stephen tracy

Many thanks, Jack. 

Hello all, I entered Thailand on 7 December 2022 on the 45 day visa, followed by a 30 day extension. At the end of that, I flew to Vientiane and back in one day and repeated the above. Got my extension last week at CW. My question is, will I be ok to fly out and back again when this current extension runs out? Or is 3 back-to-back entries not allowed and I should apply for an SETV somewhere before trying to re-enter? I’m also aware that the 45 day entry is now back down to 30.

7 hours ago, Smokey and the Bandit said:

I don't think there is any ban over Songkran, but there is a ban next month(May) for 2 days because of the election?

Probably

6 hours ago, thecyclist said:

Done it several times at land borders, but not recently. Took a few minutes. Used to be free of charge and only required old and new passports. The last 2 times was charged a fee (can't remember how much, maybe 200 Baht) and they require a letter from your embassy that certifies the transfer. That letter too used to be free, last time 1000 Baht. Done it once at Manila Airport where it was super fast and totally free of charge. No transfers of visa, just stamp you out in the new passport. That's how it should be done, but bureaucracies have a tendency to expand and complicate totally unnecessary BS. 

Thanks! Yep, VFS gave me the embassy letter when I picked up the new one. Hopefully it wont cost much, if anything, and I will post my experience for future reference. Going on Sunday from DMK to Vientiane and then straight back again. 

7 hours ago, Caldera said:

No problem to do the transfer at Suvarnabhumi Airport as a tourist on visa exempt.

 

You queue up as per normal, they'll send you to a special desk where you're stamped out in your new passport while some stamps from your old passport are transferred to your new passport for reference. They also link your passports in their system.

 

If you get your new passport before you extend your visa exempt entry at immigration, you need to do the transfer there and then, as they won't put an extension stamp in an invalidated passport. 

Thanks! That's what I'd hoped. I guess it's the same at Don Mueang too? That's where I'm flying out of.

Found a thread on it from last year: 

6 hours ago, MJCM said:

Ooh wow. So showing OLD passport and NEW Passport when leaving the country won't do in that case? Weird.

 

TiT at it's best again

I think it will do but I think they take you to a different booth to transfer the extension stamp, and then you can go through to departures, but I've only heard of people doing at Suvarnibum or DM, never done it myself. 

5 hours ago, lopburi3 said:

Visa is no problem in old invalid passport - current permitted to stay must be in current valid passport.  He appears to be exiting Thailand and needs to prove legally here (which requires valid stamp in passport being used to exit I suspect).

Yes, this is what I thought, and I've seen some threads on this site discussing it, with most saying they have gone to their local IO and got it done and some who have just had it done at the airport before flying

6 hours ago, MJCM said:

For whatever reason? Just leave it in your old passport.

 

If you are on a year extension / have a NON-O Multiple Entry visa then yes by all means transfer it, but a 30 day extension?

 

When you leave Thailand those 30 days extension (the days left) will be gone. I have no idea if a Re-Entry permit even will cover those.

 

Edit: Just carry 2 passports when coming back if IO wants to see the last 30 day extension. I carried 2 passports with me for approx 7 months when living in Cambodia, Cambodian 1 year visa was in OLD passport, but they stamped me in / out in my new passport

Oh ok, I was under the impression that any stamps in the old passport would be considered null and void after the new one was issued. This is why I understood that people go to immigration offices to have their stamps transferred from old to new passports before flying anywhere. So, what you're saying in a nutshell is I have no reason to so any of that, just show up at the airport with both old and new passports and and they will be ok with that? And coming back in, same thing?

5 hours ago, MJCM said:

Understood.

 

But again the question, why would you transfer a 45 day stamp to a new passport?  If it was a Year Visa / Extension I could understand it, but a 45 day visa on arrival?

 

Out of curiosity, how many days will you have left on that 45 Day VOA when flying out?

ooops, sorry, it's actually the 30 day extension I need to transfer

6 hours ago, MJCM said:

Are you talking about a Re-Entry Permit perhaps?

 

Why would you transfer a 45 day stamp to a new passport at the Airport when flying out?

