Good day

 

Now I'm back into Thailand with two valid passports. I obtained a new one in my country Germany and my old one with the extension of stay based on retirement. I'm due for my new  extension in August 25. Do i face problems with immigration upon my new extension? At the time on the 7 th August 25 my old passport will expire on the 1 rest February 2026 .

 

Wbr

Roobaa01

 

6 minutes ago, roobaa01 said:

I'm due for my new  extension in August 25. Do i face problems with immigration upon my new extension? At the time on the 7 th August 25 my old passport will expire on the 1 rest February 2026

Your new passport should invalidate your old pp.

The expiry date of old pp is irrelevant.

Any visas, reentry permit in old pp remain valid.

No urgency to have stamps transferred however it's good practice. 

Best to attend immigration prior to next extension to do the transfer. 

 

Which immigration office for transfer? 

Presumably you entered on your old passport?  Most places would have cancelled that when issuing the new one, maybe it's a special German thing but cannot imagine for what reason.  Nevertheless it ought to be straightforward to get everything moved over although immigration might wonder why the old one was not cancelled.

20 minutes ago, roobaa01 said:

Do i face problems with immigration upon my new extension? At the time on the 7 th August 25 my old passport will expire on the 1 rest February 2026 .

 

No, but you'll have to transfer the stamps to the new passport before submitting the extension application.

Depending on the IO used, allow more time to complete the procedures, particularly if it's different desks.

OP, regarding "two valid passports" 

From AI ......

"Yes, your old German passport is canceled and returned to you when you renew it. The old passport is marked as invalid and returned to you along with the new passport. This ensures you only have one valid passport at a time" 

 

I asked earlier which immigration office do you deal with. 

Be aware that for CW (extensions retirement) ...the immigration officer will require photocopies of bank book pages back to start of current extension along with update if bankbook to show financial compliance 

 

26 minutes ago, roobaa01 said:

Now I'm back into Thailand with two valid passports.

When a new German passport is issued, the old one is invalidated, either by being stamped or marked.
The permission of stay in the old passport is still valid.
On entry, you should have presented both passport and the IO should have placed the entry stamp in the new passport.

Good day

I entered Thailand with my old passport which is still valid until the

1 rest of February 2026. My old passport was not invalidated in Germany. But as I understand there won't be any issues at immigration.

Thank you for your advice.

 

Wbr

Peter Jaeck

1 hour ago, Liquorice said:

No, but you'll have to transfer the stamps to the new passport before submitting the extension application.

Depending on the IO used, allow more time to complete the procedures, particularly if it's different desks.

Not really, i got a new passport last year an waited till i had to do my yearly extension, got stamps and info  transferred at same time ...PHUKET 
 

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I entered Thailand with my old passport which is still valid until the

1 rest of February 2026. My old passport was not invalidated in Germany

 

in ur case . id think they will give u the extension in ur new passport,  as the extension can not be valid longer than the passport is good for 

am sure immigration will advise 

19 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

From AI ......

And therefore very suspect as to accuracy! Or not? 

30 minutes ago, Unamerican said:

And therefore very suspect as to accuracy! Or not? 

In your opinion.

Many "sources" of information have incorrect or out of date info.

Personally find the AI info good.

 

In any event it's irrelevant if the OP has two valid pp or not.

He needs at some point to transfer visa information, reentry permit etc into new passport.

As a contrast to the OP account, last year I renewed my Australian pp in Bangkok. The "old pp" still had two years validity.

For Oz pp renewal you can do it online + mail.

You do not send your existing pp with application.

When you receive new pp (in mail) you still have old pp. No cut corners no invalid stamp etc.

Is it still Valid? Absolutely NOT..

Any visas, reentry permits etc remain valid. 

 

OP, remember to also update new pp # etc with your bank..

 

Good morning 

 

Ok I'm carrying too valid passport but at the time of renewal my old passport would not allow for an extension of stay cause of 6 months validity rule , expiration date 1.2.2026 .

Wbr

Roobaa01

 

 

5 minutes ago, roobaa01 said:

Good morning 

 

Ok I'm carrying too valid passport but at the time of renewal my old passport would not allow for an extension of stay cause of 6 months validity rule , expiration date 1.2.2026 .

Wbr

Roobaa01

 

 

Not sure i understand this, from now to 1.2.2026 is more than 6 months ?

Good day

 

I'm due for extension in August 25

my old passport is valid until 1.2.26.

Wbr

Roobaa01

10 minutes ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

Not sure i understand this, from now to 1.2.2026 is more than 6 months ?

He means if he had not renewed his pp then for his extension due Aug 25 the extension would only be granted till expiry of existing pp. Feb 2026.

Nothing to do with "6 month rule" 

 

In any event a confused thread.

Already advised to attend his immigration office and have visa info and any Stamps transferred.

 

FWIW: Doesn't make any sense the old pp is still valid or not. 

Red herring. 

Immigration may transfer entry stamp from old pp. All in all irrelevant. 

 

3 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

He means if he had not renewed his pp then for his extension due Aug 25 the extension would only be granted till expiry of existing pp. Feb 2026.

Nothing to do with "6 month rule" 

 

In any event a confused thread.

Already advised to attend his immigration office and have visa info and any Stamps transferred.

 

FWIW: Doesn't make any sense the old pp is still valid or not. 

Red herring. 

Immigration may transfer entry stamp from old pp. All in all irrelevant. 

 

Thanks DrJack, i thought he was bringing some new info to the topic, but obviously not !

1 hour ago, roobaa01 said:

Good morning 

 

Ok I'm carrying too valid passport but at the time of renewal my old passport would not allow for an extension of stay cause of 6 months validity rule , expiration date 1.2.2026 .

