US Passport Renewal

[Yellowtail]

I plan to mail my US passport for renewal after I do my 90-day report this week. 

 

After I get my new passport, will I need any documentation to transfer my extension of stay at Immigration?

 

If so, will the consulate automatically provide whatever form I need to transfer my extension of stay at immigration? 

 

Anyone know how long mail-in renewals are currently taking? 

 

Thanks

[soisanuk]

The Embassy/Consulate should give you a letter addressed to Immigration when you get your new passport.  You also will need to make copies from both passports as well as complete a form requesting the transfer of Immigration stamps to the new passport. At least this is the policy at Chonburi (Pattaya) Immigration.

 

Someone else will need to respond regarding the time it takes to get the new passport as I got my last one when the USA Consular staff were still making visits to Pattaya.

[mtls2005]

Embassy letter.

 

Brief form for Imm. below

 

Two-three weeks.

 

 

form_transfer_stamp.pdf

[ubonjoe]

The embassy will send a letter for the stamp transfer with your old and new passports to use at immigration.

[Retfed50]

It was a while ago but my wife renewed her US passport in September. It took 18 days.

[CMBob]

Renewed my US passport by mail in December (2021).  Sent it with other required items to Bangkok by DHL on a Monday morning, received the new passport (and old one along with the standard letter asking Immigration to transfer stamps) the next Thursday (11 days later).  

[swm59nj]

I renewed my USA passport November of last year.  I sent ti to the US Embassy in Bangkok.  Very easy process.  It took three weeks at that time.  It was returned with all necessary documents needed for stamp transfers.

[Yellowtail]

Thanks everyone. To summarize:

 

I do not need to request or provide anything, the US consulate will automatically provide the letter with my new passport.

 

Once I get the new passport, I will take both the new and old passports along with form above (that mtls2005 so graciously provided) to CW Immigration and submit all. 

 

CW Immigration will do the transfer while I wait, correct? 

[ubonjoe]

3 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

Once I get the new passport, I will take both the new and old passports along with form above (that mtls2005 so graciously provided) to CW Immigration and submit all. 

 

CW Immigration will do the transfer while I wait, correct? 

You will also need copies of both passports. Photo page of both of them.

Copies of your visa, entry stamp, and current extension of stay in the old one. I think that is all that CW will require but some offices want a copy of every page that has a visa or stamp for Thailand on it.

It will be done while you wait.

[Yellowtail]

2 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

You will also need copies of both passports. Photo page of both of them.

Copies of your visa, entry stamp, and current extension of stay in the old one. I think that is all that CW will require but some offices want a copy of every page that has a visa or stamp for Thailand on it.

It will be done while you wait.

Great, thanks again!

[ThirdRock]

I did the visa transfer to new passport at Chonburi last week.  Process as outlined above except she told me to return next day after 2:00 PM to collect.  They did not do while I waited.  Smooth process.

[Yellowtail]

Well, I dropped my renewal package in the post yesterday at 14:59, and it shows it was delivered today at 10:56, so we'll see how long it takes to process it. 

 

Thanks again everyone. 

[Yellowtail]

I just got a notice from Bangkok ACS that my passport is complete and will be mailed within the next two working days and they gave me a tracking number that shows up in the system. 

 

So they received it on Friday the 18th, and it'd finished on Thursday the 31st, not bad.

 

We'll see how the post does....

 

 

[Yellowtail]

Received the passport and transfer letter on April 5th. Will do the transfer and renew my extension of stay this week

 

Received the passport card on April 11th. 

 

Thanks everyone! 

 

[DrJack54]

39 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

Will do the transfer and renew my extension of stay this week

Good timing.

Just a note to others...there is no "time limit" on transfer of stamps and visa info, you can travel (even international with both pp) and do the transfer when next time your need attend immigration for eg extension..

[GregTN]

I also took my new passport to the bank to have my accounts updated.

[DrJack54]

1 minute ago, GregTN said:

I also took my new passport to the bank to have my accounts updated.

For sure and best to do that asap.

Think many folk don't bother with TDL update. 

[Yellowtail]

35 minutes ago, GregTN said:

I also took my new passport to the bank to have my accounts updated.

Yeah, this can be a PITA. 

[Yellowtail]

37 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

Good timing.

Just a note to others...there is no "time limit" on transfer of stamps and visa info, you can travel (even international with both pp) and do the transfer when next time your need attend immigration for eg extension..

I did not know that. I need to renew my extension of stay anyway, because it expired with the old passport. 

 

Hoping to get the transfer, extension & 90 day report all at once...

[skatewash]

30 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

I did not know that. I need to renew my extension of stay anyway, because it expired with the old passport. 

 

Hoping to get the transfer, extension & 90 day report all at once...

Did my retirement extension of stay a few weeks ago and my immigration office unbidden did the 90-Day Report as well as they always do, but this time I noticed they had even put transparent tape on my TM-3O address notification receipt which is stapled into my passport an is very old and is getting a little ratty.  I didn't notice that at the time or I would have thanked them.  Sometimes they surprise me. ???? 

[Yellowtail]

1 minute ago, skatewash said:

Did my retirement extension of stay a few weeks ago and my immigration office unbidden did the 90-Day Report as well as they always do, but this time I noticed they had even put transparent tape on my TM-3O address notification receipt which is stapled into my passport an is very old and is getting a little ratty.  I didn't notice that at the time or I would have thanked them.  Sometimes they surprise me. ???? 

I always seem to be treated well. 

[Helios]

Just wondering if everyone here who submitted their passports got an e-mail from the embassy both when it arrived and when it got sent out? Tracking shows that mine arrived 2 weeks ago, but I never got an e-mail from the embassy saying they received it, so wondering if this is normal or not.