Chiang Mai Provincial Immigration gives its address as 71 Moo 3, Airport Road (Thanon Sanambin), Suthep, Mueang Chiang Mai 50200, phone 053 201 755. Its website does not publish opening hours, so check before you go; Thai government offices normally work Monday to Friday, but we could not confirm this office's times (as of October 2026).
Chiang Mai has one of the largest communities of long-stay foreigners in Thailand: retirees, students, digital nomads and families. All of them deal with this office for extensions, re-entry permits and in-person 90-day reports. Many routine tasks can now start online, which can save you the visit entirely.
This page covers the office: where it is, what it handles and how to prepare. The procedures themselves have their own guides, and we give each of them one sentence and a link.
Chiang Mai Provincial Immigration (October 2026)
- Official address
- 71 Moo 3, Airport Road (Thanon Sanambin), Suthep, Mueang Chiang Mai 50200
- Phone
- 053 201 755; immigration call center 1178
- Opening hours
- Not published on the official site; check before you go
- Online services
- e-Extension (some visa types), 90-day report (TM.47), TM30 for hosts, residence certificate request form
- Priority help
- Channels for elderly, disabled and sick applicants announced in May 2026
- Website
- chiangmai.immigration.go.th (Thai and English)
Where the office is: trust the official address
The office's own English and Thai contact pages, read on 6 October 2026, give a single address: 71 Moo 3, Airport Road, in Suthep subdistrict of Mueang Chiang Mai. Older guides and forum posts sometimes name other locations, including a shopping mall. The official site does not mention any of them, so treat such addresses as out of date unless the office itself confirms them.
Before you set off, look up the address in a map app, and if your case is urgent, phone 053 201 755 to confirm where it is handled. The two contact pages even list different e-mail addresses, which shows how easily details drift; the phone number is the same on both.
Hours are not published, so do not plan on a guess. The office's site gives no opening times. Thai government offices typically open Monday to Friday and close on public holidays, but whether this office breaks for lunch or stops issuing queue tickets early is not stated. Phone ahead, or go early in the morning on a weekday.
Getting to Airport Road
Chiang Mai has no metro, so most people reach Airport Road by Grab, by a red songthaew (the shared pickup trucks that work as the city's buses), or on their own scooter. Our guide to songthaews explains how they work, and our page on using Grab covers the app.
If you are still choosing where to live, distance to this office is a minor point: you will usually come only a few times a year. Our guide to where to stay in Chiang Mai compares the main areas, and the Chiang Mai city guide covers the rest.
Which cases are handled here
The office serves foreigners who live in Chiang Mai province. If you live in a neighboring province, such as Lamphun, that province has its own immigration office and you report there. The main reasons residents come in:
- Extension of stay. The yearly extension for retirees is explained in our retirement visa guide; students on education visas will find their rules in our page on learning Thai on an education visa.
- 90-day report. It can be filed online, by post or in person; when you must come in, the rules are in our guide to 90-day reporting.
- Re-entry permit. Needed before any trip abroad on an extension; our page on the re-entry permit covers the form and the fees.
- Residence notification (TM30). Your host files it, not you; see our article on the TM30.
What to do online before you go
The office's home page, read in October 2026, links these services:
- e-Extension, an online extension service run with VFS at thaiextension.vfsevisa.com. The office notes it is for "only some visa types", so check whether yours is included.
- The online 90-day report (TM.47) at tm47.immigration.go.th, and a downloadable 90-day form for postal or in-person reports.
- Online TM30 for house owners and hosts.
- A request form for a certificate of residence, the letter confirming your registered address that other offices often ask for.
- An online queue booking, but only for migrant workers from the four neighboring countries; other foreigners use the queue at the office.
The residence certificate matters if you plan to get a Thai driving license or open a bank account. Our article on getting a Thai driving license explains why, and our page on the yellow house book describes another way of recording your address.
The queue, and priority for older and sick applicants
The office does not publish how its walk-in queue works, so we cannot tell you when tickets are handed out or how many are issued. What it has published is a set of notices from May and June 2026 about priority service. On 12 May 2026 the office announced a channel giving priority in extension applications to elderly people, people with disabilities and others who need special assistance; later notices describe priority for foreigners who are unwell.
If you or the person you are helping fits one of those groups, tell the staff when you arrive. For everyone else, the usual advice for Thai government offices applies: arrive early, avoid Mondays and the days around a public holiday when possible, and bring everything on the first visit. Our guide to government office hours explains lunch breaks and ticket cut-offs at Thai offices generally, and the holiday calendar shows the closure days.
Check your file twice at home. A missing copy can turn one visit into two at any immigration office. Bring spare photos, and carry the originals of everything you copied.
What to bring
The precise list depends on the procedure, and the guides linked above give it. For almost any visit, bring:
- your passport and copies of the photo page, current visa or extension stamp and last entry stamp;
- the completed form for your case, with the photos it asks for;
- the fee and the supporting documents for your reason to stay;
- proof of your address, such as your latest TM30 receipt or lease.
Never let your permission to stay run out while you wait for an appointment or a quieter day. Our guide to overstaying in Thailand explains the fines and bans.
Frequently asked questions
Where is the Chiang Mai immigration office?
The official address is 71 Moo 3, Airport Road (Thanon Sanambin), Suthep, Mueang Chiang Mai 50200, according to the office's English and Thai contact pages read in October 2026. Older addresses found online are not mentioned on the official site.
What are the opening hours of Chiang Mai immigration?
The official website does not publish them. Thai government offices usually open Monday to Friday and close on public holidays, but this office's exact hours and queue cut-off are not stated, so phone 053 201 755 before you go.
Can I extend my visa online in Chiang Mai?
For some visa types, yes. The office links to the e-Extension service at thaiextension.vfsevisa.com and says it covers only some visa types. If yours is not included, apply in person at the office.
Do I need to go to the office for my 90-day report?
Usually not. The office links the online TM.47 system and a downloadable form for postal reports. The first report after you get a new passport must be made in person or through an authorized person.
Sources
- Chiang Mai Provincial Immigration – Contact us (checked October 2026)
- Chiang Mai Provincial Immigration – Home page and online services (Thai) (checked October 2026)
- Chiang Mai Provincial Immigration – Priority channel for elderly and disabled applicants (Thai, 12 May 2026) (checked October 2026)