Cha-Am blog by onlychaam

The office close permanent on March 20, 2009 and move the office to Singkhon Immigration in T. Klongwan A. Mung Prachupkirikhun province. This is the message that can be seen at the Immigration Office in Hua Hin. No map, no directions, no telephone number! While they are thinking of giving Hua Hin the status of a province because its economy is developing quickly, things will not be any easier for the “Farangs”, who will have to travel 200 km down south to renew their visas. A few days before it seems that they also passed a law so that foreigners are required to go to a specific office, depending on where they live. So don’t even think of going to Bangkok if you live in Cha-Am. The re-entry permit office at Suvarnabhumi having been closed too, you will probably have to go to Prachuap even for a re-entry permit.

So, where exactly is the new Immigration Office? First of all it’s not new, it is actually the old place where everybody had to go before they opened an office in Hua Hin 6 or 7 years ago. Old timers will know the way, and for the others who want to drive there by themselves, here are the directions: go south on Phetkasem (highway #4), pass Pranburi and Prachuap Kirikan, then turn west just after km 331, in the direction of Khlong Wan and Dan Singkhon, and drive for about 8 km.

Personally I don’t mind the change too much, as I drive down south quite regularly and it’s just on the way, but I can imagine that many people will be angry and disappointed at the news. I will post more pictures and information when I go there myself, but people say that there is a nice furniture shop near the border, as well as restaurants. Unfortunately the border is not opened, so a trip to Burma is out of the question.

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