What are the potential issues when entering Thailand on a visa exempt status with a new passport?

Oct 10, 2017
7 years ago
Amornrat **********
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A Common Mistake: while on visa exempt and try to enter with a new passport. In most cases Immigration will mark, when they transfer the stamp to new passport, the number of entries in the passport.
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This discussion highlights the risks associated with entering Thailand on a visa exempt status while holding a new passport. It emphasizes that immigration officers may mark the entry counts when transferring stamps to a new passport. Community members share their personal experiences regarding how different immigration officers handle such situations, indicating variability in enforcement and suggesting caution about when to apply for a new passport.
Shahin **********
Yeah it's hit and miss, and really depends on the IO. I have plenty of visa exempt stamps and extensions in my passport over the past year, without a worry. The last IO at Chiang Mai airport passport control checked my passport, stamped me in and said my name with a smile before handing it back to me.

Edit: Australian passport holder.
Jason ******
so is it better to wait to apply for a new passport until you enter on a tourist visa instead of getting a new passport while in Thailand under Visa exempt stamps?
Robert *******
Does not really matter. If the IO scan the new passport all details from old passport will show in the screen and he can count from the screen the amount of and what entry is used.
Johnsuma ******
some officers are very zelous, it depend their stamina ! lol
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