What should I do if my passport doesn't have enough validity to acquire a yearly visa in Thailand?

Dec 6, 2022
2 years ago
James ********
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Has anyone had any experience with their passport not having enough validity to aquire a yearly visa.
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If your passport is not valid for the duration needed for a yearly visa extension, you can still receive an extension limited to your passport's expiration date. After obtaining a new passport, you must go to the immigration office with both your old and new passports, along with a letter from the embassy, to transfer the visa stamps.
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James ********
You asked this question 7 hours ago on another forum in Chiang Mai....and
@Tod ********
gave you the same reply there as he did here 1 hour ago.

Hope you understand what Tod has said.
Tod *********
If you're talking about getting another year extension on a passport that's not valid for that year, the rule is if your passport is not valid for the term of the extension you get one granted up to the expiration date of your passport (when ever that is).

That becomes your new expiration date.

When you get the new passport you to to the immigration office with both passports and the letter from the embassy to get the stamps transferred to the new passport.
Mike *******
@Tod ********
yes correct.happened to me last renewal.

only stamped till expired date on passport.
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