34 minutes ago, opporna said:

My passport number had changed.

is there anyone on the planet that didn't get a new number?

47 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

is there anyone on the planet that didn't get a new number?

Google says no. You win the internet, congrats. :)

Not from an AI summary, but from the website of booking.com:

Do passport numbers change? A guide to passport numbers

• Passport numbers change when a passport is renewed or reissued.
• You can’t travel with an old passport. However, you must carry it if it has an active visa for the destination you’re visiting.

Read more: https://www.booking.com/guides/article/flights/do-passport-numbers-change-a-guide-to-passport-numbers.en-gb.html?aid=356980&label=gog235jc-10EhZwcm9kdWN0LWd1aWRlcy1hcnRpY2xlKIICOOgHSDNYA2gsiAEBmAEzuAEXyAEM2AED6AEB-AEBiAIBqAIBuAL-x83KBsACAdICJGFmMDQ4ODM5LTJjZTMtNDY2Mi05MjRlLTE2NjZkMWJlNGI0MdgCAeACAQ&sid=400876eff1dab1639a87a5e9913270ad&keep_landing=1&

 

 

By asking one member if their passport number changed as part of trying to figure out if that might be the reason his experience was very different than the usual, I was in no way entering into a debate to try to prove that there is any nation in the world that keeps passport numbers static. That's a straw man game.

As I said I recall reading of such a case. That's all. I'm not invested even one watery poop in trying to prove that there is any country that doesn't change the number.

 

Cheers.

Wow, my 90-day was approved in only one day! Yay!

This out of the country thing seems like just plain watery poop. 

@Jingthing I know you read that post differently than I did, but I just can't imagine them going back to not approving after having approved it online once. We shall see when the time comes. Fingers crossed.

Leaving the country just for this would have been a real waste of time and money.

I didn't read all the replys, but I got a new passport in July, and had to do the 90 day in person end of September/October. Luckily I brought old and new passport because the lady IO (Phuket) tried to get me to reregister my address, but I talked her out of it showing her my old passport with all the extension stamps. In early December, I completed the 90-day online and was approved within the hour.

As a side note, I find that if you do the 90 day during normal business hours you get approved right away. If you try on the weekend it takes a couple of days to get approved. Also do it early, like at least 10 days early. Hope this helps.

You should be able to the next time do it online at least that was in my case.

High season it can take 1 hour that is normal time low season 10 minutes.

Drop it off go down Soi 5 have a foot massage relax.

On 12/22/2025 at 11:39 AM, BrandonJT said:

There have been reports that if you get a new passport inside of Thailand, you will not be able to do online 90-day reports again until you leave Thailand and enter with that new passport.

My wife and I have not left Thailand since new passports, August 2024. First 90 days, had to attend Jomtien with both passports: but not necessarily attached to owner! Second, tried online, hers went through, mine did not. Third, and onwards, no problems with online, very efficient.

On 12/30/2025 at 7:07 AM, opporna said:

Interesting indeed. What a shock they are not consistent!

Sounds to me like the copy guy and desk 7 chief lady at Jomtien are in the habit of getting out of different sides of their respective beds each morning!😬

One question i have for the online reporting the stay visa expire date is that 90day report or the non o retirement date

1 minute ago, bangkokspurs said:

One question i have for the online reporting the stay visa expire date is that 90day report or the non o retirement date

It's neither. The visa is not valid and the date on it has no bearing on this. Your permission to "Stay" is the stamp in your passport that you received either when you entered Thailand or when you got your extension from immigration.

Got a new UK passport while here. For the first 90 report I had to go in person to Jomtien. For the next 90 report, I did this online. No problems.

On 12/31/2025 at 3:29 PM, LivingNThailand said:

I didn't read all the replys, but I got a new passport in July, and had to do the 90 day in person end of September/October. Luckily I brought old and new passport because the lady IO (Phuket) tried to get me to reregister my address, but I talked her out of it showing her my old passport with all the extension stamps. In early December, I completed the 90-day online and was approved within the hour.

