Renew passport, plus 12 month extension of permission to stay.

[saintdomingo]

Asking for a friend, his UK passport expires late April 2026 but his 12 month extension needs doing October 2025.

Does he need a new passport before October.?

Many thanks in advance.

[richard_smith237]

Not really... 

 

It doesn't really matter - he can either apply for his new passport early, so his renewal extension goes into his new passport.

 

OR... he can just renew whenever he wants (i.e. 4 months early) - then get his extension transfered into his new passport at Immigration (quite easily).

[couchpotato]

19 minutes ago, saintdomingo said:

Asking for a friend, his UK passport expires late April 2026 but his 12 month extension needs doing October 2025.

Does he need a new passport before October.?

Many thanks in advance.

Yes...saves a lot of hassle.

[DrJack54]

28 minutes ago, saintdomingo said:

Does he need a new passport before October.?

Many thanks in advance.

Never understand these threads. 

Renew passport NOW

Extensions have expiry same as pp expiry date. 

[rwilem]

46 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

Never understand these threads. 

Renew passport NOW

Extensions have expiry same as pp expiry date. 

Was just ready to post. This is the answer.

 

If your friend rolls into Immigration to extend on the current passport, the new extension would be valid only until the expiry of the passport, till late April '26, which is only about six months for that extension. Meaning he'd have to do another extension before then.

 

Inform your friend to apply for a passport renewal ASAP. There've been several recent reports in the forum--take a look for them-- detailing the confusion, mess-ups, taking long time frames for the new ones to arrive back here, etc., etc., with UK passport renewals in Thailand. Your friend needs to get it in gear and start getting the new one now.

[richard_smith237]

30 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

Never understand these threads. 

Renew passport NOW

Extensions have expiry same as pp expiry date. 

 

In this case...   The Passport Expiry date (April 2026) is 'after' the his extension of Stay expiry (Oct 2025)

 

So, the question seems to be in two parts: 

a) IF he gets a new extension of stay (in his current passport that will expire in April 2026), when he gets a new Passport before then...  can he just go to immigration and get a new extension of stay in the new passport ?

 

Of course - the simplest answer is just to plan ahead and get his new Passport and ensure its arrival before is current extension of stay is up (Oct 2025), and then get his new extension of stay in his new passport.

 

It seems he's just covering basis and looking at two possible options.

 

 

[DrJack54]

21 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

So, the question seems to be in two parts: 

a) IF he gets a new extension of stay (in his current passport that will expire in April 2026), when he gets a new Passport before then...  can he just go to immigration and get a new extension of stay in the new passport ?

 No. 

 

22 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

the simplest answer is just to plan ahead and get his new Passport and ensure its arrival before is current extension of stay is up (Oct 2025), and then get his new extension of stay in his new passport.

That is only option in order to obtain 12 month extension for his application (Oct 2025) 

24 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

It seems he's just covering basis and looking at two possible options.

No other than obtaining pp renewal ASAP would be foolish. 

[rwilem]

46 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

Of course - the simplest answer is just to plan ahead and get his new Passport and ensure its arrival before is current extension of stay is up (Oct 2025), and then get his new extension of stay in his new passport.

Occam's razor...this is the answer. Simplify things. Plan ahead? There's plenty of time starting now.

 

Your other scenario, if I may clarify. Get new extension in October in current passport. Extension will go to late April '26, also the expiry of the passport. In the intervening period, new passport is acquired. Perhaps no need to transfer extension stamp to new passport prior to doing another extension before it expires (late April '26.) 

When going for the new extension, the stamp for the late April '26 extension will be transferred to the new passport, as well as the identifying details in the now-expired passport on which the extension is based. Then the new 'annual date' of extension validity will be that date in April, no more October, that's over. So one can weigh all the pros and cons of passport expiring date in relation to extension valid till date and make a decision which way to go.

Do you want to have a new extension time frame, or carry on with the one you've had for years? That's a component of the decision.

As is, the need to have at least six months validity left on the passport for international travel. (Returning to home country, returning to Thailand on valid visa, the six months issue need not be considered.)

 

Good passport renewal management, last half of year 9 is the time to plan for a renewal, and have it done by early into year 10.

 

 

[scubascuba3]

If he is OK with only a 6 month extension, if not get a new passport before extension date. 

 

One reason to have a 6 month extension is if you prefer the new annual extension date

[dick turpin]

Long story short...does he want to go through the hassle of 

doing two extensions in one year or just the one.

[Jaxxper]

If your friend applies in October for the extension it will only be valid until the April passport expiry date. I renewed my passport in March of this year myself (not through an agent) and it only took 2 weeks from first visit to Bangkok to make the application.

My suggestion would be to get a new passport in the next month or so. Process is pretty easy. 

[kiwikeith]

On 6/11/2025 at 4:38 AM, rwilem said:

Was just ready to post. This is the answer.

 

If your friend rolls into Immigration to extend on the current passport, the new extension would be valid only until the expiry of the passport, till late April '26, which is only about six months for that extension. Meaning he'd have to do another extension before then.

 

Inform your friend to apply for a passport renewal ASAP. There've been several recent reports in the forum--take a look for them-- detailing the confusion, mess-ups, taking long time frames for the new ones to arrive back here, etc., etc., with UK passport renewals in Thailand. Your friend needs to get it in gear and start getting the new one now.

I'm in the same boat my visa runs out in Feb 16th 2026 and PP 9 months after that so I will renew PP  in October this year  or sooner thanks.

[saintdomingo]

Thanks gents, it's in hand he's doing it ASAP.