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What should I know about re-entering Thailand with a new passport after long-term stay?
Before this entry I was in thailand for 22months straight, now visited my home country for 4months for a new passport and stuff. This was 5th or 6th entry in total
My embassy adviced me to carry the old passport with me, but the IO didnt want to see it. She only asked what Im doing in Thailand and I said remote work, stamp and go.
This was the first time Ive been asked anything at all.
Ive been saying long enough, the passports most propably will be linked thru biometrics and hence the number in the visa is not an issue. And thats how it went in my case 🤗🥰
My embassy adviced me to carry the old passport with me, but the IO didnt want to see it. She only asked what Im doing in Thailand and I said remote work, stamp and go.
This was the first time Ive been asked anything at all.
Ive been saying long enough, the passports most propably will be linked thru biometrics and hence the number in the visa is not an issue. And thats how it went in my case 🤗🥰
Answer summary
The user shares their experience of re-entering Thailand after a 4-month break to obtain a new passport. Despite previously living in Thailand for 22 months, the immigration officer did not request to see the old passport and only asked about their purpose in the country (remote work). They believe that biometric linking of passports minimized potential issues with the visa number. Comments include others' experiences with similar situations and advice on carrying the old passport when traveling.
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Karen ************
Flew in last night with new passport, DTV visa, DTAC. Everything was online as the IO studied it all. Right hand screening, left hand screening and two thumbs. I got through without a hitch. Nice to be home.
Aaron ******
As you are more than 180 days a year do you have a tin? Or ever been asked for any thing regarding tax residency?
Toni *******
OPAaron Love never been asked, but ive been doing the report since the rules changed. Paying taxes to my home country, that covers everything due to the DTA, but still have to report
Tim *******
When I got a new pp they changed the #
Tim *******
When I got a new pp they changed the #
Toni *******
OP@Tim ******
yeah new pp new number, but embassy told me the visa cannot be updated so carry both passports
John *********
Will sleep well tonight.
EfficientF***********
Those look like my wife’s fingers.
Toni *******
OPEfficientFlamingo6288 can you send some more money then? we are going to islands soon, thanks
Niko ************
Haitko uuden DTV viisumin Helsingin kautta? Jos niin, kauan kesti käsittely? Kiitos etukäteen🙏
Toni *******
OP@Niko ***********
uuden? En, tämä on haettu elokuu 2024, siinä on edellisen passin numero siis.
Niko ************
@Toni ******
ahh sori luin/ymmärsin aloituksen väärin. Ajattelin että tulit suomeen hakemaan uutta viisumia😊 Oma dtv hakemus tässä parhaillaan käsittelyssä ja kuumeisesti odottelen päätöstä, kun ei ole mitään viimehetken tietoja todellisista käsittelyajoista..Niko ************
@Toni ******
Okei, kiitos vinkistä😊👍Toni *******
OP@Niko ***********
suomen lähetystö vastaa aina nopeasti sähköposteihin 🥰 itsel meni pari viikkoa, mut laitoin sinne postia ku alko tulee kiire ni seuraavana päivänä tuli viisumi
Xavi ********
Great to know!! Thank you
Clement ****************************
Just so you know. I have been asked for the old passport randomly on the 3rd entrance on my new passport.
I would still carry it when going out if I was you, just in case.
I would still carry it when going out if I was you, just in case.
EnthusiasticS*************
@Clement ***************************
thanks for this my passport is up next year and was wondering what people's experience was with the pp number being different on the e-visaToni *******
OP@Clement ***************************
i will, since my embassy suggested it. I showed the email to qatar airlines when boarding, because the trainee wasnt sure about how stuff works, his superior came and said everything ok after seeing i carry 2 passports. Forgot to mention that in the post, but thats more airline stuff than dtv
Clement ****************************
@Toni ******
Just to be clear, in my case: it was the thai immigration officer asking for it, not the airline.Toni *******
OP@Clement ***************************
yes i got that, just added some of my own experience
Sam ******
@Clement ***************************
Good to know but not all countries return the old passport when issuing a new one. So it really should not be a solid requirement. I will carry my old passport though. Just in case 👍😄
Marta *********
The two entries is limited to exceptions visa types… any other type of visa has its own entry criteria. In this case it doesn’t apply obviously!
Toni *******
OP@Marta ********
dtv apply under tourist visa criteria without onward ticket needed, as far as i know and have experience, been asked for a ticket every time entering with exempt/tr before. Never been asked to show *****
thb tho
Marta *********
dVT visa has the obligation to leave the country within 180 days… but you can also have multiple entries .. it doesn’t apply to 2 just entries per year. You can entry Thailand 20 times in one year with DTv visa if you want to.. DtV visa requires to proof
*****
0 baths in a bank statement for at least last 3 months before apply. Tourist visa and multi entry and I think also visa exceptions may request *****
… but same as you.. I never been asked to proof it!
