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Can I use both my old and new passport when entering Thailand with a one-year retirement extension?

Retirement Visa Thai Immigration Visa Extension Passport Renewal Re-entry Permit

John ********

asked Feb 27, 2024

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I have a one year extension based on retirement. I am thinking of getting a new passport outside Thailand. When I enter Thailand again do I just show both the old and new passport? Do I need to visit my local immigration to get the stamps moved?

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If you have a one-year retirement extension and are renewing your passport outside Thailand, you should present both your old and new passports upon re-entry into Thailand. Ensure you have a re-entry permit if necessary. Later, you will need to visit the immigration office to transfer the existing extension stamps from your old passport to the new one, particularly before applying for your next extension. It may also be prudent to have documentation ready, such as bank statements, to demonstrate compliance with the retirement visa requirements.

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Nick **********

@Stuart ********

Also : since he's on a year extension retirement, they MIGHT want to check the bankbook to see if he didn't violate the fund conditions. Update it the day itself and keep it ready just in case. This might save another trip the next day.

This HAS happened before at immigration Bangkok.

3 years ago

Stuart *********

Nick MuayPlam That’s really strange as a bank book wouldn’t show the proof in many cases. These days when you update your bank book it doesn’t print every transaction (otherwise people would need a new bank book on a weekly basis) but just the most recent ones.

3 years ago

Nick **********

@Stuart ********

yet it happened.

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Sure it can't prove that during the whole period the money was there, but in some cases it can prove it wasn't there.

Just like a swab at the airport doesn't prove there wasn't drugs, but it can prove there was.

3 years ago

Nick **********

@Stuart ********

Not sure what you mean by "each to their own"

1) that happened. That's not an interpretation. The officer asked for an updated bank book and needed to see it the next day for stamps to be moved to the new passport.

2) It doesn't prove that during that whole period everything was done correctly. But it would be easily possible to catch SOME cases. Just 1 print below the threshold is all what is needed. The same as a quick look in a car or luggage : IF they find something, then it is proof. If they don't find anything, than it just proves they didn't find anything - nothing else.

It's an extremely low effort way to check.

But the logic doesn't even matter. All that matters is that now at least 1 or more officials have began to check it. Anyone who then has a bank book which doesn't meet the requirements will be in trouble.

3 years ago

Stuart *********

Nick MuayPlam ok. Each to their own.

3 years ago

Stuart *********

Use both passports on arrival and you’ll get stamped in until your existing stamp from the previous passport - assuming you got the re-entry permit prior to leaving.

At your convenience, but before you apply for your next extension then you’ll need to get the stamps transferred from the office where you originally obtained them.

3 years ago

Steve **********

@Stuart ********

the transfer is a simple process.

3 years ago