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Do I need to transfer my Retirement Visa to a new passport before applying for a new one?
Apr 28, 2025
a year ago
Paul *****************
ORIGINAL POSTERQuick question:
I have a Retirement Visa that expires this week, and I will be applying for a new one. I also have a brand new passport, but my current visa is in the old passport.
Do I need to transfer the old visa into the new passport before applying, or can I just bring both passports and have the new Retirement Visa placed directly into the new passport?
Thanks in advance.
I have a Retirement Visa that expires this week, and I will be applying for a new one. I also have a brand new passport, but my current visa is in the old passport.
Do I need to transfer the old visa into the new passport before applying, or can I just bring both passports and have the new Retirement Visa placed directly into the new passport?
Thanks in advance.
TLDR : Answer Summary
The user inquired about the need to transfer their Retirement Visa from their old passport to their new passport before applying for a new visa. Comments suggested that it's important to verify whether the user has a visa or just an extension of stay, and it was mentioned that in some cases, it's possible to have the visa transferred for a small fee when presenting both passports at immigration.
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Blaine ******
I got my new canadian Passport in Thailand took it and the old passport to immigration they transferred the info from my old passport to the new one for 100 baht done deal
Paul *****************
ORIGINAL POSTERThanks Blaine.All sorted now.
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Jack ********
Just a question. Why are you waiting so late to apply for the extension? Most offices you can go 45 or 30 days before the expiration.
Paul *****************
ORIGINAL POSTER"How long does a new passport application take? Well, I applied for mine just after the Crimean War wrapped up on March 30th, 1856, thinking that would generously cover any possible delays. Silly me — I clearly underestimated the sheer efficiency of modern bureaucracy."
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Paul *****************
ORIGINAL POSTERThanks John Time wise all is OK
John **********
@Paul ****************
hope so. Just moving stamps took hours for me recently, mostly because they seem rather worried about forged UK passports at the moment. As well as photocopies of every page in my passport they asked me to show the receipt for payment for the passport (I only had one showing zero from VFS Global so had to show them the transaction with HMPO in my online banking) and also had to file a new TM30. They were taking so long with the checks I actually went off and had lunch and they still hadn't finished when I returned.Paul *****************
ORIGINAL POSTERThanks
@John *********
I will take my Passport Receipts too thats a good idea.I must say though that new Passport is "State of the Art" Almost uncopyable LOLReply to
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John **********
I'm guessing you don't actually have a visa at all but are on an extension of stay? If so you need to get the stamps moved to your new passport before getting another extension. A bit risky leaving it till the last week
Paul *****************
ORIGINAL POSTERI think for the last several years 2017 it is infact a one year extension of stay looking at the stamps in my old passport.
Peter ****************
@Paul ****************
John is right. But....think you can do it in 2 steps same day. First transfer an then get the year extension stamped in y'r new passport.Paul *****************
ORIGINAL POSTER@Peter ***************
Thank you.Much Appreciated.Reply to
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Lloyd ********
Do you actually have a VISA or do you have a yearly extension of stay?
Brad *********
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you'd be amazed at the number of expats I talk to that have no idea what they have, completely oblivious.Jonas *************
@Brad ********
maybe it's a "VISA exempt 60-day retirement non-Visa entry“ :-DPaul *****************
ORIGINAL POSTER@Jonas ************
Are you this funny in real life 😎Reply to
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Paul *****************
ORIGINAL POSTERDear Brad That you for your input!!
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