We are visiting the UK March to June 2009. My g/f 's Thai passport is valid until October 2009. Is this sufficient ? Does UK require the passport to be valid longer than the proposed visit? If so how long ? Does this date from the visa time (6 months) ? Or ,from the actual visit?

Thank you for any information you can give.

Edited November 6, 200817 yr by Skeatender

From Delta Airlines: http://www.delta.com/planning_reservations...ation/index.jsp

National Thailand (TH)

Destination United Kingdom (Great Britain) (GB)

Passport required.

- Passport and/or passport replacing documents must be valid

for the period of intended stay.

Visa required.

There datebase is based on information provided by the IATA.

We are visiting the UK March to June 2009. My g/f 's Thai passport is valid until October 2009. Is this sufficient ? Does UK require the passport to be valid longer than the proposed visit? If so how long ? Does this date from the visa time (6 months) ? Or ,from the actual visit?

Thank you for any information you can give.

I think you'll be o.k., because the passport will be valid during the visit period.

But if you want to be sure, why not get her a new Thai passport now? You have 5 months before you travel. That ought to be enough to get her a new replacement pasport. That way it is safe, and you have no worries.

Anyhow, she will have to get a new passport sonner or later....so why wait? Since she already has a valid passport, it shouldn't be too much of a problem to get a new one.

Get a new passport it takes only 5 working days.

I agree with the above - you'll have to get one anyway, so just for the peace of mind I'd go and get a new one before you go.

just gone through this with a spanish visa, we were told that we could not travel unless there is 6 months left on a thai passport from the date of travel, my TGF had 5 months left but still not enough. get a new passport takes 2 days in bkk, 5 days in Chiang Mai.

Did you get the confirmation in ref to transferring the visa ?

Did you get the confirmation in ref to transferring the visa ?

we are just travelling with 2 passports as you first said. i have sent you a pm, with the rest of the details. thanks

My passport will be expired by the end of this year (5 month left). I have applied a new one but not sure do i get it quickly. I need to get a 30 days stamp next week at the Immigration Office. So the question is that is there a problem if i'll go to stamp my old passport instead of new passport? Airlines are definitely more interested about this than Immigration. Am i right?

No, for entry into Thailand you need a passport that is at least 6 month valid. Immigration does check this.

You are porbably mistaken with checking if you have a visa when you travel to Thailand for longer then 30 days.