Hi all, I’m in a bit of a pickle. I entered on a TR and I’m on a covid extension valid until mar 9th. I made the mistake of assuming passports from my embassy would be created here. After pre-paying for the passport renewal I was then informed by my embassy that the passports are created in Canada then shipped, and will take a minimum of 20 working days to arrive, which puts me past my covid extension expiry date, and my passport has hit the 6 month expiry today. Does anyone know if it’s possible to get another extension of some sort if a passport is just past the 6 months to expiration date, or am I looking at an emergency trip back to Canada?
*edited for clarification. My passport has just under 6 months until expiration.
TLDR : Answer Summary
The user is in a situation where their passport has just expired and they are on a Covid extension that will end soon. They previously misunderstood the validity requirement of their passport for visa extensions. Multiple comments clarify that the 6-month validity rule applies primarily when obtaining a visa while abroad, not when applying for an extension from within Thailand. As long as the passport is valid at the time of extension application, the user can apply for another 60-day Covid extension while waiting for their passport renewal.