Do I need to arrive early at the Chiang Mai immigration office to transfer my visa to my new passport?

Chiang Mai immigration visa transfer passport renewal Thailand visa rules consulate letter requirement visa stamps

May 31, 2017

7 years ago

ORIGINAL POSTER

Question related to Chiang Mai immigration office. Do I have to be a lemming and get at the immigration at 4 in the morning to transfer my visa from my old passport to my new passport? Or do they have a different service for this? Thanks

503

views

likes

all likes

replies

images

users

TLDR : Answer Summary

To transfer your visa from an old passport to a new one at the Chiang Mai immigration office, you do not need to arrive at 4 AM. It's suggested to go around 10:30-11:00 AM. They will not transfer the visa itself but will note your previous visa in the old passport and transfer the 'admitted until' stamp or 'extension of stay' stamp. It's important to have a letter from your consulate confirming you received a new passport.

Shayne **********

Australia gives a stamp and they accept this. Copy your full old passport(they need more scrap paper).

7 years ago

Shayne **********

Room 3 is downstairs near the restaurants.

7 years ago

Vincent ***************

ORIGINAL POSTER

So i better head straight to room 3 and don't queue downstairs?

7 years ago

Shayne **********

Room 3. I posted a picture on the post the other day.

7 years ago

Tod *********

Do you know if there's a special room up at the immigration office in Chiang Mai that does stamp transfers to a new passport

@Sha***

7 years ago

Reply to

Tod *********

Make sure you have the letter from your consulate stating you got a new passport. Down here in Bangkok they won't transfer the stamps without that letter.

7 years ago

Vincent ***************

ORIGINAL POSTER

I applied for a new passport at my embassy in BKK and when that new passport was ready, they just cancelled the old pasport and wrote a letter that I have to bring to immigration with both passports

7 years ago

Andrew ******

How to get that letter from consulate if living here though? Mine up in 2 yrs

7 years ago

Vincent ***************

ORIGINAL POSTER

This is Thailand

7 years ago

Andrew ******

Tit ?

7 years ago

Vincent ***************

ORIGINAL POSTER

@Andrew *****

TIT everything is possible

7 years ago

Andrew ******

U mean the letter from your consulate where u come from Tod Daniels? How would u get that in Thailand?

7 years ago

Vincent ***************

ORIGINAL POSTER

I got the letter and the old passport

7 years ago

Reply to

Vincent ***************

Tod *********

I think you could get there after they open and not at 4 in the morning.

I'd go about 10:30-11:00.

Remember they don't EVER transfer a visa into another passport. They note you held xxx visa in the old passport and move your "admitted until stamp" or your "extension of stay" stamp to the new one.

IF you have a valid multi-entry visa you travel with BOTH passports until the visa in the old passport expires.

7 years ago

Reply to

Tod *********

Thai Visa Advice

... members · 40% approval rate

The Thai Visa Advice group is a specialized Q&A forum for visa-related topics in Thailand, ensuring detailed responses.

Join the Group

Thai Visa Advice

View the Conversation

Thai Visa Advice

Can I transfer my Non-Immigrant visa extension to a new passport at Don Muang airport or do I need to go to the immigration office?

3 comments