Can my friend with an expired but embassy-extended passport apply for a Thailand visa?

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January 31, 2023

2 years ago

ORIGINAL POSTER

A turkmenistan friend wants to come traveling in Thailand, her passport is expired since 2020 but the embassy extended until 2024 by stamping on the passport page.  

Can she still apply for thailand visa?

Thank you in advance 🙏😊

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TLDR : Answer Summary

A user inquired about the possibility of a Turkmenistan citizen applying for a Thailand visa with an expired passport that has been extended by her embassy until 2024 via a stamp. Community responses varied, with suggestions to consult the Thai embassy for confirmation, concerns about the validity of such extensions for travel, and personal experiences regarding passport extensions.

Hathai **************

ORIGINAL POSTER

Thank you everyone for your help😃🙏🙏

2 years ago

Jae *****

My passport was issued a 2 years validity extension stamped while expiration date on passport was Jan 2021 during the pandemic in Australia. Was accepted by Canadian Embassy but no experience in Thailand.

2 years ago

DK *****

There are countries that extends the expiration date by stamping on a special page on the passport. I've extended mine like that many years ago.

2 years ago

Cherie ********

No

Only can re-enter home country on expired passport…not good for going anywhere else

2 years ago

Peter *********

No 👎

2 years ago

Stuart *********

Good question. Not one I’ve come across before so I can’t advise. Some countries like the US used to add pages to a passport if it was getting full (the US don’t any longer) but I’ve never heard of a stamp extending a passports validity. Perhaps if the stamp is in English they may get away with it but I suspect they’re gonna have issues.

2 years ago

Brandon ************

I would think having her ask the Thai embassy she needs to apply for a visa from would be the best place to ask. I doubt anyone here can answer this question.

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