I Think I Might Have Screwed Up

[NanLaew]

18 hours ago, KannikaP said:

Do you REALLY have to send your old Passport with the application for a new one?

I thought it was against the Law here to be without it. 

I have a couple of UK ones, which I personally made holes in when my new one arrived, after transferring the stamps at Immigration.

 

It is a violation of the law to be inside Thailand WITHOUT a valid passport. That's one of the reasons given for the double-shuffle UK passport renewal in Thailand allowing you to keep the "old" one until the "new" one is received, with the old one cancelled after you have checked the new one for correctness. However, if certain countries think this isn't relevant, then you don't have an option.

 

For the OP, despite cutting it fine already with Christmas and New Year holidays in Canada, I doubt the local embassy uses snail mail. The UK passport renewal involves DHL and the turnaround is typically between 2 and 3 weeks. My Australian mate just renewed his passport via their Bangkok embassy and it was only 12 days, again they use either diplomatic bag or courier.

 

Good luck!

[DrJack54]

22 minutes ago, NanLaew said:

My Australian mate just renewed his passport via their Bangkok embassy and it was only 12 days, again they use either diplomatic bag or courier.

12 days. That's fast.

I renewed my Oz pp March and from post application to embassy in Bangkok to delivery on new pp (mail) it was 20 days.

I was impressed. 

[Daniel Cully]

The only answer is, go to the Canadian embassy in Bangkok and talk to them.

[DrJack54]

13 minutes ago, Daniel Cully said:

The only answer is, go to the Canadian embassy in Bangkok and talk to them.

He has an appointment for application Wednesday at Canadian embassy Bangkok 

[treetops]

On 12/9/2024 at 6:01 AM, Phillip9 said:

I don't see how a border bounce helps you.  I think Thailand (and almost every other country) requires you to have a minimum of 6 months before your passport expires to enter the country.   Canada is likely the only country that will allow you to enter with your current passport.

 

Thailand has no such requirement for Canadian (and many other) passport holders.  They only require it to be valid for the period of intended stay.

[DrJack54]

27 minutes ago, treetops said:

 

Thailand has no such requirement for Canadian (and many other) passport holders.  They only require it to be valid for the period of intended stay.

100% correct.

Note that while Thai immigration at airports etc do not that requirement some airlines may have an issue.

Thailand is bit unique with the "6 month validity" rule. 

[Phillip9]

3 hours ago, treetops said:

Thailand has no such requirement for Canadian (and many other) passport holders.  They only require it to be valid for the period of intended stay.

OK, but that still doesn't help him unless he can find another country to bounce out to.   I doubt any of the neighboring countrys will allow him enter with less than 6 months remaining.

[kimothai]

Why use the Canadian Post?  Surely Canada has other mail delivery services such as FedEx.