What should I do with my Thai visa after my passport expires in 2026?

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Nov 15, 2024

a day ago

Divyanshu ******

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admin please turn on commenting. thanks everyone for your help, really appreciate😊. Now what happens after 2026, do I carry both passports or is there a process to transfer the visa.

Hi, anyone who knows thai, please help me translate the following text, written on the visa I got. Thanks in advance 🙂

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TLDR : Answer Summary

The main concern is understanding the procedures for handling a Thai visa upon passport expiration in 2026. Generally, once you receive a new passport, you should carry both the old and new passports when entering Thailand until the visa expires. Additionally, there are questions about translating a specific Thai text on the visa, which mentions the expiration date of April 3, 2026. Several commenters have provided translations and insights regarding the text on the visa.

Ellie *******

Once you get a new passport, you bring both old and new passports to enter Thailand every time until the visa itself expires, you will be stamped in for the same as visa states.

Even if your visa is longer than 12 2026, you will be stamped in until passport validity only with this current passport.

20 hours ago

Divyanshu ******

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@Ellie ******

thanks Ellie, so in summary visa is still valid till 2029 and I just need to carry both passports and I'm good to go, no need to go to immigration and get it transferred or something like that.

19 hours ago

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Divyanshu ******

Rob *******

@Mike *******

... in most cases, GT won't translate hand written words, which is also the case here ... well on my phone it doesn't!

a day ago

Kevin *******

Passport expires 3 April 2026

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Joanna ********

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Michael ********

I think it says “travel document” then something then 3 April 2026

The cursive is a bit hard for me to read to the left of 3 april, im not even sure if it isn’t just numbers.

Also im not sure if it even says travel document, the first word is “book,” and im fairly certain the next phrase is เดินทาง, which would mean it means passport or travel document.

a day ago

Tod *********

@Michael *******

says exactly what I wrote in thai and english 😛

หนังสือเดินทางหมดอายุ 3 เม.ย. 2026

หนังสือเดินทาง <- that is a compound real thai word for passport, (although most colloquial thai uses the english word passport พาสปอร์ต spelled in thai) 😛

wหมดอายุ means expires

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3 เม.ย. 2026 is april 3 2026

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Tod *********

หนังสือเดินทางหมดอายุ 3 เม.ย. 2026

passport expires April 3, 2026

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Tod *********

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