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Does my passport need to be valid for 5 years before applying for a visa in Thailand?
Hello everyone,
I can't find the information, but does our passport have to be valid for 5 years before we apply?
I can't find the information, but does our passport have to be valid for 5 years before we apply?
Answer summary
No, your passport does not need to be valid for 5 years before applying for a visa to Thailand. However, if your passport has less than a year of validity remaining, it is advisable to renew it before applying. The visa is now provided electronically as a PDF, which you can save or print, while your passport will only receive an entry stamp.
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Tom *****
you can use a passport with less than five years of validity but it is necessary to keep it after the renewal of the passport because the visa will be linked to the old passport.
Toni *******
No.
Romain ****
No need, but if your passport is under a year of validity, I would best renew it and apply on the new one.
Chris ***********
6 months
Steve ********
You no longer get a visa in your passport. The DTV is on a PDF file which you can save to your phone and print a hard copy. All you'll get in your passport is the 180-day entry stamp
Luit *****************
@Steve *******
but the passport number is on the visa, so when you get a new passport, somehow you might need the old one too.Steve ********
@Luit ****************
PhotocopyLuit *****************
@Steve *******
OK, in 2 years I will check, I always have a copy of my passport on the phone, so at first I try that when they ask, but I will take old one with me in case they need the real document.Steve ********
@Luit ****************
Freedom of choice of course! I wouldn't worry but I've lived in Thailand for 23 years so I know how it operates. DTVs are placed into the immigration system which identifies biometrics and fingerprints.Luit *****************
@Steve *******
maybe, but I think it might be safer to take old and new passport with you.
Paul *******
No it doesn’t
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