Adam *********
@Toni ******
Then why write this? ‘Before this entry I was in Thailand for 22 months straight, now visited my home country for 4 months for a new passport and stuff. This was 5th or 6th entry in total. …….She only asked what I’m doing in Thailand and I said remote work, stamp and go. This was the first time I've been asked anything at all’.Toni *******
OP@Marta ********
my post had nothing to do with entry limits tho :)Toni *******
OP@Marta ********
*****
is entry requirement, nothing to do with visa requirements. People often get confused about this
Christopher **********
You hear so many horror story’s just seems your either lucky or not
Toni *******
OP@Christopher *********
if you dont count troll or anonymous accounts, theres not so many... thats why its good to post about these in my opinionAdam *********
@Christopher *********
Almost all the reports we see about difficulties upon entry are by anonymous participants. The verifiable ones refer to being asked to complete a Passenger Statement Form at either Phuket or Chiang Mai Airports and almost always upon first DTV entry.
GrayPa*******
Wait please confirm. You stayed 22 months in the country - meaning you expired the stamp in ur passport? Or u still left every 6 months?
Toni *******
OPGrayPanda6549 i did border runs, stayed out few minutes but never a full day or night, Im sure most understood that
John ********
If use regularly DVT 180 Days system IO don't asking to much
Toni *******
OP@John *******
i think she asked what im doing here because she saw i was 22months in last time, if i was on soft power, would have she asked about it, we'll never know. Never seen a post about prooving soft power (anonymous posts dont count), but i was thinking why she asked becaude after i said remote work she stamped me in like in a secondJohn ********
@Toni ******
thank you, really interesting what happen there with you
Barnabas *********
Thanks Toni! Confirms what we already knew. Length of stay isn't an issue. You were asked one of the two universal immigration questions; 'How long you stay?' and 'What will you be doing whilst you're here?'
Toni *******
OPBarnabas Collins its not common knowledge. Did you create a facebook account to troll this group, or others too?
Barnabas *********
@Toni ******
Trolling is posting lies with malice (as in creating and spreading misinformation). There are no verifiable reports of anyone being interrogated for spending up to 180 days in Thailand during each stay. Only oft repeated ‘opinions’ that DTV wasn’t intended for anyone to do so. Complete garbage.Toni *******
OPBarnabas Collins get off, this post was about new passport.
Sam ******
That’s great to know that the old passport is not required. I have a DTV sticker in my old passport.
I literally just landed an hour ago at DMK (maybe 15-16th entry with DTV, but only 2nd entry with new passport).
I have my old passport with me but decided to keep it in my bag and just showed the IO a picture on my phone of my old passport page with the DTV sticker.
All went smoothly. 2-3 minutes only. 👍😄
I literally just landed an hour ago at DMK (maybe 15-16th entry with DTV, but only 2nd entry with new passport).
I have my old passport with me but decided to keep it in my bag and just showed the IO a picture on my phone of my old passport page with the DTV sticker.
All went smoothly. 2-3 minutes only. 👍😄
James *******
Remarkable.
Nick *******
How did you do 22 months straight on a DTV?
krazye******
@Nick ******
probably with border run so technically it's not straightNick *******
krazyeyez999 yep
Anonymous ******************
22 months straight?? On DTV?
James ********
@Toni ******
It appears from other replies, that most people do not understand how you stayed in Thailand for 22 months straight with your DTV visa. That's okay with me...
Sorry I have ruffled your feathers by my questions and curiosity.
Enjoy your remaining time with the DTV visa.
Toni *******
OP@James *******
oh really? 2-3 people out of 4500 views? Ok lets move on, nothing to see here ☺️Toni *******
OPAnonymous participant 318 well, obviously did border runs, was few minutes outside
James ********
@Toni ******
FINALLY you admit that you did border runs to stay 22 months in Thailand. That's what was missing in your Post.Toni *******
OP@James *******
finally? 🤣Elías ********
Participante anónimo 318 why not? It's a 5-year visa. I'm on my 24th month already 🤷🏻
Nick *******
@Elías *******
not straightJames ********
@Toni ******
If you are on the DTV visa, it's not possible to be in Thailand for 22 months WITHOUT having to leave Thailand and reenter Thailand.IF you mean that you have been in Thailand for 22 months by doing a BORDER BOUNCE or 2, that's understandable.
