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Can I extend my tourist visa in Thailand without transferring it to my new passport?

Tourist Visa Visa Extension Passport Issues Thailand Immigration Phuket Immigration Visa Transfer Policy

Katy *******

asked Apr 21, 2019

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I currently have a tourist Visa, that needs a 30 day extension.  Visa is is old Passport.  Due to number of pages remaining, I new passport was gotten.  Can the visa extension happen, without the Visa being transferred to the New Passport?  The extension would have to be done at the Phuket Immigration. (If that matters)

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If you have a tourist visa in an old passport and have obtained a new passport, you can still extend your visa. Immigration offices do not transfer visa stickers to new passports, but you can take both your old and new passports along with a letter from your consulate stating that you replaced your passport. When you visit the Phuket Immigration office, they will note your passport switch, move your entry stamp to the new passport, and process your 30-day extension in your new passport.

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Katy *******

Thank You! I found myself separated from the letter, but now for a trip back to BKK.

8 years ago

Tod *********

@Katy ******

yep, you need to get the stamps transferred to the new passport FIRST..

8 years ago

Katy *******

Hi Todd, Another off the wall question... Any idea if they require the transfer, when applying for a re entry stamp?

8 years ago

Tod *********

well, you can at least try tomorrow to do it without the letter and see what they say...

8 years ago

Tod *********

take the old passport, the new passport, the letter from your consulate to the immigration office get the stamps transferred into the new passport (NOT THE VISA) then apply for the extension right after that.

You can do it all in one trip

8 years ago

Tod *********

no immigration office transfers a VISA sticker to a new passport.

You take BOTH passports to the immigration office along with the letter from your consulate stating you replaced your passport and the immigration office will note you switched passports and held a tourist visa in a previous passport, move your entry stamp to the new passport and then put the new 30 day extension in your new passport.

8 years ago

Katy *******

Thank You Todd. To clarify what you said... I need to transfer the visa first, before the extension can happen?

8 years ago