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What should I do if my passport has expired but I still have a valid visa in it while traveling to Thailand?

Visa Rules Thai Immigration Passport Expiration Visa Transfer Expat Advice Travel to Thailand

Aug 26, 2025

a day ago

Anonymous *************

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Just to address a common question here. Here's the response from the Thai authorities to this question.

"If your current passport with your visa has expired, you must carry both your old passport (containing the valid visa) and your new passport whenever you travel to Thailand. Immigration officers will refer to your visa on your old passport when processing your entry and stamp your new passport accordingly. In the event that you lose the old passport containing the visa, you will be required to apply for a new visa without exception. Please note that we are unable to transfer a visa from an old passport to a new one."

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TLDR : Answer Summary

If your passport with a valid visa has expired, you must carry your old passport (with the visa) and your new passport when traveling to Thailand. Immigration will use the old passport to process your entry. If the old passport is lost, you must apply for a new visa, as visas cannot be transferred to a new passport.

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Anonymous ******************

I asked at the immigration office and they told me it could be transferred - but I am also not sure if they completely understood my question. They may have been talking about the current stamp in my passport, not the visa itself

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