Where is the immigration office? in Thai

Practical Thai for an immigration office visit: queues, documents, applications, fees, and follow-up questions.

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🛂 Lesson overview

Prepare for a visit to a Thai immigration office. Explain why you are there, find the right counter, ask about forms and supporting documents, and check fees and return dates. Practise useful questions alongside vocabulary for passports, visas, copies, and appointments.

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🛂 Visiting Immigration

สำนักงานตรวจคนเข้าเมืองอยู่ที่ไหน คะ?

RTGS samnakngan truat khonkhaomueang yu thinai kha?

Paiboon sǎm-nák-ngaan dtrùat kon-kâo-mʉang yùu tîi-nǎi ká?

IPA sam˩˩˦.nak˦˥.ŋaːn˧ truːat˨˩ kʰon˧.kʰaw˥˩.mɯːaŋ˧ juː˨˩ tʰiː˥˩.naj˩˩˦ kʰa˦˥?

Literal: Office • Immigration (check people entering the country) • Be located • Where • [politeness particle: kha]

Where is the immigration office?

Ask for directions to the office. Showing its name or address helps distinguish it from an immigration checkpoint.

💡 You may see immigration abbreviated as ตม., pronounced ตอ มอ (to mo).

🎯 Goals

In this lesson, you will practice how to:

Find the immigration office, collect a queue ticket, and locate the right counter.
Explain that you are applying for an extension of stay or making a 90-day report.
Ask about forms, school documents, copies, and signatures.
Check fees, passport collection, and the date of your next visit.
Ask an officer to speak more slowly when you need clarification.

Where is the immigration office? in Thai

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