Am wondering, does the 5 year validity kick in after the visa is approved or after your first entry using the visa?

Hi there! I have a Thai visa that expires in February. My passport is running low on pages and I leave soon for holiday so I was thinking to renew my passport in the US. My concern is, upon re-entering Thailand will my visa still be valid?

I have renewed my passport in Thailand before and went to immigration to have the visa transferred, no issue. However, I cannot go to immigration to do this if I am outside of the country.

Do I just come back with both of my passports? The old one with the visa and the brand new one? Do I need to go to a consulate in the US?

I have two blank pages left in my passport. Will that be enough to re enter Thailand? Should I just wait and renew it in Thailand when I return?

Thanks!

Once a visa has been approved, how long can I wait to use it?

Hey everyone. I just got a tourist visa in my home country.

I have a roundtrip flight ticket which I presented when I applied.

However, I have some issues at home and might need to postpone my trip. I might even have cancel.

My questions are:

1. If I postpone, do I need to inform the embassy? send them the new flight tickets? Or as long as the visa is valid (before its expiration date), it doesn't matter when i fly?

1. If I end up canceling the trip all together, and want to travel to thailand in a few months, will I have issues getting a new TR visa? (since I recieved one and did not enter..) Or will I have issues entering on visa exempt?

Thank you so much!

When you quit a job or get fired, I know the extension of stay is or can be cancelled the same day. But when on a non-b visa, sticker not a stamp, that is good until it expires correct? The job status has no bearing on this visa?