I just received my non-immigrant ED visa to learn Thai on 4th April and collected my new passport afer that, and I managed to transfer the stamps and multiple re-entry permit from the old passport to the new one. I am posting this because my langauge school couldn't really advise me on how to transfer the stamps. My school advised me not to collect my new passport until my NON-ED visa has been issued.

I am a Singapore passport holder, and I entered Thailand on a ผ.30 status (visa exempt for tourism for 30 days) and then extended my stay for 30 days on the basis of tourism. I then applied for an in-country NON-ED visa with the help of my language school. After getting my visa and collecting my passport, I went back to Chaeng Wattana to attempt to transfer the stamps. However, I was informed that since I entered visa-exempt (ผ.30), I had to go to Muang Thong Thani Counter K first to get the visa exempt stamps (including the extension based on tourism) transferred first and then return to Chaeng Wattana to get the NON-ED stamp and the re-entry permit transferred. At Chaeng Wattana, I went to counter C/C1 to transfer the NON-ED stamp (not including the visa, since it has already been stamped as used). The transfer of the re-entry permit was done at counter C2. The transfers were all completely free of charge. I was also told that to apply for an extension of stay based on studying Thai, I still require my old passport.

Documents submitted (for both Muang Thong Thani and Chaeng Wattana counter C/C1, unless otherwise stated):

- original old and new passports

- photocopy of TM.6 (I never submitted the original)

- original embassy letter (Muang Thong Thani took it, so Chaeng Wattana didn't need it)

- photocopies of the biodata page of both my old and new passports

- photocopy of my entry stamp (the red one given at immigration checkpoints, NOT the NON-ED in-country admitted stamp)

- photocopy of my extension stamp based on tourism

- photocopy of my NON-ED visa + stamps

- two transfer of stamps forms (one for MTT and the other for CW).

Counter C2 (re-entry permit counter) at Chaeng Wattana did not need any photocopies, just my old and new passports.

I also successfully exited Thailand at the Sadao land border crossing with Malaysia today (and successfully entered Malaysia). Might be good information for those considering going to Malaysia or doing a border/visa run by land. I flew from Bangkok to Hat Yai to get to the border. Requirements to enter Malaysia can be found at [members only]/