Answered4 years ago

Do I need to show my old passport when re-entering Thailand if I have an extended stay?

Thai visa Entry stamp Re-entry permit Passport transfer Immigration procedures

Sarah ******

asked Dec 30, 2022

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Hi could someone tell me if the stamp on the right is essentially the one on the left but more simple? The one on the left is the visa from my old passport, the stamp on the one on the right was put on last time I came back to Thailand. Do I still have to show my old passport when I re-enter again? Thank you.

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The stamp on the right is simply an entry stamp linked to your re-entry permit and extension of stay. Unlike a visa obtained from a consulate, it is essential to transfer the entry stamp and re-entry permit to your new passport after the New Year's holiday, as you won't need to show the old passport when you re-enter.

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Tod *********

NOPE, the stamp on the right is only an ENTRY stamp <- that you got from the extension and by having a re-entry permit

Once the New Year's Holiday is over you need to GO to the immigration office that issued that extension and get the extension of stay and the re-entry permit stamp MOVED into your new passport

There is no show both when you travel deal like when you have a VISA from a thai consulate 😕 On extensions w/re-entry permits you need to get the stamps transferred to your new passport

4 years ago

Sarah ******

@Tod ********

ok, thank you.Have been in and out a number of times since my renewal in June, given in old and new passport to passport control and not once have they asked why.

4 years ago

Tod *********

Here's the form you fill out and the copies you need to move those stamps

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4 years ago

Sarah ******

@T**

. Thank you so much. Yup got a new passport over the summer hols. Thank you for your help.

4 years ago

Tod *********

@Sarah *****

man, that's totally strange 😮 In theory they should have told you the first time you stamped in or out on the new passport you needed to go transfer the stamps 😮

I'd certainly get a hold of your school after the holiday and get them moved. It really shouldn't work like that (not at all except the first time IF you got a new passprot while you were out of the country)

4 years ago

Tod *********

I notice you have an extension based on being a teacher at Shrewsbury Int'l School and you got that extension via "mobile service" <- which means they came to your school and pounded out the extensions for the teachers like they do at NIST and other international schools.

You would get the stamps transferred at Chaengwattana unless the immigration office has a visit scheduled to your school where they might move the stamps for you

4 years ago

Sarah ******

@T**

, my hubby is the teacher and I am the trailing. Will try speaking to the school, you never know....

4 years ago