Passport Renewal & Visa Question

[ltdknowledge]

My UK passport runs out this April, however my non O visa runs out in June. When i renew my passport will the few months i have left on my visa be void. As i intend to stay here a while if i can, is it best to go to the embassy here to renew my passport or should i risk sending it to my parents and have them send it back when i have the new one?

Thanks

[lopburi3]

How can you have a visa valid longer than your passport? Such a visa would not have been issued legally.

If you need a new passport you need to make application at your Embassy and then take old/new to immigration to transfer your current permitted to stay stamp. Once that is done you will be free to obtain a new visa.

[Thanyaburi Mac]

How can you have a visa valid longer than your passport? Such a visa would not have been issued legally.

If you need a new passport you need to make application at your Embassy and then take old/new to immigration to transfer your current permitted to stay stamp. Once that is done you will be free to obtain a new visa.

Lopburi3

You sais:  "How can you have a visa valid longer than your passport? Such a visa would not have been issued legally."

Don't know about Thailand but surely not a problem for U.S. B1/B2 visas.

My wife's first 10-year visa went through two (2) of her passports.  First passport finally expired after 10 years, when she still had a couple years to go in the U.S. visa.  Got a new Thai passport and just carried it along when travelling to the U.S.  U.S. Immigration had/has no problem with entry if the valid visa is in an expired passport, as long as the traveller has a current passport.

Mac

[lopburi3]

We are talking about Thai visas. Below is the Ministry of Foreign Affairs statement for visa issue on there website.

Passport or travel document with validity not less than 6 months. The validity of 18 months is required for one year visa application.

[ltdknowledge]

Thanks for the info.

[libya 115]

We are talking about Thai visas. Below is the Ministry of Foreign Affairs statement for visa issue on there website.

Passport or travel document with validity not less than 6 months. The validity of 18 months is required for one year visa application.

I am in a similar complex situation.

I have a one year O visa in a British passport that expires in September 2007. The O visa expires in June 2007.

I have a new passport and the old cancelled passport. I actually don't want the visa transferred into my new passport, because I visit the UK next month and wish to apply for another brand new O visa in my new passport.

At present I have not attempted to transfer stamps; just hoping to sort it out at BKK airport next month.

Is this wise? Comments and advice appreciated.

[bn2002]

My UK passport runs out this April, however my non O visa runs out in June. When i renew my passport will the few months i have left on my visa be void. As i intend to stay here a while if i can, is it best to go to the embassy here to renew my passport or should i risk sending it to my parents and have them send it back when i have the new one?

Thanks