@Michael *************

you will have give up your retirement visa

I'm not sure to be honest

Your best bet is to ask your question to the thai immigration or a thai visa company

You cannot do anything with a retirement visa even if its free

As far as I know you just need his thai passport

@Colin ********

without any doubt you are right

It's all about BIG brother is watching you all the time as is the tm30 just a waste of time

As for moving the visa to the new passport it'll take you 30min you need a copy of the old passport and the new passport you can get a form for the immigration on their website and download it the passport office will also give you an form for you to fill in when you get the new passport.

Now I have just done it last week so I know how it goes, one little surprise they are doing is asking you for your bank book and a bank statement, even if it is not there website

This only applies to the retirement visa

Good luck

You can apply for a new passport

And still keep the one that you have now until your new one arrives so there is no reason to worry

@Stuart ********

Bangkok are a pain in the neck

@Stuart ********

that's what they said to me

But it's not on the list of things that we must have to do to move the visa to the new passport

They told me that they only do that when they are dealing with retirement visa application

To be honest I got upset with the officer because I don't have the book with me

But I was lucky that the bank was happy to help,so they gave me the 6 month statement because I had my card and passport

Are you on a retirement visa, if you are then you will have to do a bank statement for the thai immigration, I had a big upset with the immigration officer but they refused to renew my visa into my new passport until they have seen my bank account details

They insist that I have to go to the bank and get the account information for them

Now the bank only will do you a 6 month's statement for you there and then and the immigration know that

I would recommend that you avoid the same problem with the immigration and go to see your bank and they will give you the statement frist find out how long it takes to get the statement