New passport

[grego49]

How does one get on coming back to Thailand from Australia with a new passport but my re.entry permit and O retirement

Visa is in my old passport,

Any one have any problems

Cheers

[ubonjoe]

Use both passports to enter the country.

They will use your re-entry permit in the old passport to stamp you into the country.

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[roobaa01]

Gday

 

When he applies for the next extension , does immigration accept or does he need to present

The embassy letter?

Wbr

Roobaa01

[MJCM]

12 minutes ago, roobaa01 said:

Gday

 

When he applies for the next extension , does immigration accept or does he need to present

The embassy letter?

Wbr

Roobaa01

Nope!

 

When applying for passport from WITHIN Thailand then YES.

 

If getting a Passport outside from Thailand NO

[MJCM]

^ In addition

 

Before the extension (read: after arrival in Thailand) it is advisable to go to Immigration and have the Stamps transferred to the new Passport, so you can also do the 90 Day Reports etc etc with only the NEW passport.

[grego49]

Thanks gents for you advice

Cheers

[scorecard]

17 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

Use both passports to enter the country.

They will use your re-entry permit in the old passport to stamp you into the country.

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Don't have any concerns, passport officers on arrival handle this easily, no issues, every day.

[MJCM]

3 minutes ago, scorecard said:

Don't have any concerns, passport officers on arrival handle this easily, no issues, every day.

You are right, but DO check upon leaving the DESK that they stamped the NEW passport and not the OLD one. Always a good idea to check.

 

I once flew in and the IO just stamped my Multiple Re-Entry Permit USED it took quiet a while to get it re-instated.

[4MyEgo]

8 minutes ago, MJCM said:

You are right, but DO check upon leaving the DESK that they stamped the NEW passport and not the OLD one. Always a good idea to check.

As you probably read in other posts, I reside close to the Laos border and will be looking at renewing mine in Laos, would the same apply, e.g. when re-entering Thailand from Laos with the new passport on a single re-entry permit in my old passport, should I get immigration to stamp my new passport ?

 

Also from what I understand, there would be no need for a letter from embassy as it's outside of Thailand  ?

[MJCM]

2 minutes ago, 4MyEgo said:

As you probably read in other posts, I reside close to the Laos border and will be looking at renewing mine in Laos, would the same apply, e.g. when re-entering Thailand from Laos with the new passport on a single re-entry permit in my old passport, should I get immigration to stamp my new passport ?

 

Also from what I understand, there would be no need for a letter from embassy as it's outside of Thailand  ?

You always should get Immigration (upon arrival in Thailand) have them stamp the NEW passport, the OLD passport has been made invalid and they won't (shouldn't) stamp that.

 

On your 2nd question

 

Is there an Embassy or a Consulate or ... of your Country in Laos.

 

For example, my Home Country doesn't have an Embassy or Consulate in Laos (also Cambodia) they only have a "representative" so my Passport would come via the Embassy in Bangkok,

 

If it comes via a Real Embassy, then AFAIK NO letter needed, if it comes via a "representative" I would email the Bangkok Embassy and ask.

 

[brianthainess]

17 hours ago, MJCM said:

Nope!

 

When applying for passport from WITHIN Thailand then YES.

 

If getting a Passport outside from Thailand NO

Not strictly true, I did not get 'a letter' with my new OZ pp in Thailand, just a stamp in my old one. No problem at Immigration or Banks when I showed up with both, and I put the new number in myself.

 

[MJCM]

2 minutes ago, brianthainess said:

Not strictly true, I did not get 'a letter' with my new OZ pp in Thailand, just a stamp in my old one. No problem at Immigration or Banks when I showed up with both, and I put the new number in myself.

 

Different Embassy different rules

 

My Embassy even asks if I want the Letter. No stamp given.

 

 

[brianthainess]

7 minutes ago, MJCM said:

Different Embassy different rules

 

My Embassy even asks if I want the Letter. No stamp given.

 

 

I presumed the OP "coming back from Australia" had an OZ passport, which is why I posted a Picture from an AUSRALIAN PP. jeez

[MJCM]

Just now, brianthainess said:

I presumed the OP "coming back from Australia" had an OZ passport, which is why I posted a Picture from an AUSRALIAN PP. jeez

Jeez indeed!

[4MyEgo]

1 hour ago, MJCM said:

You always should get Immigration (upon arrival in Thailand) have them stamp the NEW passport, the OLD passport has been made invalid and they won't (shouldn't) stamp that.

 

On your 2nd question

 

Is there an Embassy or a Consulate or ... of your Country in Laos.

 

For example, my Home Country doesn't have an Embassy or Consulate in Laos (also Cambodia) they only have a "representative" so my Passport would come via the Embassy in Bangkok,

 

If it comes via a Real Embassy, then AFAIK NO letter needed, if it comes via a "representative" I would email the Bangkok Embassy and ask.

 

Laos has an embassy there, I have been once before when I needed to have them stamp some docs for back home.