Can I transfer my wife's visa to her new passport for her while she is sick?

Visa Transfer Thai Visa Immigration Passport Issues NON-O Visa

Nov 24, 2022

2 years ago

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Hi guys. My wife needs to transfer her visa from her old passport which is set to expire very soon to her new one, but she is sick and should not go to immigration. Can I just do it for her? I need to go anyways, and they know us both pretty well. Is there a form that we should fill out beforehand? 

Thanks!

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The visa itself cannot be transferred; your wife needs to carry both her old passport with the visa and her new passport. You cannot perform the transfer on her behalf.

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Lloyd ********

Visas are not transferred, you just carry both passports.

2 years ago

Lloyd ********

Wrong terminology by your embassy, only extensions of stay are transferred.

2 years ago

Rusty ************

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@Lloyd *******

She has a non-o trailing spouse visa attached to my extension of stay. She does not need to transfer anything, and instead will carry both passports when she needs her passport?

What about the entry stamp?

2 years ago

John **********

@Matt *******

is she also on an extension of stay? If so she should transfer. If she's on a visa issued inside Thailand she should transfer.

2 years ago

Tod *********

I would bet

@Matt *******

that she does NOT have any Non-O visa, 🙁

I think if you read her stamps it will say the same thing yours says "EXTENSION OF STAY PERMITTED UNTIL" and have the same expiration date you have. AND if that's the case you can't just 'carry two passports' you go move the stamps

2 years ago

Rusty ************

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@Tod ********

You're right. "Extension of stay permitted until" 3 months before mine expires. Throughout the process my school and immigration exclusively used the term Non-O.

So, is there a form we can fill out giving me the power to act in her place?

2 years ago

Tod *********

@Matt *******

, there's no need to RACE to the immigration office, I mean she can get well and go as long as you move the stamps before she has another 90 day report due.

Otherwise you'd need a signed "power of attorney form" w/the two 5 baht tax stamps on it and even with that they might NOT let you do it for her.

I'd say GO to your immigration office OR have your employer contact them (your spouse has an extension based on you working here) and see what they say

2 years ago

Rusty ************

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@Tod ********

Got it, thanks. Her 90 day is in 2 weeks, just seemed easier as I'm going anyways. Thanks everyone! That's all the info I need 😃

2 years ago

Dannie ***************

@Matt *******

Did your wife get an accompanying letter from her country’s passport office to take to Thai immigration?

As has been described, take both the old and new passports to your local Thai immigration office and ask if they can be transferred.

2 years ago

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Dannie ***************

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