early renewal of Thai passport

[sreiter]

 Hi guys! Does someone happen to know if a Thai passport can be renewed about 8 month before it expires? Or is that only possible in case of passsport lost or similar? Cheers and thanks Stefan

[rasg]

I'm not sure but my wife has just gone back to see her family and one of her jobs while she is there is to change her name on her ID. I hope she can do the same on her Thai passport and hopefully get a renewal as hers runs out early next year. I will watch this thread with interest.

[ubonjoe]

A Thai passport can be renewed at any time. There is no limit on the amount of remaining validity for the current one to do it.

A friend of my wife's got a new one about year after a getting her existing one.

[PhanomR]

You can't renew a Thai passport, but you can apply for a new one at anytime. You will need to take the current passport along for it be cancelled as they won't issue a new one until they have cancelled the old one. 

[sreiter]

Great and thanks, that is very good to know!

[rasg]

Very useful to know. Thanks.

[mmushr00m]

Yes it can be done, the Mrs did it last year with months to do before expiration

[durhamboy]

Can definitely be done. My wife had more than 2 years left and she easily got another one. I think the Thais are happy to do it as it gives them more income. For us, it saves a trip to the Embassy in London which I think is mandatory now if you apply in the UK.