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How do I transfer my retirement visa to a new passport as a UK citizen moving to Thailand?

Retirement Visa Passport Transfer Thai Immigration Visa Extension Non-O Visa

Jul 23, 2025

a month ago

Rich *****

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Hi regarding UK passport 

I am on a retirement visa until March 26. My passport only has 2 pages left on it. I am going back to UK next week and thinking of getting a new passport. How would I swap my retirement visa over? And what would happen when retiring to Thailand in 1 month. 

Thanks

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TLDR : Answer Summary

If you are holding a Non-O or Non-OA retirement visa and need to switch to a new passport due to having only a couple of pages left, you cannot directly transfer your visa. You must bring both the old and new passports to Thailand, showing both upon entry to receive the appropriate stamps in your new passport. Once back in Thailand, visit your local immigration office to transfer the visa and re-entry permits from your old passport to the new one. It's recommended to keep photocopies of all relevant pages, especially the current visa, in a secure location.

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Roger *********

I went through this process last year. On my first return to Thailand, showed both passports. I then went along to our local immigration (Phuket) with both passports, TM.7, TM.30 and the relevant photocopies, and they moved my non O (retirement) extension and multi re-entry stamps to the new passport. All very painless. Have since used only the new passport. Wife (German passport) has just got a new passport while we are in Europe and will do the same when we go back.

a month ago

Stephen ************

Take photos of every page in your passport especially the current visa and save them to a cloud account

If you lose your passport and it does happen your stuck in no man’s land

Good luck

a month ago

Dan **********

Be sure to use the number of the new passport when you do the TDAC

a month ago

Ellie *******

if you have an actual Non-O or Non-OA, it cannot be transfered, you bring both passports until you apply for a new visa or an extension.

if you are alraedy on an extension after an actual visa, you can transfer stamps to the new passport.

bring both passports to enter thailand, show both passports when you are stamped in and be sure you get correct stamp on your new passport based on the extension and re-entry permit on your old passport.

you go to the local immigration office once you are abck in thailand to apply for transfeer the stamps.

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