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Thailand allows expats to get online visa extensions

Thailand’s Immigration Bureau unveiled its online visa extension (e-extension) service on November 8.
Thailand allows expats to get online visa extensions ảnh 1Thailand’s Immigration Bureau unveiled its online visa extension (e-extension) service on November 8. (Photo: VNA)
Bangkok (VNA) – Thailand’s ImmigrationBureau unveiled its online visa extension (e-extension) service on November 8.

Pol Gen Damrongsak Kittiprapas, the national policechief, said the e-extension would improve visa services by allowing visitors tolodge their requests online.

This service includes the payment of fees and chargesthrough an exclusive website, Thaiextension.vfsevisa.com. It will also reducethe time to process the application from one hour to three minutes.

According to the bureau, over 200,000 expats try toextend their visas each year for reasons including holidays, teaching jobs,study or family matters. The growing number of applicants has drawn concernabout the time-consuming and inefficient nature of the process.

The service will be piloted first for expats living orworking in Bangkok, who can file their applications online at the officialwebsite. However, they still have to show up in person at the IB office onChaeng Wattana Road, just like the old system.

The department plans to provide this service at all ofits offices nationwide in the future./.
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