian nationals in distress: the emergency number +66-934692000 works after working hours and holidays.
• Visa and passport services, 0900 to 1200 hours.

Skip if:

• You live in a province missing from its jurisdiction list.
• You want passport or visa help on the emergency line: it is not for passport and visa queries.

A DUDigital Global Ltd. office is at No. 60, Moo 2, 2nd floor, Nong Pa Khrang Sub-district, Mueang District.

Other countries on the foreign ministry list

The Department of Protocol publishes a Diplomatic and Consular List dated April 2026 with Chiang Mai entries. It says its consular information is as of 5 May 2026 and subject to frequent amendments.

These are the entries with details. Names containing “Honorary” are honorary consulates. Call first: the list gives address and hours for each entry.

• Austria: 810/1 Moo 1, Rimtai, Mae Rim, Chiang Mai 50180, phone (053) 863 144, 09.00 - 12.00 Monday to Friday.
• Bangladesh: 95, Huay Kaew Road, Tambon Suthep, Chiang Mai 50200, phone 0 5321 2373, 13.00 - 16.00 Monday to Friday.
• Belgium (honorary): The Kannas Serviced Hotel, 308 Moo 3 Tumbon Chang Phueak, phone 08 1884 7531, Monday to Friday by appointment only.
• Brazil (honorary): Asia Books Co., Ltd., 54 Si Donchai Road, phone 0 5328 1052 #301, 10.00 - 17.00 Monday to Friday.
• Canada: c/o Raming Tea Co., Ltd., 151 Super Highway, Tha Sala, phone 0 5385 0147, 09.00 - 15.00 Monday to Friday.
• Finland: 3 Rattanakosin Road, Tambon Sriphum, Chiang Mai 50200, phone 0 5323 1133.
• France (honorary): 138 Charoen Prathet Rd., phone 0 5328 1466, 10.00 - 12.00 Monday to Friday.
• Germany (honorary): 199/163 Moo 3, Klangklongchonprathan Road, phone 0 5383 8735, 09.00 - 12.00, visa section 09.00 - 11.30.
• Hungary (honorary): 299 Moo 8, San Sai Noi Subdistrict, phone 052-010-448, 8.30-17.30 Monday to Saturday.
• Ireland: 3/1 Viengbua Road, Soi 6, Chang Puak, phone 0 5222 5555, 09.30-12.00 and 13.00-16.00.
• Italy (honorary): 4/73 Moo Baan Nanthawan, Nimmanhemin Road, phone 09 5676 7505, 10.30 - 12.30 by appointment only.
• Korea: V Group Building 3rd Floor, 50 Huai Kaeo Road, phone 0 5322 3120 Ext: 204, 09.00 - 12.00 Monday to Friday.
• Myanmar: 9/4 ManeeNopparat Soi 3, phone 0 5200 4211, 09.00 - 12.00 and 13.00 - 16.30 Monday to Friday.
• Peru: The Chiang Mai Ballet Academy, 362/30 U-Sa-Fah-Haam Compound, phone 0 5324 1315, 13.00 - 15.00 Monday to Friday.
• Russia: 8/8-8/9 (2nd Fl.) Siri Mangkalajarn Road, phone 08 3104 0616, 09.00 - 13.00 Monday to Friday.
• Spain (honorary): Baan Sirin Home 3, 89/87 San Klang, San Kamphaeng District, phone 053 274 079, by appointment only via email.
• Sweden: 186/48 Green Valley Golf Club, Moo 5, Tambon Mae Sa, Mae Rim, phone 0 5329 8632, 09.00 - 12.00 Monday to Friday.
• Switzerland: Fragipani Serviced Apartment, 11/1 Soi 13/1 Prapoklao Rd., phone 08 1882 7562, 09.00 - 11.00 by appointment.
• United Kingdom: 198 Bamrungrat Road, phone 053 263 015, 09.00 - 11.30 Monday to Friday.

The Australian and Portugal (honorary) entries have blank chancery, telephone and office-hours fields.

Australia and the United Kingdom

For Australia, the Honorary Consulate in Chiang Mai closed on 21 December 2023. It has no schedule for passport or notarial service in the provinces. Eligible adults renew by mail and keep travelling on the existing passport meanwhile.

The list still carries a British Consulate entry. The UK office in Chiang Mai closed from 16 May 2015, per a 2015 embassy notice. It sends Britons in Northern Thailand who are hospitalised, arrested or victims of crime to the Consular Section in Bangkok on +66 (0) 2305 8333. The notice is from 2015, so confirm the number with the embassy before you rely on it.

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Not confirmed: Whether the Chinese visa centre in Chiang Mai has reopened: the consulate's announcements show no reopening notice. Check its website before you go. Which services each honorary consulate offers: only address and hours are published. Ask your own embassy first.

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