As a side note, I find that if you do the 90 day during normal business hours you get approved right away. If you try on the weekend it takes a couple of days to get approved. Also do it early, like at least 10 days early. Hope this helps.

So are new 90 day reports required when you get a new passport and go to immigration to transfer stamps to new passport?. I did my last 90 day report mid december, and im waiting for my new passport to arrive in the next few weeks. My next 90 day report is due mid march, do they not just transfer the 90 day report slip into the new passport?

19 minutes ago, Burgo1979 said:

So are new 90 day reports required when you get a new passport and go to immigration to transfer stamps to new passport?. I did my last 90 day report mid december, and im waiting for my new passport to arrive in the next few weeks. My next 90 day report is due mid march, do they not just transfer the 90 day report slip into the new passport?

90 day report timing is not related to getting a new passport.

When you get your new passport go to the retirement desk and they will transfer your stamps.

They are not interested in your TM30 and address report receipts at that time.

At the time your next 90 day report is due first get a new TM30 and then do the address report in person. Why ? The address report desk requires a new TM 30 recording the new passport to process the address report.

5 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

90 day report timing is not related to getting a new passport.

When you get your new passport go to the retirement desk and they will transfer your stamps.

They are not interested in your TM30 and address report receipts at that time.

At the time your next 90 day report is due first get a new TM30 and then do the address report in person. Why ? The address report desk requires a new TM 30 recording the new passport to process the address report.

Thanks. As you have said, the report desk requires a new TM30, I was just unsure whether that needed doing straight away when transferring stamps, or at the next 90 day report. As my post quote said, the poster managed to avoid having to re register his address.

I renewed my passport last September in Lopburi. At that time I transferred old stamps to new passport, I also completed in the office a new TM-30. Around the time the next report was due, I went on-line and made the report without any problem whatsoever.

If you can do so at one office without leaving and re-entering the country with the new passport, that strongly suggests to me, that instructions from other offices that you are barred from using the on-line system until you leave and re-enter Thailand is because some officious and customer unfriendly official decided this rather than it being a system wide problem which prevents using the system when passport number has changed.

1 minute ago, Gecko123 said:

I renewed my passport last September in Lopburi. At that time I transferred old stamps to new passport, I also completed in the office a new TM-30. Around the time the next report was due, I went on-line and made the report without any problem whatsoever.

If you can do so at one office without leaving and re-entering the country with the new passport, that strongly suggests to me, that instructions from other offices that you are barred from using the on-line system until you leave and re-enter Thailand is because some officious and customer unfriendly official decided this rather than it being a system wide problem which prevents using the system when passport number has changed.

Interesting, so i may be asked to complete a new TM30 at the time of stamp transfer by IO?., or did you do it voluntarily?

1 minute ago, Burgo1979 said:

Interesting, so i may be asked to complete a new TM30 at the time of stamp transfer by IO?., or did you do it voluntarily?

I did it voluntarily, mainly because I wanted the new passport number to get entered into the 90 day on-line system. If I remember correctly, in the past, the next 90 day report due date sometimes ran past expiration of passport, but I believe this last time, the 90 day report due date for the last report on my old passport only ran to the expiration date of the passport. I would definitely recommend filing a new 90 day report when you transfer stamps to new passport, just to be on the safe side.

1 minute ago, Gecko123 said:

I did it voluntarily, mainly because I wanted the new passport number to get entered into the system. If I remember correctly, in the past next 90 day report due date sometimes ran past expiration of passport, but I believe this last time, the 90 day report due date for the last report on my old passport only ran to the expiration date of the passport. I would definitely recommend filing a new 90 day report when you transfer stamps to new passport, just to be on the safe side.

My old passport still has just under a year on it. My last 90 day report was mid december (old passport), so my next 90 day is due mid march. Would i still need to do a new 90 day report?, would they not just transfer the slip from old to new passport and report mid march as normal?

also to file a new 90 day report would require a new TM30, no?

