lukethailand1

Yes I know it's not a problem to get visa and stamps transferred to the new passport. But my question is can I avoid going to the German consulate here in Pattaya to get a confirmation letter if I have the immigration officer at Suvarnabhumi put the entry stamp in the new passport instead of the old one...

I will be reentering Thailand with a new passport next month. My old passport with the reentry stamp and retirement extension will not be cancelled though (old passport still valid till end of 2020), in Germany they allow me to keep both passports at the same time. So in this case, would it be better to

1. reenter Thailand with the old passport, get the entry stamp in the old passport, go to the German consulate in Pattaya to get a confirmation letter that visa and stamps need to be transferred, take both passports to Jomtien immigration and have visa and stamps transferred to new passport.

or

2. show the Immigration officer at Suvarnabhumi both passports, get the entry stamp in the new passport. I assume in this case I could have visa and stamps transferred at Jomtien Immigration without having to get a letter from the consulate first??