Glad you are enjoying your DTV visa 👍
Nick *******
@Toni ******
they do say exactly thatNick *******
@Toni ******
right but you are trying to help other people which is great……Toni *******
OP@Nick ******
its like in finland if you go on a ferry ship, it crosses the border to sweden and comes back, but nobody says they went to sweden 😆Toni *******
OP@Nick ******
its straight for me, thats enoughNick *******
@Toni ******
you literally said ‘in’ Thailand for 22 months straight, when you were not. Language matters in these posts.Nick *******
@Elías *******
you’re the one that needs to go back to school. You said ‘almost nobody’ lives in Thailand without leaving and you seem to think 80% is almost nobody, and still want to argue the point. Are you that thick or just being obtuse? How on earth do you make a living with a brain that works like that?Elías ********
@Nick ******
the 20% of 80 million is 16 million. If you think 16 million is "nobody", that's a math problem on your side.Nick *******
@Elías *******
and? It doesn’t change the fact that your point was stupid. It would take you 2 seconds to fact check yourself and find out less that 20% of Thai people travelled abroad in the last year 🙄Nick *******
Anonymous participant 318 he’s always like that!
Elías ********
@Nick ******
plenty of them in my home country (Korea)Toni *******
OPAnonymous participant 318 most people can add up "22months straight" and "5th entry" making up as few minute border runs. Not really worth answering because it sounds like just trying to argue
Anonymous ******************
@Elías *******
I don’t know how to have a conversation with you without sounding mean. You must surely understand the context and words being used.
Nick *******
@Elías *******
you know what it means. The OP said they had been here 22 months straight, whilst talking about entry, so it’s clear what it implies, hence all the questions. You have not been here for 24 months straight. And if you really think that about Thai people then I doubt you even live here! Most of them never leave the country!!Elías ********
@Nick ******
define straight, because if you consider being out of the country for even one single day as not being straight, then almost nobody, including Thai citizens live here "straight".Anonymous ******************
@Elías *******
you have to leave every 180 daysElías ********
Participante anónimo 318 I don't. I just live my normal life 🤷🏻 Never left specifically for the visa.
Locked ********
It couldn't be linked to your passport number right? Smh
Locked ********
@Ash***
I can assure you that if you put the wrong numbers in for your TDAC for your passport they will not stamp let you through telling them the correct one to show your DTAC. This is also not a guessLocked ********
@Ash***
its not optional to put your passport number in when your do your TDAC. I don't think you have been in Thailand 😂Locked ********
DTV_BegPecker The TDAC will show that you have a VISA from your passport number
DTV_Be*******
@Ash***
All incoming travelers fill out the Thailand E-Arrival card which requires you to input your name, your passport number and your visa. Surely that would be the easiest most straightforward way for how Immigration knows you have a DTV, because you declared it in advance and declared your current passport number.Nick *******
@Ash***
I love it when people say ‘most’ people do with such certainty, like they are there in every instance or have seen inside data. 😂😂😂You lose all credibility when you say things like that.Nick *******
I just counted 20 on LI and stopped counting. Perhaps you are the receptionist in Melbourne? Love the irony of you calling me strange though 😂😂Unless you are going to say who you are I am done with you. I am happy to admit I am wrong if you can prove you have access to that data, otherwise as Mark Twain said ‘never argue with stupid people, they will bring you down to their level, and then beat you with their experience’
Nick *******
Ashley now you want me to look up Ashley Timms, of which there will be hundreds of people with that name, and you think that will prove you have access to confidential data within Thai Immigration? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂no thanks. Just say who you are if you are that important! I’ll wait…
Locked ********
@Ash***
Seems like other ppl can see through your BS. Sounds like the real fantasy 😆 🤣. Have a great dayNick *******
@Ash***
your madness continues! You want me to ‘look up’ Ashley? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂you’re hilariousNick *******
@Ash***
oh I just realised your profile is not even real 🙈🙈explains the nonsense I guess. ByeNick *******
@Ash***
I’m not wasting my time ‘looking up’ something that is total nonsense and BS.Nick *******
@Ash***
do you have any idea how crazy you sound? I always put mine in because it is a sensible thing to do. There are 10’s of thousands of DTV holders and you seem to think you know what ‘most’ do? Are you 5 years old? Do you need some help? I can recommend someone for you to talk to if you want?DTV_Be*******
@Ash***
where did you see this?Locked ********
@Ash***
I actually do.Locked ********
@Ash***
Your passport number is connected to your visa.... They scan the TDAC and it will show you visaLocked ********
Ashley sounds like you're jealous and upset that you are wrong. Let me guess you two passport's have a different passport number and you think all passports have biometrics 😆 🤣
Locked ********
Amazingly I do as well 🤣. Father works for the Dept of State. Anyways, go on 🤭. I guess all the people on the DTV have biometric passports 🤡
Locked ********
Lol its the same passport number! 🤣
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