Thanks everyone!

@Jorge ***

I believe they stopped adding pages a while ago. I emailed local US embassy in a panic, we were moving to Thailand in less than a week, & they told me to come in the next day for a replacement passport, issued the same day. It was fully accepted everywhere. I’ve since replaced that with a regular 10-year passport at US embassy in Thailand.

I got an emergency replacement US passport at US consulate in Hong Kong before moving to Thailand a bit over a year ago - my old passport had no pages left for Thai visa. The 12-month replacement passport was accepted everywhere, airports, hotels, immigration in Thailand, etc. I had never heard of it but apparently it’s common to those in travel industry. it’s a fully valid passport but expires in 12 months. (Also, if you apply for a new, regular passport before it expires, it’s free of charge. The fees for the emergency passport cover it.)

Agree with above - at Bangkok Bank ATMs there is a selection that simply says “withdrawal”, with no dollar amount. Click that & then key in $400 & you’ll get 100 baht notes. (Or 900, 400 will be $100 notes.) We do that for this reason, to get some smaller bills.

@John *********

Retirement extension, first year. I didn't know why they stamped it that way, but seems like what Graham Seal said above, the extension of current stay at the time.

@Brandon ***********

Thank you! I did see that. Will print it - would never have thought of printing it, but better to be safe.

@Brandon ***********

Thanks! I did follow Stuart's advice. The form was quite finicky, for me, but it finally worked.

@Stuart ********

Hi - it finally worked! I just did it again, & then did the search thing you explained, & I was there. Thanks a million!

Hi. I think it worked this time? I clicked "save" info - and now my name, arrival date, etc appear on the table at bottom of screen. Does that mean it's been updated?