You can’t travel internationally on a copy

You can’t travel internationally without physical possession of your passport.

If you travel to Bangkok, to lodge the visa application with passport, you can not leave Thailand without your passport - why not post your application so you don’t need to leave your locality?

You have used it...lol...you entered Thailand on it, it doesn’t say cancelled...you can continue to enter on this visa up until the last day stated on visa...I had one last year, same thing

Dick Hallgren there are no guarantees in life, and certainly none here in Thailand - you do your best, as we all do.

Tod has a wealth of personal knowledge from his own experiences and his own investigations, as well as that of his friends and cohorts across Thailand...he’s is careful to explain his advice...and personally I have found his advice for my circumstances 100% correct for the past 2 years, it’s served me well and made my life much simpler and saved me money and time 🙂

I previously told you, ask here for advice, ask your local immigration office (probably more than one officer) and then make an informed choice on all the information you have.

It’s up to you what you do...but this group is about sharing experiences and knowledge...your choice what you do with it

Good luck to you 🙂

Dick Hallgren your doing it - follow the advice of people like Tod who has first hand experience and the collective experience of others here...that’s what this group is all about.

Sometimes the rules don’t matter as you will find out, as different offices have different rules for themselves hahah

So ask questions here, ask your local immigration office, and then make the best judgment you can on the collective advice received...

Dick Hallgren that’s Thailand for you... Tod has detailed the correct process, it’s a personal choice if you follow it or not - and yes depending on which office you go to, and even the officer who sees you, will depend on whether you get fined or not. But if you do get fined, it’s based on the correct process that was not followed.

I personally decided not to risk a 20,000 Baht fine, prefer to spend it on something better - it’s 2 x return trips to Australia 🙂

Danny Dickinson incorrect, if you were previously on an extension of stay for ED, then you MUST cancel extension of stay as Tod detailed...or the next time you go to immigration on your new visa to do 90 day report, TM30 or another extension of stay...they may notice you didn’t cancel your previous extension of stay and fine you 500 Baht per day (up to 20,000 Baht) since you have been back in Thailand - they refer to it as overstaying your previous extension of stay because it was not cancelled.

Dick Hallgren incorrect as Tod explained, and following your advice could cost someone up to 20,000 Baht fine for overstay - be careful when giving advice, sometimes a little knowledge is a dangerous thing

Vinny Rodham your mate will need to go to immigration immediately upon his return to cancel the extension to avoid large fine - he may be lucky like me, and get no fine (I did mine on return within 24 hours)

Vinny Rodham yes, for all ED extensions