Should I Transfer My Entry Stamp to My New Passport or Exit and Re-enter Thailand With the New Passport?

May I add caution...if you have a recent history of living in Thailand with METV, Tourist Visas With extensions...and possible border runs....

You may have difficulty getting a new Tourist Visa in SE Asia Thai Consulates.

A new passport does not guarantee entry upon arrival as you may be questioned by Thai Immigration.

If you need a few more months to sort.thongs out, do two land border runs with 30 days extensions...that well give you added 4 months to get your Non O for retirement sorted.

Do NOT FLY into Thailand. Greater risk of questioning upon arrival. Good luck.

if you want an Extension of Stay, visit before 30 jan your Immigration office with both passports and the Embassy letter. Or if you like to leave Thailand before or on 30 Jan, take both passports and leave.

In theory, you need to move your entry stamp.

If you are going to apply extension for your entry from tourist for 30days, you need to move current stamp to new passport then apply extension. You need to bring the letter from your embassy/consulate.

If you are not applying extension and just leaving Thailand, usually no problem to just leave. Make sure Bring the letter along your old passport, IO at passport control upon your departire would give you departure stamp into your new passport.

As you have a letter from your embassy ...just go to the next immigration and let them put your new in the system....as you are in the computer with all history ...

Did you get your retirement visa or extension yet? As you were planning to getting it in December?

In Hua Hin or Chiang Mai ...as you spoke about both locations?

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