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What is the process for transferring a visa stamp from an old passport to a new passport in Thailand?

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TRANSFERRING STAMP FROM OLD TO NEW PASSPORT

This is my experience with immigration in Bangkok.

I got my DTV when my passport was 9 months to expiration. In the visa field “Note” they reported the date of my passport’s expiration.

I got my new passport at the embassy and been told to go to immigration to transfer the stamp.

At immigration they have a form for this operation. Just fill the fields with the info of the old and new passport and that’s it. In addition you have to provide a copy of the bio page of old and new passport and a copy of the stamped page of the old passport. Also copy of the visa stamp/pdf file for e-visa like DTV. Moreover they tell you to provide a copy of the TM as well. There is no specification on which TM to provide. Given my experience, I suggest you to provide every kind of TM you have, such as TM 6, TM30 or 90days report if available.

The procedure was straight forward at counter J (tourist affair) but they didn’t like my TM30, even if it was all good for the 90days report I did before. I think the reason is that my field of “Check out date” was empty (even if it is an optional field).

I explained that I’m the owner of the condo, so I don’t have a check out date. Hence they wanted a copy of every page of the ownership document (the big paper) and the house book. Luckily I had pics in my phone, so I just printed them out. And they get the house book page from the server of the TM30 (you need to upload it when you do it).

It was a bit of a surprise but every IO was nice and friendly. Just took time and luck to have the additional documents at hand and made them printed out.

New passport is now stamped with the reference number of old passport, entry date and future exit date.

Out of curiosity I asked for the extension. They told me I had to provide every single document of the application (probably updated). When I said I was on a 1 year Muay Thai course, after a few seconds chat among them, they said I was not eligible for extension. Probably I could try my luck as they discussed really few seconds and not analyzing the case deeply, but mostly likely the answer would still be no.
Answer summary
Transferring a visa stamp from an old to a new passport at immigration in Bangkok involves filling out a form with details from both passports and providing copies of the bio pages and visa stamps. It's advisable to include all TM forms you possess for smoother processing. Potential issues may arise if required documents are not readily available, such as proof of residence ownership. Additionally, inquiring about visa extensions should be approached with caution, as eligibility can be inconsistently assessed.
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जगद्गुरु *****************
जगद्गुरु *****************
Extension of the 180 day entry permit, I assume?
Emmanuele *******************
Emmanuele *******************
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@जगद्गुरु ****************
yes correct. I meat the extension for another 180 days
जगद्गुरु *****************
जगद्गुरु *****************
@Emma*****
, meat? 😵‍💫🍖🥴
Wannikea *********
Wannikea *********
Extension vs bounce, kill 3 mature trees worth of copies. Bounce option add 218kg of c02 to the atmosphere. Choices choices.
Anonymous ******************
Anonymous ******************
That's weird, I asked IO in Suvarnabhumi by email about it a few weeks ago and they clearly said we don't have to copy the stamp, just keep both of my passports... No idea what to think about it...
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Anonymous participant 363 you can do either, but who really wants to carry around 2 passports
जगद्गुरु *****************
जगद्गुरु *****************
DTV_Begpacker Those who own their own properties in two countries (as will be my case, soon, hopefully). 👌
Anonymous ******************
Anonymous ******************
Anonymous participant 363 ah, and at my local IO they said, they don't do such things
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Anonymous ******************
same thing happen to me in tm30 , if you dont have check out date , then it will have issue they will ask you to manually to tm30 notification and need alot of documents like owner house copy , id , signature at form
Greg ********
Greg ********
Good info about the transfer. I noticed Chajng Mai Airport Office has a specific window for these transfers.

I wonder what they meant by not eligible for extension?
Emmanuele *******************
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@Greg *******
maybe I used the word eligible incorrectly. I wanted to say that if I requested for the other 180days extension, I would be most likely rejected
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@Emmanuele ******************
OK. I wonder why they woukd say that though if you have booked ongoing activities? Immigration are all over the place with the DTV but maybe that is deliberately:-)

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