Tuesday, February 8, 2022

2022 Thailand Visa Extension in Chiang Mai at Promanada Mall

 


I wouldn't blame you for not bringing your family to Thailand this year with all of the difficulties, involving the Tai Pass, mandatory covid insurance which may not cover related costs, and the  frequent revocation of Thai Passes, substituted with a 7-14 Mandatory quarantine. 

It's difficult to plan a trip with the mane frequent overnight political changes. Or to want to cough up 20,000 Bhat to 45,000Bhat for a 7-14 day quarantine after first being admitted for a test and go one night deal.   Having bought and paid for the ticket already too!!!!!

 You could just go to Mexico or Jamaica instead and walk off an airplane and go to lunch!

I have been waiting for 2 years for dreadful covid restrictions to subside, so people who would like to, and who choose to get on a airplane, have the ability to travel and have their lives back.     

If you worry about covid, then stay home, and isolate yourself,  but otherwise the rest of us need jobs, travel, and lives back, with or without Covid.  It is now endemic, and not going away, so we must just turn the page, and be allowed to travel once again if WE each choose to or not.

With that said,  here are the steps to extend you Visa for an additional 30 days here in Chaing Mai.

Photos will show you exactly where to go, and how to do it. Keep in mind, that only 1 x 30 Day extension is allowed in 365 days at this time in the kingdom.  So if you planning to stay over 61 days, you must get a Visa before you arrive, and that can be extended by 1 x 30 day extension.

I was the only person at the entire Promanada Mall getting an extension this 9th day of January, 2022. There were two or three older retired guys who are married, checking n for their 90 day check ins. They were in and out in just minutes.

My extension took just 30 minutes with 2-3 fairly invasive and detailed forms being filled, in, even though the Thai pass which is required has ALL OF THE INFORMATION already on its QR code.  So redundancy should be expected.   But 30 minutes in and out sure beats the 4-6 hours lines from back in 2019!

So have a look at these photos, and you will know where to go, and how to wrap this up easily. They were especially nice and attentive, and helped with the awkward paperwork.

LINK to Promenada Official Site.

 https://promenadachiangmai.com/



Here is the entrance. Go left and keep going around back behind the entire mall until you locate the back entrance for the parking lot.



This is the FRONT of Promanada Mall, next to the parking entrance on the right.




Keep driving around to the back of the building until you find the parking lot.
Find a spot, and stumble around until you find the concealed entrance from inside the parking lot.


Locate the escalator. Don't bother to ask anyone, I asked 5 people and none of them had ever heard of the Thai Immigration. I speak Thai as well.   So your wasting time to ask anyone. And it will be futile.


That was a Japanese girl extending her 30 day visa on my way out. I was the only one doing it.
Untill restrictions are dropped all together, let's assume it will be fast and simple, as no one is here to need visa extensions.



Locate the second escalator, and go up again. There is a small Immigration sign written in both English and Thai,  but no one who works in the mall has ever seen it, or noticed it, no matter how long they have worked there.

Here is the view of the mall from the top of the escalator is both directions. Proceed away from the escalator, and you are almost there.
Since most of the store are permanently closed, this mall will not be much fun,  but at least you wont have to wait for hours and hours to re new your visa!!!!
It will likely be years before restrictions are fully removed, including bogus insurance for covid, which I am hearing does not cover mandated quarantine stay if detected.  That can run 100,000 Bhat to 400,000 Bhat, and you wont have a coiice if detected.

Also, FALSE positives are common here just to reassure you of the fun that may await, and that you mandated insurance won't cover any of that. So be prepared!!!




Thai immigration web site. Not that it will help you. In English, or that it has been updated since prior to Covid.  Maybe its time for 5 minute update from someone who can write in English, to explain th myriad of difficulties that have since been imposed. 
Official link below.

http://www.chiangmaiimm.com/en/

Alas, you have arrived. Keep going until you reach the far end on the right!  
As you can see, no one is there except for one janitor.  2/9/2022.
Your all good now!!! 

Johnny









Wednesday, March 6, 2019

Thai Dinners in Tha Ton, and Doi Mae Salong, Thailand

Yellow Chinese Noodl s Soup with Beef and Chinese Kale
     Here are our dinners in Tha Ton, and Doi Mae Salong, Thailand, on a trip last week. We lived like Kings, and enjoyed our time traveling so much, in part to the delicious dinners that we had.


Yellow Chinese Noodles,
 in a str-fry, with Chicken.
Dumpling Soup, with Vegetables, and cabbage.



Sticky Rice served in a Banana leaf.

Pork stir-fry in Oyster sauce, with Kale.

Spicy Thai Som Tam Salad, with shrimp.





Pad Thai, wrapped inside an omelette.



Nam Tok, Moo,    Spicy Thai Salad with pork.

Suki Yaki with Chicken! Glass noodles, and kale.

Tanin Market, Siliwattana, Chaing Mai, Thailand

     Here I am at the Chiang Mai Thailand walking food market. It's the best place to the local varieties of foods, fruit, and pre-cooked dinners to go. Also the raw meats and seafood available. A picture is worth a thousand words, so please look over this virtual tour of the Tanin Market.











Thursday, March 3, 2016

Tasty Pork Satay with Sticky Rice


Here are some really good marinated pork satay sticks with sticky rice.
We love to eat them at food stalls in Thailand, but now that we are in the US, 
we have to make them ourselves.


Apple Harvest in Maine!



Once again,  it was time for the apple harvest in Maine.

Our farm has about 20 apple trees,  and we picked the ripe apples according to their varieties.

Here are the three main types that we have.

They look great together!
 I am getting the apple peeler ready for use.

We first peeled the apples, and then made apple butter, jam, and apple sauce.

It was a great harvest, and we have made enough apple jam and butter for the whole next year!


As well as enough to make presents!




Ploy relishes in looking at the apples.


I love the green ones. They were so sweet and tasty!

Ploy is now a Sushi Girl! Hand made Sushi and Japanese Sushi Rolls

     Ploy has learned to make Japanese Sushi. Our friend taught Ploy so that she could help him in his restaurant. After many days of training, Ploy has learned to make it on her own, and operate the shop alone.
Take a look at the amazing Sushi Ploy has made.
Delicious!!!!

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Ploy hard at work!!!