Do I have to go through security before I can enter the duty-free shop at Chiang Mai Airport?

1. Duty-free shops at the airport are only open after border inspection. Chiang Mai airport duty-free shops have to go through security check before they can enter. The following documents are required: Passport, visa and entry-exit card (if they are not issued on the plane, you can pick them up at the entry-exit hall of the airport customs after disembarking. It will be collected when formal trade unions join and when deputy trade unions quit. Entry and exit cards need to be filled in English, and names need to be in capital letters. The address of Thailand must be filled in, and the name of the hotel can also be written. If there is no address, it is not allowed to pass. If you have a visa, you can go through the entry formalities directly with the above documents.

2. landing visa, you need to prepare the following materials to apply for landing visa: Passport (it must be a passport, and you can't apply for landing visa with a travel permit. There have been cases where someone was refused a travel permit and then sent back to China.

Two one-inch ID photos (Generally, Chiang Mai Customs is not strict with photos of landing visa, and almost all ID photos are acceptable. If you don't have a photo, you can also take a photo at the place where you handle landing visa. Is it Polaroid, 100 baht, or it is better to prepare it yourself). Round-trip air ticket (no need to show it in most cases).

Application form for visa on arrival (can be downloaded from the embassy in official website, filled in in advance, and processed directly after disembarkation. You can also pick it up at the customs office in the visa on arrival before filling it out, but if there are many people, it may delay the time.

When these materials are ready, they will be submitted together with the visa fee to the processing window in landing visa and queued for processing. When you get your passport, there will be two seals on it, one large and one small, so you should sign it. (Note: Validity of visa on arrival 15 days).

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Entry formalities:? When queuing for entry formalities, the entry and exit card will be put in the passport and handed over to the immigration officer. After the entry formalities are completed, the checked baggage will be taken out of the terminal and checked by the customs, so as to enter the country smoothly.

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