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Do I need to renew my passport before my NON-O retirement visa renewal in Thailand?
Aug 15, 2024
2 years ago
Paulus *********
ORIGINAL POSTERI am currently on a non o retirement visa, goes from April to April. My passport renewal is due in August 26. The immigration officer I deal with said I need to renew my passport before my next renewal in April 25 , is this correct? I can only think the reason maybe because I won't have 6 months left on my passport when it's due in August 26, can anyone enlighten me to the reason. Thanks
TLDR : Answer Summary
The user is currently on a NON-O retirement visa valid until April and is concerned about passport renewal due on August 26. An immigration officer advised renewing the passport before the visa extension in April, likely due to the requirement of having at least 6 months remaining on the passport at the time of extension. Comments from the community confirm that without 6 months left, the extension may only be issued until the passport expires, not for the full year.
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Deb ********
It'll be because you don't have 6 mths left on your passport.
Henrik *****
For most purposes where a passport is needed, you need to have more than 6 month left before renewal.
Paulus *********
ORIGINAL POSTER@Henrik ****
yes I will have for next year's renewal, that's were the confusion liesReply to
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Kev **********
Yes you need 6 months on the passport.
Marko ******
You answered your question yourself
Paulus *********
ORIGINAL POSTER@Marko *****
okChris ******
@Paulus ********
when you do again in April 25 there will not be 6 months left on passport by the time it gets to April 26, so they can not do 12 months.Paulus *********
ORIGINAL POSTER@Chris *****
thank youReply to
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Pascal ********
A non O visa for one year doesn't exist.
Paulus *********
ORIGINAL POSTER@Pascal *******
enlighten me thenPascal ********
@Paulus ********
you have an extension for your period of stay, not a visa.Damo ***********
@Pascal *******
Majority of the people understand people get confused with visa/extension.. always makes me laugh when twits like you make 'half' a comment LOL... f00l!Paulus *********
ORIGINAL POSTER@Pascal *******
ok now you've pointed that out do you have an answer to my question?Pascal ********
@Paulus ********
if you want problems with immigration you don't do it, TIT, up to you.Paulus *********
ORIGINAL POSTER@Pascal *******
excellent, very helpfulPascal ********
@Paulus ********
yes, stupid questionReply to
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Marty *********
Yeah, they are not going to like you not having 6 months on your passport. The best case is that they will only stamp you in until the end of you passport so you won't get a full year extension.
I have an LTR visa. Normally they would have given me a stamp for 5 years out but my passport was to expire before that. They only stamped me in until the end of my passport. I did get a new passport and they transferred the visa and updated the end date of my permission to stay stamp.
I have an LTR visa. Normally they would have given me a stamp for 5 years out but my passport was to expire before that. They only stamped me in until the end of my passport. I did get a new passport and they transferred the visa and updated the end date of my permission to stay stamp.
Kool *******
Your extension is only issued until your passport ending date. It is not dated past your passport expire date. That is why. If your passport expires in August then your extension is only dated until August, not April.
Paulus *********
ORIGINAL POSTER@Kool ******
yes I know that but reread what I posted. My renewal is due April 2025 to April 2026. My passport expires August 2026 but I've been told to renew passport before April 2025Chris ******
@Paulus ********
when you do again in April 25 there will not be 6 months left on passport by the time it gets to April 26, so they can not do 12 months.Lloyd *********
@Paulus ********
if the dates you've posted are correct you will have more than 15 months left on your current passport when you go for your next Extension of Stay in April 2025, so I don't see where the problem is.Paulus *********
ORIGINAL POSTER@Lloyd ********
I don't see a problem but the immigration officer said I needed to renew my passport before my next extension in April 2025. I wondered if he had a genuine reason or a mistakeLloyd *********
@Paulus ********
maybe he mistook the expiry date as 2025, not 2026, but as I said if your passport has more than 12 months left at the time of extension there is no problem.Reply to
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John **********
@Paulus ********
I think the IO just made a mistake with the datesReply to
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Alan ******
Do what your immigration officer tells you to do.
Paulus *********
ORIGINAL POSTER@Alan *****
even if they're wrong?Damo ***********
@Paulus ********
please film the interaction when you go back to Immigration and tell the IO he is wrong, and tell him how to do his job! [priceless]Paulus *********
ORIGINAL POSTER@Damo **********
no you cockDamo ***********
@Paulus ********
🥱🤡 you either do not know anything about being in Thailand, or you are still wet behind the ears.. maybe both.. either way I think you called me a name that actually suits you better.Paulus *********
ORIGINAL POSTER@Damo **********
whatever, go back to your play stationReply to
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Alan ******
when are they wrong
Paulus *********
ORIGINAL POSTER@Alan *****
it appears they could be in this caseAlan ******
@Paulus ********
ReallyPaulus *********
ORIGINAL POSTER@Alan *****
looks if you want to acquiesce to everything you are told by immigration so be it, I won't if they are proven to be wrongPaul *********
@Paulus ********
lol you clearly haven't embraced tit. Enjoy dude. Ps let us know when you go to immigration, I wannna watch 😂Paulus *********
ORIGINAL POSTER@Paul ********
stick to your sheep shaggingReply to
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Stuart *********
Can’t see why because in April ‘25 you’d get a new extension until April ‘26
Paulus *********
ORIGINAL POSTER@Stuart ********
that's what's confusing me .Reply to
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