Hi,

 

My Passport expires on June 28, 2020 together with my PE Visa (elite). However, my elite membership (5 year) expires in November, 2020, but immigration at the time had to match the expiry of the passport when the stamp was issued.

 

I would like to renew my passport here in Thailand, but my embassy requires me to go back to my country to renew because they require fingerprints for a new e-passport (biometric?). I prefer to stay here in Thailand in my home at this time. I know it's not possible to return if I somehow leave now.

 

What are my options please?

 

Thanks,

Nader

Pretty sure you have to to return to your country.

 

You cannot travel with an expired passport or stay in another country legally without a valid passport. Regardless of your visa type or the end date of its membership, you will need a valid passport.

It seems to bit absurd that you can only get a new passport in your home country. It seems they may have to issue you a temporary passport if you cannot return to there.

You should of gotten a new passport almost 6 months ago. 

Have you actually checked with the embassy? They may be able to issue you a temporary 1-year passport. Depending on your home country it may not even be possible to travel there (and/or back) by June 28.

I am quite sure that your embassy should be able to issue you a temporary 1yr passport as others have mentioned.

It would help to try to answer the question if we know what is your home country. 

21 hours ago, dia1 said:

Pretty sure you have to to return to your country.

 

You cannot travel with an expired passport or stay in another country legally without a valid passport. Regardless of your visa type or the end date of its membership, you will need a valid passport.

Yes, agreed, a valid passport is required before anything else.

 

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It seems to bit absurd that you can only get a new passport in your home country. It seems they may have to issue you a temporary passport if you cannot return to there.

You should of gotten a new passport almost 6 months ago. 

I was told that it requires biometric data such as fingerprints. I have the old version without biometric data. All the new passports are biometric. Thanks.

 

Yes, 6 months ago would have been ideal

 

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Have you actually checked with the embassy? They may be able to issue you a temporary 1-year passport. Depending on your home country it may not even be possible to travel there (and/or back) by June 28.

Yes, I've been there. I'll ask about a temporary passport if at all possible. Thanks.

 

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I am quite sure that your embassy should be able to issue you a temporary 1yr passport as others have mentioned.

They have not mentioned this option to me while I was there. I'll try again. Thanks.

 

 

On 5/8/2020 at 10:25 PM, ndr said:

my embassy requires me to go back to my country to renew because they require fingerprints for a new e-passport (biometric?).

I do not know what country you are from , but I am sure that most embassies  or consulates in Thailand dispose of fingerprint scanners .

I had a new biometric passport issued in Phuket in 2017 , went to the consulate over there , had my fingerprints scanned ... after a few weeks the new passport arrived , no problems .

Edited May 10, 20206 yr by nobodysfriend