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Address No.3/2, First Main Road, Vidyodaya Colony, T Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600017 Hours Open today · 9AM–5PMFriday9AM–5PMSaturdayClosedSundayClosedMonday9AM–5PMTuesday9AM–5PMWednesday9AM–5PMThursday9AM–5PMSuggest an edit Similar Singapore Consulate, United States ‑ India Edu, British Deputy High Co, Consulate General of Malaysia, Canadian Consulate General | ||
The Royal Thai Consulate-General in Chennai (Thai: สถานกงสุลใหญ่ไทย ณ เมืองเจนไน) is the mission of Thailand in South India representing the interests of the Thai government in the region. The other missions 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, Karnataka and Kerala. The current Consul General is Krongkanit Rakcharoen. She succeeds Somsak Triamjangarun.
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Location
The chancery premises of the Royal Thai Consulate-General in Chennai is located at 3 (Old 2) First Main Road, Vidyodaya Colony, T. Nagar with effect from 1 November 2011. Earlier, the chancery, along with the Thai Trade Office, was located at 21/22 Arunachalam Road, Kotturpuram.
History
Plans to establish a Royal Thai Consulate General in Chennai were implemented in 2003. The consulate was completed in late 2005.
In November 2005, the Consulate General in Chennai opened a Thailand Visa Application Centre in the city located at 1 D Century Plaza, 560-562 Mount Road, Teynampet.
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.
List of consul generals
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.
The Consulate General has under its control the visa application centres located at Chennai, Hyderabad and Bangalore, with the Chennai Consulate assessing all applications. As of 2011, the Chennai centre was receiving 400 to 600 visa applications per day.
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.