So, I messed up. My non-O visa runs out on November 7th and while I have been otherwise approved for a 1-year marriage visa extension, I don't have any pages left in my passport.

Okay, I actually have 3 pages left, but they all say "Endorsements" in tiny letter on the side of the page and apparently you can't use those for visas...despite two countries already using half of one of those pages for visa stamps...regardless today Thai immigration told me they can't use them.

Am I screwed? The US Embassy website seems to say that a lack of pages is not a reason for an emergency or temporary passport, and they don't add pages anymore.

I can't apply for a new passport here in Bangkok because my visa will run out long before I get it.

Did I fuck up so bad by not knowing about these final three pages in my passport that I now have to leave my wife just before her birthday, my condo that I have a contract for, my prepaid Christmas plans, and go home for months while I sort out a new passport? Is there no other solution?

UPDATE

After some difficulty, I was able to make an appointment to renew my passport (usually done through mail only) and I will have the chance to state my case for an emergency passport (usually not given in my particular case) so I can get a visa stamp and stay in the country.

Hi guys, i lost my Australian passport(stolen with money) in Pra Ram 9, Bangkok,

I am not allowed to get a new passport in Thailand because i need lots of documents in Australia. Only allowed Emergency Passport to go home 😪

I am hoping someone will see it somewhere, i dont want to go home, i have 5 weeks left

Passport name is Phuong Duy Nguyen.

Please contact me, many thanks

Hi all, so I went to Songkran yesterday and my passport got wet… so… my visa and all the stamps are gone. How should I deal with this?

Hi All

Advise please

I have lost my passport and the earliest I will get my new one is mid April. My multiple entry Thai visa requires me to extend for 30 days from the 18th March. But with no passport I assume I can’t do this. I applied for an emergency passport so I could leave in time but they won’t issue me one as it’s just to keep my visa. They will only issue to send me back to the UK.

If I overstay until I get my new passport will I be blacklisted for future visas?

I have a young person under my care from the UK who has had her passport stolen, the photo page ripped out, then anonymously returned. A new passport has been applied for but the issue comes with the thai visa.

She entered with a Non-O volunteer visa which must be extended to the full year this December. As she has a damaged passport, this cannot be done. Immigration have said they will not give her a temporary extension until the new passport arrives, and said she must pay the 500b overstay fine every day until her passport arrives. The passport will take around 4-6 weeks making this fine extremely high.

Anyone have any suggestions on what we could ask immigration to encourage them to take pity on her and provide a temporary extension to avoid having to pay the fine? Also, she can’t leave the country to wait it out as she has no ID to travel and needs to be here to collect the new passport in person anyway.

Complicated i know!

Hi Thailand Friends - I’m new here and hoping someone can help. I‘m an American traveling on USA passport. I just realized I’m dangerously low on blank passport pages (down to 3) and have travel plans in the next 6 months that will fill those pages completely.

I know that I need to apply for a passport renewal and that I can do this at Bangkok USA Embassy, but my question is about timeline (how long it takes) steps to the process, can I still travel while I’m waiting, etc.

I’ve reached out via email and phone to Embassy trying to find the specifics and have had zero luck. Thinking someone here might’ve been through this and can help?

Thank you 🙏🏽🇹🇭🇺🇸❤️

FINAL UPDATE November 7th:

- Passport received on Friday, November 3rd. Took around 3 days to receive in CM after ThailandPost picked up in BKK

- Was able to successfully extend visa for 30 days on November 6th with 2 days to spare 🙂

- Overall process took around 6 weeks (Sep 25th - November 3rd) for renewal of passport book and card from Chiang Mai

Original Post:

Passport renewal help needed urgently. What are my best options?

I’m in Chiang Mai on a tourist visa expiring November 7th.

- Sep 25: Sent in my passport for renewal to Bangkok

- Oct 24: After emailing bangkok requesting an update, my application status was updated same day to “Mailed”

- As of today i still haven’t received my old/new passport, and have no tracking number from Thailand Post.

I currently have 7 days left on my tourist visa. Immigration doesn’t let me extend my tourist visa without my passport.

How long does it normally take for ThailandPost to deliver from BKK to CM?

Should i fly to Bangkok just in case and get an emergency passport?

Here’s a fun one..

- I’m in Vietnam

- Came to get a tourist visa (which I got)

- My (american) passport has water damage and I was refused my flight back to thailand

- I’m getting an emergency passport that will get me to Thailand

My plan is to enter on an exempt using the emergency passport.

What are my options with the tourist visa stamp? It was issued after the damage and is clean. Is it something I can get moved to the new passport, once I’m in the kingdom?

If so, where would I go (in Chiangmai) and what’s the procedure?

* Update *

I'm writing this from a comfy spot in Chiangmai. Here's what I can share and know to be true (based off my experience).

- American emergency passports are valid for 1 year and can get you in, out, and around most places (apparently different depending on the passport)

- There is no changing of visa's at the airport, or need to

- I showed both passports, explained the situation, they stamped the emergency with 2 months (technically only got 59 days but whatever), and the TR in the old/void passport as used

- No fuss, no drawn out process, the IO called over to someone, and the person was able to give instruction without coming over or seeing the passports

- I'll need to show both passports when asked for the duration of my stay and upon exit

- People in these groups will say whatever comes to mind, whether it seems true, is true, is valid, or relevant

- People want to be helpful, even if most have no idea what they're talking about, are going off old information, or it's literally here-say and antidotal

- Most can't be bothered or won't take the time to actually read what's actually being asked

- Thick skin and discernment is required if you're to get any real insight or guidance here

That is all. Thanks everyone 🌿

I'm about to book a flight ticket back home. So, do i need to enter the passport expiry date of my original damaged passport or the emergency passport?

My passport got wet and damaged here in Bangkok, Thailand. The embassy said that they can issue me an emergency passport to go back home and renew my passport instead of issuing me a temporary passport to travel further. But, i already have a flight ticket booked to Malaysia. I've already tried contacting AirAsia airlines but it's difficult to reach them and contact with them person to person. So, can i contact Malaysian embassy and check with them if they can help? I also have a soft copy of my passport's bio page before it got damaged.