Can I transfer my guardian visa to a new passport in Thailand?

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Apr 17, 2019

6 years ago

ORIGINAL POSTER

Hello, I need a new passport but have a guardian visa that is valid until Nov. in my current one. Will I still be able to use the visa? will I need to get it transferred to my new passport?  many thanks

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If you have a guardian visa in your current passport and need to obtain a new one, you will need to go to the immigration office with both passports and a letter from your consulate. If you have a yearly extension of stay from an immigration office, they can transfer your stamps to the new passport. However, if you have a multi-entry visa from a Thai consulate, you will have to use both passports when exiting and re-entering until the visa in your old passport expires, as immigration officers do not transfer visas.

Tod *********

Get the new passport, take 'em both and the letter to the immigration office and they will transfer the stamps and valid re-entry permits to the new passport for free

In bangkok you need these things to transfer stamps

Good Luck (y)

6 years ago

Tod *********

If on the other hand you're on a year-long, mutli-entry VISA (from a thai consulate where you bounce out and back in every 90 days) you use BOTH passports when you exit/re-enter the country until the visa in the old passport expires. <- That's because the immigration office will NOT transfer a visa to a new passport (only an extension & re-entry permit)

6 years ago

Sally *****

ORIGINAL POSTER

Thank you

@Tod ********

, really helpful. much appreciated. I am on a yearly extension

6 years ago

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Sally *****

Tod *********

okay seeing as you didn't answer my question I'll give you BOTH answers.

If you're on a yearly extension of stay (from the immigration office) you go get a new passport from your consulate, then you take it, the old one and the letter from your consulate that you replaced a passport inside the country to the immigration office and they will transfer your stamps to the new passport.

6 years ago

Tod *********

Do you have a VISA <- that you got from a thai consulate in another country where you exit/re-enter every 90 days

OR

Do you have a yearly extension <- that you got from the immigration office where you do 90 day reporting?

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