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Do I need an interpreter at the Immigration Office?
Short answer
Not formally, but counters at Immigration Bureau offices work in Thai and the forms are Thai-first. For anything beyond a routine 90-day report — extensions, changes of visa category, re-entry issues, over-stay interviews — an interpreter is what keeps a five-minute counter conversation from becoming a rejected application.
Immigration officers exercise discretion within ministerial regulations, so much of what happens at the counter is a verbal request for one more document, a re-signed form, or an explanation of your address history. Applicants who cannot follow that exchange typically leave with an incomplete file and no clear record of what was asked. An interpreter takes the officer's instruction down verbatim, in writing, so the second visit closes the file.
Prepare the paper before the appointment: passport with the current permit-to-stay stamp, TM.30 address notification filed by the landlord or housing operator, TM.47 receipts for previous 90-day reports, and the supporting evidence for the category you are applying under. Where a landlord has not filed TM.30, fix that first — no amount of interpreting substitutes for the notification. Scope, turnaround and fees are confirmed by IVC staff by phone, LINE or email — this site does not publish prices.
Reviewed as of 2026-08-04. General guidance only, not case-specific advice and not a guarantee of outcome. Government fees, conditions and processing times are set by the responsible authority and can change. This site does not publish prices — please ask our staff.
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