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What should I do with my DTV visa when I get a new passport?
My DTV visa was approved but my passport is almost full. I know it’s just a printed piece of paper but what happens when I get a new passport and passport number?
Answer summary
When you obtain a new passport while having a DTV visa, it is essential to manage the transition properly. You have a few options: generally, you should carry both your old and new passports together whenever you travel. While some expats report that immigration might not require the old passport, it is advisable to link your visa to the new passport at an immigration office. The old passport with the valid DTV must still be available, even if it is full. Keep the original passport handy and be prepared for possible confusion at borders.
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Stas **********
ive had to do this. i started off just giving my new passport but honestly it is quite a hassle depending on who you get at the border. I now carry both
Trikker **********
you bring new and old passport until immigration can transfer visa to new passport number
Anthony *****
Bring along the old and new passport together whenever you go or you can go to immigration to transfer the visa into the new passport.
Anonymous ******************
Which DTV subclass did you get?
Anonymous ******************
Bring both passport, visas are commonly like that.
Jason ********
Malle sure you keep the original passport. If your embassy. Doesn’t want to give it, ask them to cut off some of the passport front cove. This is a worldwide standard to invalidate the passport as an ID but to retain your visa and display your entry/expected exit date.
Anonymous ******************
The DTV isn’t transferable into a new passport. Your old passport with DTV must be still valid though, even without empty pages.
Adam ***************
You don’t need to do anything. I came in recently on my new passport, and DTV linked to old passport, and they didn’t care to see the old passport at all
Anonymous ******************
@Adam **************
i think finger print showing everything thats why they know u changed your passport and see your dtv
Danza *******
@Adam **************
same, arrived a few days ago and they didn’t even care about the old passport, I won’t bring next time extra fear crap from health & safety officers in this group 😛Adam ***************
They have nothing better to do!
Sammy **********
Showed both at Imigration and they where a bit confused, but it worked after a few discussions with other officers
Anonymous ******************
You can visit immigration office to link it to new passport
Nongnuch ********
Anonymer Teilnehmer 385 he seems to still have a visa sticker in his passport, not an e-visa .pdf document. The DTV visa sticker is NOT transferable, because it was issued by an embassy. Immigration is NOT a part of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration does NOT have any of those stickers at hand. What Immigration will exactly do is unclear, but they cannot transfer the "visa". You will probably be told to KEEP the old passport with the sticker, because the sticker is a valid visa with a visa validity of 5 years.
Karl *******
Anonymous participant 385 You can't. That's not something they will do. I have this in written confirmation from the Thai authorities. You simply need to take both your new and old passports with the DTV
Patrick ****************
Anonymous participant 385 I tried that and I was told I had to carry both passports, they can transfer the current stamp, but not the DTV itself they told me
Anonymous ******************
@Patrick ***************
that’s right they will stamp new one which means going forward at the port of entry they will see your new passport linked to the DTV. So you’re all set 🙌
Zaw ******
@Patrick ***************
same as my wife. New passport for exist or entry stamps.
old passport for showing DTV visa page to IO
Anonymous ******************
@Patrick ***************
what happen if the original passport become lost, stolen or demolished?
John **********
Anonymous participant 698 make sure you keep a copy of the data page in your old passport
Luit *****************
@Patrick ***************
What do you mean with it looks like DTV is transferred?Karl *******
Anonymous participant 698 You are them tattooed to make a new visa application.
Patrick ****************
Anonymous participant 698 I think you risk not being let in on DTV anymore then and have to re-apply. But I am confused, cause when I translated the stamp I got from immigration after transfering it, it looks like the entire DTV has been transfered, but they still told me to carry both passports
Steve *******
You carry both passports with you while entering and leaving Thailand.
John **********
You carry both your old and new passports
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