@Andrew *******

As I mentioned, not sure if it's a requirement Thailand ask to go back to the realm. It's for sure a requirement inside Thailand when your old passport is cancelled and you got a new one, you must transfer your immigration files to your new passport.

@Andrew *******

That's how it works with US visas, but not sure for Thailand. Most countries of the world want you to transfer long validity visas to your new passport.

@Steve ******

We transfer extension of stay and re-entry permits every time we get a new passport.

Embassy is the only office outside of Thailand able to put the re-entry stamp to the new passport or give you the correct guidelines. Call them and ask for the procedure.

@Paul *******

She is outside of Thailand.

@Jessica ********

WP3 is like a work permit pre-approval.

@Brian ****************

Just remember that the Thai live the present. They don't care of "what would have happened if that or this."

@Brian ****************

oh, this is not a translation issue but rather a cultural one. The sister can't come, problem solved. The Thai won't understand that you bother yourself with plans that were changed/cancelled. In your case, a Thai would have asked "She can't come, at what time do we go then?"

@Brian ****************

That's because your sentence is not correctly structured. A question doesn't start with "if" but with "when".

"When would we have gone to eat if your sister had come?"

Reverse translation: "When can we go eat if your sister comes?"

Now to be closer to the Thai way of speaking, you would have asked "At what time would we have gone to eat if your sister had come?"

@George ************

Everybody can renew their driving license all around Thailand, Thai and foreigners alike, wherever their address is. Many Thai don't live at their registered address and transport department decided to take that into account some years ago, thank to their internet linked system.