What should you do with an old Thai visa when you have a new passport?

Jun 13, 2023
a year ago
Ian **********
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Who do you go to if you have new passport , but old Thai visa in old passport.... English passport.
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If you have a new passport but an old Thai visa in your old passport, take both to your local Thai Immigration office to request the transfer of your visa or extension of stay to the new passport. Ensure you have copies of necessary passport pages, visa forms, and possibly a letter from your embassy for the transfer. Experiences shared indicate that the process is generally straightforward, though requirements may vary slightly based on the immigration office.
Stephen *******
England does not issue passports!
James ********
@Stephen ******
he already has a New UK passport... Needs to transfer his extension of stay to the new passport from the old one.
Ian **********
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@James *******
yes I was asking for my friend , who tried to do his visa earlier . I'm sure the answers have helped him out ...I showed him them .

Hopefully he can sort it out soon. Thanks James.
Ian **********
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@James *******
thanks James ....as for Stephen , I'd give up , if you need it exact then a UK passport ..I hope u sleep better ..now .
James ********
@Ian *********
serving as a Moderator on 4 forums dealing with Thai Immigration and Visa issues, I have learned to decipher and try to understand what someone is trying to say and, reply with a helpful answer.

When I read English... That's a passport from the UK.

When I read American... that's a passport from the USA.

AND so on....

Hope all is well with you...

Take care and Good Night Thailand
Stephen *******
@James *******
that can not be so because an English passport does not exist.
James ********
@Stephen ******
Pardon me... TROLLING this is not helpful to anyone. How about you providing a correct answer to the question?
Stephen *******
@James *******
if he had an English passport, as he claims, then there is no correct answer.
James ********
@Stephen ******
Good night 😴
Stephen *******
@James *******
yes. It is not an English passport. There is no such thing.
James ********
@Stephen ******
It's the same procedure with any passport in the transfer of visas or extension of stay to the new passport.
Lindsay *********
I just did this. Super easy. You need a copy of every page of your old passport and the first page of the new one. You need a copy of your TM 30 and 90 day report. You also need the transfer visa form filled out.
Godefridus *********
@Lindsay ********
i didn't need all the copy's,just letter from embassy
Ian **********
ORIGINAL POSTER
Thank u all 🙂
Ian **********
ORIGINAL POSTER
Sorry that's where my friend is .
Lindsay *********
@Ian *********
Chiang Mai
Ian **********
ORIGINAL POSTER
Ellie *******
@Lindsay ********
, it would be more helpful if you add the info of which immigration office you did it.
Ian **********
ORIGINAL POSTER
Thanks was asking for a friend 😁🙏
Steve *********
Contact the British embassy to send you a form to get it transferred, then once complete take it to your local immigration office
James ********
@Steve ********
they do NOT issue the letters anymore. Thai Immigration is aware of that fact.
Tadhg ***********
I got a letter from my embassy requesting immigration to transfer my visa from my old passport to my new one. Went to immigration and they did so. Irish passport.
Ian **********
ORIGINAL POSTER
He only has this ?
Tadhg ***********
Read what James said, should be good. 😊
Ian **********
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James ********
@Tadhg **********
The letters are no longer being issued by Embassy's as of recent.
Ellie *******
@James *******
that depends on your nationality or the embassy. UK embassy does not, but some still issue a letter with a new passport.
James ********
@Ellie ******
thank you for your helpful reply.
Tadhg ***********
@James *******
then immigration are sure to ask for them 😂
James ********
@Tadhg **********
NOT anymore.
James ********
Martin *********
@James *******
uk vfs do not issue transfer letters anymore
James ********
James ********
Take both Old and New passports to your local Thai Immigration office AND ask them to transfer the extension of stay now in the Old passport to the New passport.
Danny *******
@James *******
That worked for me at Krabi Immigration.
James ********
@Danny ******
yes, that's what is needed to transfer.
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