Wbr

Roobaa01

Are your 2 valid passports issued from the same country?

You must have concurrent passports 

 

If not concurrent when you renew your passport your country will cancel your old passport when new passport is issued. 

 

I have 2 valid Australian passports, one concurrent, it is only valid for 3 years. 

 

10 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

You must have concurrent passports 

The OP did not indicate applying for a concurrent passport.

Seems was simple renewal of existing pp while in Germany.

 

Was your Oz concurrent pp for business purposes? 

14 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

The OP did not indicate applying for a concurrent passport.

Seems was simple renewal of existing pp while in Germany.

 

Was your Oz concurrent pp for business purposes? 

Oh, OK, thanks 

 

My concurrent passport is for business, I work offshore, the rig travels different countries. 

Difficult to obtain in Australia, every time renewal comes around I must get letter from my employer. 

 

They don't issue them any more but those 64 page passport we used to get were handy but I would fill it up quickly. 

 

5 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

My concurrent passport is for business, I work offshore, the rig travels different countries. 

Sorta guessed as much.

In any event...the OP has been given simple instructions to proceed 

Namely go to immigration office when suits to do visa info and stamp transfer. 

 

Just general information for any Oz folk wishing to renew pp while in Thailand the online/mail process works a treat. 

You don't even send your current pp with application.

20 day turn around for me in 2024. 

6 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

Sorta guessed as much.

In any event...the OP has been given simple instructions to proceed 

Namely go to immigration office when suits to do visa info and stamp transfer. 

 

Just general information for any Oz folk wishing to renew pp while in Thailand the online/mail process works a treat. 

You don't even send your current pp with application.

20 day turn around for me in 2024. 

That's great news. 

 

Over the many years I'd spend a lot of time going to the embassy in Bangkok for new applications for my children and renewals. 

 

On 4/12/2025 at 4:48 AM, DrJack54 said:

OP, remember to also update new pp # etc with your bank..

And with AIS or True, if you use a banking app and the SIM is from AIS or True

8 hours ago, Lorry said:

And with AIS or True, if you use a banking app and the SIM is from AIS or True

also sim must be in ur name, cut off date is april 20th

On 4/11/2025 at 1:28 PM, Upnotover said:

Presumably you entered on your old passport?  Most places would have cancelled that when issuing the new one, maybe it's a special German thing but cannot imagine for what reason.  Nevertheless it ought to be straightforward to get everything moved over although immigration might wonder why the old one was not cancelled.

Cut the corner off yourself = cancelled.

On 4/11/2025 at 1:41 PM, DrJack54 said:

I asked earlier which immigration office do you deal with. 

Be aware that for CW (extensions retirement) ...the immigration officer will require photocopies of bank book pages back to start of current extension along with update if bankbook to show financial compliance 

 

Yep, we had to drive from CW to Bangna to fetch the previous bankbook because the new one didn't go back to the previous year. Begging & pleading with a senior officer did zippo.

12 hours ago, unblocktheplanet said:

Yep, we had to drive from CW to Bangna to fetch the previous bankbook because the new one didn't go back to the previous year. Begging & pleading with a senior officer did zippo.

CW uses a form to fill in for transfer.

Bottom of form lists required docs.

Of course bank book photocopies was not on the list.

When I protested (calmly) to senior io rear of L34 she sent me gonna to lower level to do update.

My bankbook was not sufficient.

 

For anyone interested in form some offices use for transfer. Here is link

https://aseannow.com/applications/core/interface/file/attachment.php?id=995063&key=4ad28e64c063398b61d0a726240743c6

 

18 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

CW uses a form to fill in for transfer.

Bottom of form lists required docs.

Of course bank book photocopies was not on the list.

When I protested (calmly) to senior io rear of L34 she sent me gonna to lower level to do update.

My bankbook was not sufficient.

 

For anyone interested in form some offices use for transfer. Here is link

https://aseannow.com/applications/core/interface/file/attachment.php?id=995063&key=4ad28e64c063398b61d0a726240743c6 499.19 kB · 82 downloads

 

I have not seen such a form, Jack. When I get my bank letter, I ask the bank to make me a photocopy of my bankbook. Of course, as usual, Immig requires original bankbook, too.

23 minutes ago, unblocktheplanet said:

I have not seen such a form, Jack. When I get my bank letter, I ask the bank to make me a photocopy of my bankbook. Of course, as usual, Immig requires original bankbook, too.

Just to be clear.... The link to form I posted is for transfer of information from old pp to new pp. 

At bottom of the form there is a list of docs required. 

No on that list is photocopies of bank book pages back to last extension. 

This is a New requirement at CW. 

The io also made me go down to level 1 to update bank book. 

I did that by making a deposit. 

 

This is not to be confused with "bank letter". 

That letter provided by bank (100b) is required for annual extension. 

It was not required for the transfer of stamps. 

1 hour ago, DrJack54 said:

Just to be clear.... The link to form I posted is for transfer of information from old pp to new pp. 

At bottom of the form there is a list of docs required. 

No on that list is photocopies of bank book pages back to last extension. 

This is a New requirement at CW. 

The io also made me go down to level 1 to update bank book. 

I did that by making a deposit. 

 

This is not to be confused with "bank letter". 

That letter provided by bank (100b) is required for annual extension. 

It was not required for the transfer of stamps. 

Got it, Jack. That must be why they insisted I go home for the previous bankbook. This was my 2024 extension so it must have been in place awhile.

On 4/14/2025 at 3:02 AM, zzzzz said:

also sim must be in ur name, cut off date is april 20th

April 30 for Kbank

The Thais are perfectly cool with you having 2 passports. I had 2 British 48 pagers for 10 years, and over that time had used both entering Thailand.