28 minutes ago, Burgo1979 said:

Interesting, so i may be asked to complete a new TM30 at the time of stamp transfer by IO?., or did you do it voluntarily?

Jomtien no.

2 hours ago, kidneyw said:

Got a new UK passport while here. For the first 90 report I had to go in person to Jomtien. For the next 90 report, I did this online. No problems.

When you did the online first time with new passport, you searched on the new number and the address was already updated?

51 minutes ago, Burgo1979 said:

Thanks. As you have said, the report desk requires a new TM30, I was just unsure whether that needed doing straight away when transferring stamps, or at the next 90 day report. As my post quote said, the poster managed to avoid having to re register his address.

Check with desk 7 person when they move stamps over, you should just need to move the old TM30 receipt over to the new passport like i did

27 minutes ago, Gecko123 said:

I did it voluntarily, mainly because I wanted the new passport number to get entered into the 90 day on-line system

The TM30 is unrelated to the 90 day TM47, apart from they check you've done one previously

26 minutes ago, Burgo1979 said:

also to file a new 90 day report would require a new TM30, no?

No, but check with desk 7 person, mixed reports on here. As I've said a few times already i just moved the TM30 receipt to new passport as instructed to by desk 7 boss lady and it was accepted no question, not even a flicker of emotion

1 hour ago, Burgo1979 said:

Thanks. As you have said, the report desk requires a new TM30, I was just unsure whether that needed doing straight away when transferring stamps, or at the next 90 day report. As my post quote said, the poster managed to avoid having to re register his address.

I live in Phuket and there is a drive through window. AFter getting my stamps in the new passport, I walked through the drive through (only because it was late afternoon and no one was in line, you can't do it early or when there are cars there) The officer was kind enough to input my new passport info at that time. I cannot guarantee that they would do it again. I was lucky and it was August/September a very slow time there. Now, I think the general rule is you need new TM 30 before you do the 90 day report. You can do it the same day as 90 day, or the same day you get your stamps in new passport. Depends on your schedule and what is going on at immigration. I didn't mean to confuse anyone.

23 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

When you did the online first time with new passport, you searched on the new number and the address was already updated?

No all fields were blank. Had to fill them in.

On 1/2/2026 at 11:37 AM, Jingthing said:

90 day report timing is not related to getting a new passport.

When you get your new passport go to the retirement desk and they will transfer your stamps.

They are not interested in your TM30 and address report receipts at that time.

At the time your next 90 day report is due first get a new TM30 and then do the address report in person. Why ? The address report desk requires a new TM 30 recording the new passport to process the address report.

Further to my earlier post, when we got our new passports I immediately did new online TM30s and put printed receipts in the passports when I did the first 90days reports. No issues were raised.

21 hours ago, Grusa said:

Further to my earlier post, when we got our new passports I immediately did new online TM30s and put printed receipts in the passports when I did the first 90days reports. No issues were raised.

How do you do the TM30 online? I can do the 90 day on line but I thought you had to be an owner or agent to do the TM30 on line. For future reference. Thanks.

2 hours ago, LivingNThailand said:

How do you do the TM30 online? I can do the 90 day on line but I thought you had to be an owner or agent to do the TM30 on line. For future reference. Thanks.

I know you asked Grusa, but if it's any help this is how I set it up.

Obtained signed copies of the owner's ID card and the housebook for the condo I rent from her.

Registered on the TM30 site as her, using my email address.

Registered the condo address using the document copies mentioned. There may have been a delay waiting for approval but can't be 100% sure of that.

Submitted notification.

6 hours ago, LivingNThailand said:

...I thought you had to be an owner or agent to do the TM30 on line. For future reference. Thanks.

With a rented dwelling, the householder, ie the possessor of the dwelling in his capacity as tenant, is principally responsible to submit the TM.30.

The householder is in the best position to know when he or another foreigner arrives to stay at the dwelling and whether the arrival necessitates a notification to immigration with the TM.30.