I have a Non-O visa extension valid until April 2020 with a multiple re-entry permit. My passport will be expiring in January 2021 and I plan to renew it in February 2020 so that when I apply for another Non-O extension in March 2020 it will be done on my new passport. I will need to travel back to Malaysia to renew the passport as it can only done in the home country.

 

Questions:

1.  When I return to Bangkok in February 2020 I will have to use the new passport, which is without the Non-O visa extension and re-entry permit, can I show the Immigration at Suvarnabhumi my old passport with the relevant stamps?

2.  Will I be allowed to enter Thailand with my new passport and enjoy the balance of my Non-O extension until April or would I be given the standard 30-day entry stamp?

3.  If I'm given the 30-day stamp, will I lose my Non-O visa extension and re-entry permit? If yes, then I will need to go back to Malaysia to get a Single Entry Non-O Visa valid for 90 days on my new passport and then come back to Thailand and apply for the 1-year extension in April 2020.

 

Appreciate any advice on the best course of action. Thanks in advance for any thoughts and advice.

 

Rgds, CF Yow

1. You need to use both passports when you enter the country to use the re-entry permit in your old passport. Then immigration will stamp you into the country in your new passport.

2. You will be stamped in unti the date your extension ends.

3. No

Wow, what a relief. Thanks Ubonjoe for the clarification. Much appreciated.