lazygourmet

Belgian consulates are delivering two types of short term passports : - Emergency passport only valid to travel back to Belgium - Temporary passport with one year validity

I will... I am cruising around Mediterranean sea until end of September and have no time -and no envy- to go back to Belgium for a new passport. I am flying out with Turkish Airlines from Istanbul where I am going to stay for a few days before departure. Just in case I realize that I will not be allowed to board their flight, Belgian consulate will issue me, within a day, an emergency one-year temporary passport which will do the trick.

A bit of update... I asked immigration at Suvarnabhumi airport before flying out last weekend. They said that I will not have any trouble to re-enter Thailand with my actual passport as soon as I am coming back before my extension expires. They said, as well, that some airlines might be reluctant to let me board the plane ; but if that happens, I just need to sign a form stipulating that if I am denied to enter Thailand I will have to pay for costs of repatriation.

Thanks Crossy. I can also double check with immigration at Suvarnabhumi before leaving. You can close this topic if needed.

I am Belgian but I have no plan at all to visit Belgium if I do not need to renew it. My legal address is in Thailand and I am registered at my embassy in Bangkok. More convenient for me to wait for a new passport while in Thailand.

I am off to Europe until end of September. My passport is valid until January 29, 2024. My retirement extension ends at the same date and I have re-entry permit. Will I be able to re-enter Thailand with less than six months passport validity?

Halcyon days!

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Lucifer

And in Belgium assisted suicide is legal.