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Can I transfer my visa to a new passport within a day, and how long does it take to receive a new US passport from the embassy?

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Feb 22, 2018

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Is it possible to transfer visa in a new passport within a day? If not how many days it might take? 

And how many days will it take to receive a new passport( US) from US embassy?

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It is not possible to transfer a visa to a new passport within a day. The visa cannot be directly transferred; however, you can carry both the old and new passports. For a new US passport, it typically takes about 2 weeks to receive it from the US embassy in Bangkok.

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Oscar ******************

Visa can be transfer also.

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Robert *******

According the website of teh U.S. Embassy in Bangkok usually about 2 weeks. a Visa can not be transferred, you can use old and new passport. Extension of Stay and entry stamps can be transferred and will be done directly at Immigration Office.

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Jim *******

20 minutes in Korat

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That's cool. So transferring stamps can be finished in a day.

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Jim *******

Got my passport in 10 days. Immigration then transfers your stamps to new passport. Took about 20 minutes at Korat Immigration

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Lindsay **********

Awesome, I'll need a new passport soon myself ♡

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