Just as an alternative to having to go up to CW to do it. I've heard of people who instead of going to CW have gone to the airport with both old and new PPs and the IOs have done the transfer there quite quickly before the scheduled flight

Hello all, does anyone know whether it is still possible to get a visa extension stamp (from a 45 day on arrival) transferred from an old UK passport to a new one at Suvarnabhumi or DMK when flying out. As much as I adore trips to CW, I would prefer to just deal with it at the airport when I'm due to fly out, if possible. Thanks in advance. 

5 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

That's what you need.

Thinking copy of blue book and his ID signed. 

Awesome, thanks, Jack! 

BTW< yesterday I did get the landlord to fill out a tm30 too and got copies of IDs etc

Hey Brian, thanks, and thanks to all other respondents, much appreciated. I meant "now gotten him". It was at IT Square when it happened. Perhaps it would help if I got the landlord to write a letter to take with me saying that up until now I have been staying as their guest rather than a tenant? I'm not sure it would make any difference. 

Hi all, I recently returned to Thailand after being away for a few years. I came with VOA (45 days) and on Friday I had to go to IT Square to get the 30 day extension, however I was told when I was there that I needed some kind of proof of where I was staying from my landlord or they couldn't do it. I've known my landlord for 15 years and his whole family (they live in the same small building) and last time I stayed here and this time, they have not been charging me rent so there is no contract. I have no gotten him to write one up and provide copies of the other documentation so I can at least show something when I return on Monday but due to the requirement (at least as I understand it) for me to have been registered within 24 hours of arrival, the landlord has dated out contract for Sunday, the day before I return. The snag here is that when I was there on Friday, the official told me I had to prove where I had been since arriving in Bangkok. Can anyone shed any light? I'm worried I might have to fly out now if the reject it.

I spent a month in Buenos Aires in 2012 and had a great time. It's a lovely city to walk around with plenty of outdoor dining/coffee shops/ bars etc. The only negative thing I can remember about it was, unlike Bangkok, where I never worry about pick pockets on public transport and leaving my laptop on a table in a bar/restaurant when I go fo the toilet or have a cigarettes' etc, When I was in BA at that time, this was an issue but not sure how it is now. There was a lot of unemployment when I was there. Fortunately, I never had anything stolen. Neither will you if you just be a vigilant, but no need to go nuts.  Probably no worse than central London nowadays! 

On 6/17/2021 at 12:40 PM, Cake Monster said:

Every single Bar, Club and Night Spot should remain closed. As should any other establishment that could serve Alcohol.

Not being able to sit on a bar Stool, with some Lady hanging off your neck whilst being completely Rat Faced and trying to be funny, is not going to Kill you.

 

Why do you assume all people that would like to go and have a drink are sexpats that want to hang around some sleazy dive? 

4 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

What's pathetic is posters who sit in judgment of people they have never met, and snipe from behind a keyboard.

I would make the same comment to your face. 

On 4/24/2021 at 8:57 AM, Excel said:

Can not condone this idiot but given the proclivity to Thais spitting anywhere and everywhere I guess this only made the xenophobic Thai news headlines because it was a foreign person.

Thais spit everywhere?

23 hours ago, sweatalot said:

I wonder if that mask helps against Covid?

I think so, that's how he avoided the 20,000 baht fine

The only effective way I have found of losing weight is by combining eating more sensibly with 3 to 4 sessions a week (about 45 minutes each) of resistance training. After a few month's of this, I started being more free with what I ate because I had lost pretty much all lost my body fat, except a very small pocket of it on the gut, and gained a lot of muscle... After that I have kept up the gym sessions but eat and drink pretty much what I want most times and I've been ok ever since. 

13 hours ago, Excel said:

They should put BKK in shutdown now totally, not wait for it to exponentially increase. Take heed from other countries but of course TIT.

Most other countries have done a much worse job than Thailand with Covid. Why would they seek to emulate that? "TIT" here is a stupid thing to say. 

The terrace of the old Soviet Embassy, now called 'The House', next to the W Hotel on Sathorn is the one place that doesn't play annoying loud music. I often do Skype work calls there because of that... expensive though! The price you pay for the sound of silence.