Returning to Thailand with Non Imm B and re-entry in expired passport?

[troniccrypt]

Hello, 

 

After spending hours trying to research this topic and getting nowhere, I thought I should stop wasting my time and post this message here as I know that uses here know exactly what they are talking about. 

 

We got hit with a couple of badly placed Indonesian entry and exit stamps, as well as a few of painful full page visas from Cambodia, Laos and China.

 

I have just found this out and we do not have the time to get it renewed by the Bangkok passport VFS, which means that we won't get the letter requesting immigration to move visas/permits to the new passport. 

 

So we are renewing the UK passport in the UK in June, using the 24 hour service in London Victoria. 

 

She will be returning to Thailand with her Non Imm B re-entry permit, valid until the end of the year, in the old passport and travelling on a new passport. 

 

Will immigration at Suvarnabhumi Airport accept the Non-Imm B Re-entry permit in the old passport and stamp her in with the expiry date of the current Non Imm B Re-entry permit? 

 

Our plan would then be to go to the local immigration the next morning and get the Non-Imm B Re Entry Permit moved to the new passport. As well as sorting out the other details. 

 

Another concern is that we only booked a one way tickets, this time flying back on Emirates. Will Emirates allow her to board the flight without an onward ticket? Normally this is not an issue as we have the Non Imm B and re-entry permit, but that is in the expired passport. 

 

Losing some of my already thinning hair with worry. 

 

Any help or guidance will be most helpful. 

 

Thanks. 

 

 

 

 

[phuketrichard]

no problem, just show both passports at check in and immigration

as long as its a valid reentry ur ok

Dont worry about rushing around to get the stamp transferred.   I used 2 passports like this for over 6 months till my extension to stay was coming up for renewal.

[troniccrypt]

17 minutes ago, phuketrichard said:

no problem, just show both passports at check in and immigration

as long as its a valid reentry ur ok

Dont worry about rushing around to get the stamp transferred.   I used 2 passports like this for over 6 months till my extension to stay was coming up for renewal.

Thanks. That is great news. Good to hear that from someone with real experience. I will sleep better tonight. Many thanks. 

[arithai12]

Not a problem, I also travelled with old/new passport for a period of time.

Just make sure that when your local office invalidates the old passport (sometimes they do this by stamping "cancelled", sometimes by cutting off chunks of the pages) they leave the pages with the old visa/extension and re-entry untouched.

 

[troniccrypt]

4 hours ago, arithai12 said:

Not a problem, I also travelled with old/new passport for a period of time.

Just make sure that when your local office invalidates the old passport (sometimes they do this by stamping "cancelled", sometimes by cutting off chunks of the pages) they leave the pages with the old visa/extension and re-entry untouched.

 

In the UK, they typically cut two corner off the edge of the passport covers. I will make sure that they do the same this time. Thank you for your response.