Magdalen Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Hi everyone, advice appreciated please. I have lost my UK passport in Bangkok. I will retrace my steps tomorrow but realise that the chances of recovering it are small. 1. I understand that I can apply for a replacement one via the UK Government website and that one will be sent to me in due course, is this correct? 2. However, my main consideration is regarding my Visa situation. The passport contained a Multiple Entry Business Visa which only had a couple of weeks more left before its expiry date. However, I was given a 90 days stay when I last entered Thailand on around the 6th February. I do have a copy of the Visa but NOT of the stamp showing the permission to stay until 6th May or so. If I obtain a replacement UK passport in, for example, 4-6 weeks, and then leave the country in order to get a new Business Visa overseas, what will Thai Immigration say, as there will be neither a visa nor any stamps in the brand new UK passport I will have just received? Any advice or recommendations will be very much appreciated. Thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HLover Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Do you have a copy of the passport and Visa? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magdalen Posted February 23, 2019 Author Share Posted February 23, 2019 Yes I do, but not of the entry stamp when I entered Thailand last, earlier this month Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubascuba3 Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 There is an emergency travel document or similar name via the uk govt website, available within 24 hours i think i read. No idea about stamps and visas, they should know when applying for passport or travel doc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyrldTraveler Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Loss of passport must be reported to Royal Thai Police at the nearest police station, so you can document being without documents. Bring ALL of your supporting identification documents, including flight itineraries, library cards, your UK ID/driving license, etc. to prove who you are. Cops feel better if they can point to a mountain of supporting evidence to back up such a claim. That, in turn, can be used to generate more papers from the Immigration folks, including the record of your visa, which is on file somewhere, one would hope. One should also report the loss (preferably with the Thai police report paperwork) to the local UK Consul to expedite a new passport. Most bureaucracies treat lost passports as if you can't find it before you head off on your holidays in a few months, unless they are informed that you're not playing games here. When the new passport arrives, you can get a replacement visa issued in new passport. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilotman Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Also, go to the UK Embassy, first thing and get their help. They are used to this happening and they should be able to help with Immigration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve187 Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 4 minutes ago, Pilotman said: Also, go to the UK Embassy, first thing and get their help. They are used to this happening and they should be able to help with Immigration. report lost, apply for a new one, you have the best part of 2.5 months, when it arrives, get a letter from the embassy regarding the new passport, and then get last permission to stay transferred at local immigration office. good luck, don't bother with UK embassy they are useless, unless you need an emergency travel doc. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elviajero Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 (edited) First you need to report the loss to the local police. Once you get the new passport, take it and the police report form to immigration and they will stamp the new passport with the remaining permission of your current stay. You should get a new passport within 4 weeks. 2/3 weeks is normal although they won’t guarantee that. Edited February 23, 2019 by elviajero 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elviajero Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 22 minutes ago, WyrldTraveler said: One should also report the loss (preferably with the Thai police report paperwork) to the local UK Consul to expedite a new passport. Replacement passports are applied for via VFS in the Trendy Building on Sukhumvit soi 13. The Embassy would only be able to supply an emergency travel document, which the OP doesn’t appear to need. 27 minutes ago, WyrldTraveler said: When the new passport arrives, you can get a replacement visa issued in new passport. Immigration would not supply a replacement visa. That is lost with the passport. They will only issue permission to stay for the remainder of the current 90 day stay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JaiLai Posted February 23, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2019 Also, go to the UK Embassy, first thing and get their help. They are used to this happening and they should be able to help with Immigration. UK embassy and help should not be used in the same sentence. Sent from my iPhone using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app 3 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilotman Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 10 minutes ago, JaiLai said: UK embassy and help should not be used in the same sentence. Sent from my iPhone using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app I know, they are not exactly helpful in most circumstances, but as it states in the passport, it is an official UK government document, so they do have some responsibility in these circumstances, even if it at a cost to the individual to access their assistance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overherebc Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 2 hours ago, scubascuba3 said: There is an emergency travel document or similar name via the uk govt website, available within 24 hours i think i read. No idea about stamps and visas, they should know when applying for passport or travel doc. An ETD is usually issued in the case of the need to travel urgently for whatever reason, eg get home to UK when you've lost your passport or put it through the wash in your jeans pocket. In my case I had applied for a new passport through VFS ( old one full ) and a meeting was brought forward by a week and I was unsure if the new PP would arrive in time. I managed to get the ETD issued in a day by showing flight/hotel bookings and the company details about the meeting etc. For the OP there is no obvious pressing need to travel so it boils down to police report, inform the embassy, apply for a new passport through VFS, go to Imm' with the new passport and details of multi B, smile sweetly and get it sorted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evadgib Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 (edited) Overseas passports Report a lost or stolen Passport Edited February 23, 2019 by evadgib Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magdalen Posted February 24, 2019 Author Share Posted February 24, 2019 Thanks to all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulic Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Keep looking in your luggage. Most passports are misplaced not actually lost or stolen. Unless you are certain and remember leaving it behind somewhere I would recheck your luggage and computer bag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OJAS Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 To quote from https://www.passport.service.gov.uk/overseas/information/thailand/replace/adult "If you haven’t already reported the loss or theft, you must include form LS01* with your passport application." * https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/report-a-lost-or-stolen-passport-form-ls01 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sawadee1947 Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Don't worry, after 29. Next month you will get a new one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen tracy Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Sorry, bit late here. This happened to me a few years ago. Ended up having to get emergency PP at the embassy and had to fly back to the UK to get a new one. Sorry it happened to you. It's such a nightmare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen tracy Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Another thing you could do is check your bank statement online to see where you purchased stuff the day you lost it. I retraced all my steps (I thought) when I lost mine but when I looked at my statement I realised I'd popped into a Starbucks for a takeaway coffee on the day I lost mine and I'd forgotten that. I t wasn't there though when I went back but it's worth a try. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WonnabeBiker Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 On 2/23/2019 at 7:24 PM, Magdalen said: Yes I do, but not of the entry stamp when I entered Thailand last, earlier this month Am not a citizen, but would guess: i. report the loss right away, back home via the embassy and to the Immigration. ii. Immi will have your records - they scan pasports, remember? Expect a high fee, hassle and a few days's wait. But I trust that you will get travel documents and can get the VISA stamp replaced at a certain cost and more hassle. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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