Can I enter Thailand with a new passport and have my DTV visa transferred at the airport?

Question

I have a DTV visa. Next year my passport will need to be renewed in my home country. As I understand from reading different posts about this topic, when I'm in Thailand again, I can just go to immigration with both passports and they will transfer the visa to the new passport.

My question is this: can I enter the country by BKK airport with the new passport (carrying the old one as a backup) and the e-visa? What will the immigration officer as airport customs do? Will that officer transfer the visa? Or will he give me a 60 day stamp and I need to go to immigration office and have the proper DTV stamp and visa transfered?

Do I need to do this process for the remainder of the validity of the visa? Because if that's the case then I need to carry the old passport every time I enter the country, go to immigration every time and have it transfered.

Or will it be a one-time transfer and I will get a new e-visa document showing the new passport number?

I hope I explained my question clearly. Thanks for reading and answering :)

Ask Thailand · Answer

When you renew your passport while on a DTV visa, you can enter Thailand using your new passport along with your old passport that contains the visa. Immigration will not transfer the visa to your new passport; instead, you will receive a new entry stamp in your new passport. You must show both passports upon entering. It's advised to carry both passports for the remainder of your visa validity period, as only entry stamps can be transferred, not the visa itself. You might inquire at immigration if they can add a notation in your new passport referencing your old one to ease future entry.

Olaf ********* · Answer

Every re-entry you get a new stamp. You need to show your Visa paper only.

Shawn ************* · Answer

When I tried to transfer the DTV stamp to my new passport at Chonburi Immigration I was told NO. It would be transferred by  immigration at the airport which is what occurred months later on departure.

John ********** · Answer

You travel with both passports for the duration of your visa. When you arrive in BKK you show both passports and a print out of your visa, you will get an entry stamp in your new passport. They will not transfer the visa to the new passport, just continue to carry both

Brandon ************ · Answer

You just use both passports until your DTV expires. They cannot put anything in your old passport as it's expired, but they need to see the passport number matches your visa.

You can go to immigration and see if they'll put a notation in your new passport that references your old passport number, so you don't have to carry both passports. Some immigration offices will do it while others will not.

Luit ***************** · Answer

Visa will not be transferred, only stamps for a stay can be transferred.

You will need to take old and new passport for the rest of the visa validity period, so for your conveniance it might be better to apply for a new passport first.

Can I enter Thailand with a new passport and have my DTV visa transferred at the airport?

Activity

Related

Resources