Do I need to transfer my son's visa and entry stamp to his new British passport before renewal?

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Apr 30, 2019

6 years ago

ORIGINAL POSTER

I’ve just picked up a new British passport for my 9 year old son, he’s here on a student visa. We are due to renew his visa on or before July 31. Are we required to transfer his current visa and entry stamp to the new passport or can we wait until it’s time to renew?

Many Thanks In Advance.

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TLDR : Answer Summary

The user is inquiring about the necessity of transferring their son's student visa and entry stamp from an old British passport to a newly issued one before the upcoming visa renewal deadline in Thailand. Responses indicate that while it is advisable to transfer the visa sooner, especially to avoid complications during a 90-day report, some users suggest carrying both passports until the renewal date may also be acceptable.

Tod *********

If you have to do a 90 day report before the next extension rolls around go get the stamps transferred then BUT if you don't you can get them transferred when you get the next extension.

Make SURE you have that letter from the consulate stating you got a new passport in country.

In Bangkok you need the following to get stamps transferred

6 years ago

Henry *********

If you get the stamp transferred and the new Extension at the same time, it adds at least an hour to the time you have to spend there, as you have to get a queue number for the transfer first (N2) and then a queue number for the Extension (N1). We got both queue numbers at the same time, but the Extension numer was called before we'd finished doing the transfer, and was a little chaotic.

6 years ago

Tod *********

@David *****

there are no penalties. BUT now that he's got a new passport you need to use that number for the 90 day reporting and it means you won't be able to use the onlnie program anymore because when you switch passports inside the country with the same departure card number it doesn't update in their 90 day online data base.

Personally, when they next 90 day report is due I'd go out, file the report with the new passport AND get the stamps transferred to the new passport at that time.

6 years ago

David ******

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@Tod ********

I forgot to add, we are based in BKK

6 years ago

David ******

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@Tod ********

We usually do the 90 day report online, the next one being due on June 18. As he’s a minor, only 9 years old, I’m assuming there is less likelihood of him incurring any penalties if we wait until we renew mid June, approximately 45 days before the current visa expires?

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Darren *********

Don’t stress too much, I carried my old passport (with my visa in it) along with my new passport for several months before immigration put a stamp in my new passport linking my old passport number/visa. They’re correct it when you go to renew. Just carry both for now.

6 years ago

Ryan ******

It’s best to transfer sooner if you can as the letter from the embassy is dated. That being said they probably won’t give you hassle if you wait. We bring out transfers for our clients all of the time. It doesn’t usually take too long.

6 years ago

Aaron ********

My understanding is as soon as a new passport is issued the old one is invalid. So I guess you would need to transfer it straight away :(

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