Hi everyone 🙏 THIS IS FOR EXPERTS:
I am from Italy and I have a 1 year Business Visa.
I'll visit Italy for a month, in September.
Someone water damaged my passport, part of my stamps and visa stamps are liquified.
This stamps are still being accepted in government offices inside Thailand, but maybe they won't be accepted when I'll start flying internationally, as they say water damaged passports are not valid.
I'm thinking to do a new passport when I'll go back to Italy, and I'll do a re-entry permit before leaving Thailand, but:
Once in italy, when I'll do my new passport, I think the visa and the re-enmtry permit will stay in the old passport, how can I re-enter Thailand?
THANK YOU VERY VERY MUCH 🙏
TLDR : Answer Summary
The user, an Italian expat with a damaged passport containing a Thai Business Visa and re-entry permit, is seeking guidance on how to renew their passport in Italy while ensuring their visa status remains valid for re-entry into Thailand. Community responses suggest bringing both the old and new passports upon return, with the old passport needed to demonstrate the visa and re-entry permit. Suggestions include renewing the passport either in Thailand or Italy, with experiences shared highlighting the ease of having the Thai immigration office transfer visa stamps to a new passport.