Update on my extension application with full/second passport issue…
Firstly, many thx for your contributions and support, invaluable as always 🙏
Arrived MTT 0840 with pre-completed forms for an extension to stay and stamp transfer, since I was expecting to have to ask for both. I’d also changed my flight to ~55 days after my current exit date and took that.
Document control guy asked me why I wanted to transfer so I explained, but he said something like ‘can’t do that/not necessary’ and indicated they would stamp on the remaining space in my first passport. He also gave me 3 new forms to complete since inevitably the forms I had weren’t theirs, and wanted a photocopy of my current stamp rather than the PDF I’d printed.
Then I was seen immediately by IO and told ‘last time’ and given an extension for 60 days after my current exit date, maybe due to the flight details I proffered (she didn’t ask), and they did indeed squeeze the stamp onto the last available partial page in my passport. Departed before 0920 and most of that was unexpected admin.
So I’m happy and grateful, but no idea about the second passport transfer possibility since ultimately they were flexible it wasn’t required. Thx again all🇹🇭❤️✌️
TLDR : Answer Summary
The user provided an update on their visa extension application process in Thailand. They arrived at the immigration office with pre-filled forms but faced some administrative challenges, including the need to complete different forms not previously used. After some confusion regarding the transfer of stamps between passports, the immigration officer granted a 60-day extension based on the user's flight details and successfully stamped the extension in the available space of the first passport. Although the user was unsure about the necessity for a passport stamp transfer, they expressed gratitude for the support received from the community.
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