Thailand e-Extension Online: Eligibility, Steps, Fees
Chiang Mai Immigration offers e-Extension for select visa categories. Its January 2024 notice, headed e-Extension for tourism, lists four steps: register on the portal, upload documents, book a queue and pay, then receive the stamp at the checkpoint. The visa fee is THB 1,900.
On this page
The Chiang Mai Immigration homepage carries a Thailand E-Extension block that calls the service easier, faster and more convenient. It is valid for select visa categories, and the Thai wording says only certain visa types. The office’s own notice is aimed at tourists, so a tourist extension is the safest case.
Who e-Extension is for
The service is applying for an extension of stay through the online system. Its January 2024 notice is headed E-Extension for tourism, issued by Chiangmai Immigration, Division 5.
The Immigration Bureau released the system on 8 November 2022, with Bangkok as the pilot area. The pilot served 12 reasons for extending a stay, starting with tourism. Retirement is not one of the 12 names. In the first phase the sticker came from Immigration Division 1.
The goal was to cover all immigration offices nationwide.
Chiang Mai had joined by January 2024. Chiang Mai accepts select visa categories only, and the 2026 list is unpublished. If the portal rejects your category, the counter route stays open.
A visa-exempt visitor can request an extension of up to 30 days. It must be filed before the permitted stay ends. Nationals of Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Iran, Nepal, Togo, Nigeria and Uganda get no more than 7 days. Visitors admitted before 15 September 2026 under the previous measures may stay until the granted period ends.
The four steps
The notice sets out four steps.
- Go to the on-boarding page, or scan the QR code, and give your email, phone number and nationality.
- Specify the application details and upload the required documents.
- Book a queue and make the online payment.
- Wait for approval and receive the E-Extension visa stamp at the immigration checkpoint.
Applicants pay fees online, book queues and receive stamps faster at the checkpoint. The portal is thaiextension.vfsevisa.com.
Fees and total cost
These are January 2024 prices: the visa fee plus three service tiers. The totals are derived sums. No newer fee page was found, so check the portal at payment time.
| Tier | Result time | Service fee | Total with visa fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular | Next 7 business days | THB 500 | THB 2,400 |
| Express | Next 3 business days | THB 1,500 | THB 3,400 |
| Urgent | Next day, business days only | THB 5,000 | THB 6,900 |
The visa fee in the notice is THB 1,900. The in-person tourist extension costs the same THB 1,900. The fee schedule adds that fees are not refunded under any circumstances.
Online or at the counter
The in-person route uses form TM.7 with a photo. The papers are the passport with one copy, the TM.7 and the signed Acknowledgement of Penalties for a Visa Overstay. The handbook gives 40 minutes once the documents are complete. The clock starts after an officer has checked that the papers are complete.
The online route moves the form and payment to the portal. It still ends with a visit to the checkpoint for the stamp. If the portal refuses your application, take the same papers to the counter. The extension steps and papers are in how to extend a tourist stay in Chiang Mai.
Where the stamp is collected in Chiang Mai
The Chiang Mai Immigration Office is at 71 Moo 3, Sanam Bin (Airport) Road, Suthep, Mueang, Chiang Mai 50200. Show a driver the Thai address (เลขที่ 71 หมู่ที่ 3 ถ.สนามบิน ต.สุเทพ อ.เมือง จ.เชียงใหม่ 50200). The phone number is 053 201 755. Google Maps, checked on 13 October 2026, shows weekday hours of 08:30–12:00 and 13:00–16:30, and closed on Saturday and Sunday.
71 ถนนสนามบิน Suthep, Mueang Chiang Mai District, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand · Open in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
The office also opened a channel that serves the elderly, disabled people and people needing special help first for extension-of-stay service, according to a post dated 12 May 2026.
Second counter in the mall
A second service point is on the 2nd floor of Central Festival Chiangmai. It is open 09:00 to 17:00 and lists extensions of short-term tourist visas.
The phone is 065-765-7029. The notice names only “the immigration checkpoint” for the stamp. Since this counter lists tourist extensions, call it before you go and ask whether it issues e-Extension stamps.
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Related guides
- How to extend a tourist stay in Chiang Mai
- Chiang Mai Immigration Office
- Thailand immigration fees
- Thailand visa exemption guide
- Thailand visa changes guide
- Retirement extension of stay in Chiang Mai
Photo credits
- Photos and clips uploaded to Google Maps (Chiang Mai Immigration Office on Google Maps (opens in a new tab), Central Chiangmai on Google Maps (opens in a new tab)) by Peter Miller (WHY THAI), Seline, RealReviews.
Step by step
- Register on the portalOpen the on-boarding page and give your email, phone number and nationality.
- Enter the applicationSpecify the application details and upload the required documents.
- Book a queue and payBook a queue and make the online payment. The visa fee is THB 1,900.
- Receive the stampWait for approval, then receive the E-Extension visa stamp at the immigration checkpoint.
Not confirmed: Whether visa-exempt entrants qualify at Chiang Mai today. The notice is headed tourism but does not name them, so try the portal first and keep the counter route as the fallback. Whether the January 2024 service fees still apply.
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Common questions
How much does e-Extension cost in total?
On the January 2024 notice, the visa fee is THB 1,900 and regular service adds THB 500, about THB 2,400 in all. Express adds THB 1,500, about THB 3,400 in all. Urgent adds THB 5,000, about THB 6,900 in all.
Do I still go to the immigration office?
Yes. The last step of the notice is to receive the stamp at the immigration checkpoint.
How fast is the result?
Regular service is the next 7 business days, express the next 3 business days, and urgent the next day, business days only.
Is the fee refunded if the officer refuses?
No. Fees are not refunded under any circumstances. For a visa type the portal refuses, file at the counter on form TM.7.
Can a Visa on Arrival holder extend?
Visa on Arrival holders generally cannot extend, except in special cases of illness that prevent travel.
Who runs the online portal?
The portal is at thaiextension.vfsevisa.com. VFS Global is the authorised and exclusive service provider for Thailand E-Extension. The THB 1,900 is the same fee as at the counter; the notice does not say who receives the service fee.
What does the in-person route cost?
The tourist extension fee is THB 1,900, filed on form TM.7 with a photo. The counter takes 40 minutes once the papers are complete.
How many days can I add?
A visa-exempt visitor can request an extension of up to 30 days. It is granted once, for no more than 30 days from the date the permitted period expired.
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