steve1959 Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 I just renewed my UK passport while in the UK. I have a extension of stay based on retirement and when i arrived in Thailand with old and new passport got a stamp until my extension ends in four months, with old passport number written in with page number of multi re-entry. My question is should i wait until 90 day report to go to immigration to transfer stamps or go soon. Have downloaded form for Transfer Stamp TO New Passport. My immigration office is Khon Kaen. I would be happy for advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGW Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 You may as well just wait and do it all at one time, takes them a while as they have to transfer quite a few stamps over if you have had multiple visa over the years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 IMO it is best to have the stamps transferred as soon as possible. Until it is done you need to use both passports until it is done for anything you need the passport for. It does not take a lot of time to get it done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 1 hour ago, CGW said: You may as well just wait and do it all at one time, takes them a while as they have to transfer quite a few stamps over if you have had multiple visa over the years. There are not that many stamps that are transferred. The certainly don't do a annotation for every visa you ever got. Normally it is only a stamp with spaces for them to enter the info about the visa that you used to get the entry you have been extending and info about your old passport and the entry stamp from that visa. Your most recent entry and extension of stay stamps. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jip99 Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 20 minutes ago, ubonjoe said: IMO it is best to have the stamps transferred as soon as possible. Until it is done you need to use both passports until it is done for anything you need the passport for. It does not take a lot of time to get it done. A stout rubber band usually overcomes that issue.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OJAS Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 @steve1959 - have you yet obtained the Embassy's misleadingly-titled "visa transfer" letter which Immigration will almost certainly want to see when you do the stamps transfer? Click on the link below for info on getting this letter if you haven't already done this:- https://www.gov.uk/guidance/notarial-and-documentary-services-guide-for-thailand#transferring-your-thai-visa-for-replacement-passports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGW Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 14 minutes ago, ubonjoe said: There are not that many stamps that are transferred. I stand corrected! I just looked and there are only a couple of stamps, my last new passport, probably five years ago there were about three pages of stamps as they made a "note" of previous stamps. (I have been either on retirement visa or work permit for 15 years). I thought they had done the same thing again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1959 Posted November 2, 2018 Author Share Posted November 2, 2018 OJAS I believe I don't need a British Embassy letter as I got the new passport in the UK. Sent from my SM-G610F using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balo Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 (edited) 11 hours ago, ubonjoe said: IMO it is best to have the stamps transferred as soon as possible Just a question about this , I got a new passport from my embassy in Bangkok. I am planning to wait until my 90 day report to transfer the stamps, which is in a months time. Or should i do it ASAP ? Edited November 2, 2018 by balo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 4 hours ago, balo said: Just a question about this , I got a new passport from my embassy in Bangkok. I am planning to wait until my 90 day report to transfer the stamps, which is in a months time. Or should i do it ASAP ? That is up to you. It can also depend upon the office you are doing it at since at some of the larger office it means getting 2 queue tickets to do both of them. It can also require getting a copy of the the transferred stamps in your new passport for the 2nd thing you are doing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OJAS Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 17 hours ago, steve1959 said: OJAS I believe I don't need a British Embassy letter as I got the new passport in the UK. Sent from my SM-G610F using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app It makes absolutely no difference to Immigration whether you obtained your new passport in the UK or Thailand! Without an Embassy letter your local office will almost certainly refuse point blank to process a stamps transfer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 2 minutes ago, OJAS said: It makes absolutely no difference to Immigration whether you obtained your new passport in the UK or Thailand! Without an Embassy letter your local office will almost certainly refuse point blank to process a stamps transfer. It depends upon the immigration office. Many do not want the letter if the passport has been used for entry to the country. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanrchase Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 20 minutes ago, OJAS said: It makes absolutely no difference to Immigration whether you obtained your new passport in the UK or Thailand! Without an Embassy letter your local office will almost certainly refuse point blank to process a stamps transfer. I went with the letter from my embassy and they were not interested. They filled their own form out and got me to sign that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookieqw Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 ive had quite a few passports and every time ive got a new one they cut the corner off the old one, presumably so it cannot be used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1959 Posted November 3, 2018 Author Share Posted November 3, 2018 ive had quite a few passports and every time ive got a new one they cut the corner off the old one, presumably so it cannot be used.I had corner cut on my old passport and could use it as had re-entry permit which did not expire for another 4 months.Sent from my SM-G610F using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1959 Posted November 7, 2018 Author Share Posted November 7, 2018 Have emailed Embassy and got reply that they will send form for transfer by EMS for free. So will see if Immigration ask for it.Sent from my SM-G610F using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1959 Posted November 29, 2018 Author Share Posted November 29, 2018 Just to update. I got stamps transferred including yearly extension. Looking at passport they did not transfer the multi re-entry. I do not plan to leave Thailand before next one year extension. If I did for some unforeseen reason I assume I would need to show old passport as re-entry will still be valid. I wish I had queried it at the time. At least less space taken up in passport.Sent from my SM-G610F using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OJAS Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 1 hour ago, steve1959 said: I assume I would need to show old passport as re-entry will still be valid. Might be worth double-checking this with your local immigration office - but only when/if you identify a specific need for the re-entry permit to be used prior to its expiry, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agusts Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 On 11/29/2018 at 9:08 AM, steve1959 said: Just to update. I got stamps transferred including yearly extension. Looking at passport they did not transfer the multi re-entry. I do not plan to leave Thailand before next one year extension. If I did for some unforeseen reason I assume I would need to show old passport as re-entry will still be valid. I wish I had queried it at the time. At least less space taken up in passport. Sent from my SM-G610F using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Thanks for the feedback, did you enter the country with the new pass !? Did they ask for a embassy letter in that case !? (was that Phuket immigration ?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1959 Posted December 1, 2018 Author Share Posted December 1, 2018 Might be worth double-checking this with your local immigration office - but only when/if you identify a specific need for the re-entry permit to be used prior to its expiry, I think.Thanks for advice. I will ask when I do 90 day report in about six weeks. Would like to know if I leave Thailand and return would re-entry permit in old passport be acceptable. Sent from my SM-G610F using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1959 Posted December 1, 2018 Author Share Posted December 1, 2018 Thanks for the feedback, did you enter the country with the new pass !? Did they ask for a embassy letter in that case !? (was that Phuket immigration ?).I entered Thailand with new passport and showed old passport with yearly extension and multi re-entry permit. I got embassy letter and filled in immigration form for transfer of stamps. Embassy letter free.Sent from my SM-G610F using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1959 Posted December 1, 2018 Author Share Posted December 1, 2018 I entered Thailand with new passport and showed old passport with yearly extension and multi re-entry permit. I got embassy letter and filled in immigration form for transfer of stamps. Embassy letter free.Sent from my SM-G610F using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile appKhon kaen immigration Sent from my SM-G610F using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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