Consulate General of Thailand, Chennai

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Royal Thai Consulate-General, Chennai
สถานกงสุลใหญ่ไทย ณ เมืองเจนไน
தாய்லாந்துத் துணைதூதரகம், சென்னை
Emblem of Thailand.svg
Thai Garuda emblem
Incumbent
Racha Aribarg
since 2024
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Style Consul-General
Inaugural holderSuphot Yanthukij
Formation2005
Website Official website

The Consulate General of Thailand in Chennai is the mission of Thailand in South India representing the interests of the Thai government in the region. The other missions in the country are the Royal Thai Embassy in New Delhi and the Royal Thai Consulates General in Kolkata and Mumbai. The Chennai Consulate covers the southern states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka and Kerala. The current Consul General is Racha Aribarg. He succeeds Nitirooge Phoneprasert.

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Location

The chancery premises of the Royal Thai Consulate-General in Chennai is located at No.116, Chamiers Road, Nandanam, Chennai. with effect from 1 November 2018. Earlier, the chancery, along with the Thai Trade Office, was located at No.116, Chamiers Road, Nandanam, Chennai. [1]

History

Plans to establish a Royal Thai Consulate General in Chennai were implemented in 2003. [2] The consulate was completed in late 2005. [3]

In November 2005, the Consulate General in Chennai opened the first Thailand Visa Application Centre in the city located at Mount Road, Teynampet. [4] [5] A new visa application center was inaugurated by Consul-General Krongkanit Rakcharoen at Egmore in 2018. [6]

On 8 October 2006, the Consulate General founded the Thai Student Associations Bangalore (ThaiSAB), a non-profit voluntary union of Thai students pursuing academic and research disciplines around Bangalore. [7]

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Functions

In 2009, the Chennai Consulate General issued nearly 300 visas a day, while the Embassy at New Delhi ranked top by processing 600 visas per day. The Chennai Consulate General contributed nearly 20 percent of the annual flow to Thailand. [9]

The Consulate General has under its control the visa application centres located at Chennai, Hyderabad, [10] Bangalore, [11] and Kochi, [12] with the Chennai Consulate assessing all applications. [12] As of 2011, the Chennai centre was receiving 400 to 600 visa applications per day. [13] In October 2022, the Consulate renewed pan-India visa application processing mandate with VFS Global. [14]

Social activities

On 11 October 2010, the Consulate General donated a set of books on cultural history, people, political hierarchy, places and economic significance of Thailand to the Anna Centenary Library at Kotturpuram. [15]

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References

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  6. ↑ BW Online Bureau (17 May 2018). "CKGS Opens Thai Visa Application Centre in Chennai". BWHotelier. Chennai. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  7. ↑ "About Us". ThaiSAB. Archived from the original on 15 February 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
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