Transfering Extension Stamps To New Passport

[GuyDow]

I need to get a new British passport soon. I know that once I have it then I need to go to immigration to get my visa extension transfered to the new passport. Two questions :

1) Is there an immigration form I need to complete for this to happen?

2) Is there anything else I need from the British Consulate besides the new passport? Specifically, I seem to remember reading on TV that immigration want a letter from the Consulate confirming that they had issued a new passport (as opposed to me knocking one up myself with my pals from Soi 5!).

Has anybody had to do this recently?

[beano2274]

The Embassy give you a letter upon receiving your new Passport, you take this and both passports to the Immigration Office and all stamps are then entered into your new passport.

[ljerams]

Another rule change?

Last January 2008, I took my new and old UK Passports to Suan Plu and nothing else was required.

[lopburi3]

The UK Embassy apparently does not provide the courtesy letter so Immigration will normally accept without. They do not transfer any visas - only extensions of stay or current entry stamps (stamps Immigration originally made) are transferred. There is a short form they will have you fill out with old/new passport numbers and such - not a form with a number as most.

[ljerams]

Thanks Lopburi.

I should have said January 2009 not 2008, hence wondered if another rule had been implemented.

[thaiphoon]

Here is the form that needs completing:

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/Transfer-Sta...orm-file20.html

[Soutpeel]

The UK Embassy apparently does not provide the courtesy letter so Immigration will normally accept without. They do not transfer any visas - only extensions of stay or current entry stamps (stamps Immigration originally made) are transferred. There is a short form they will have you fill out with old/new passport numbers and such - not a form with a number as most.

Correct, renewed my British P/P last year and was not given any letter, Thai immigration transfers permission to stay stamps and put a stamp in P/P referencing my previous P/P number. If I remember correctly dont think I even filled out a form, just handed over new and old P/P's....could be wrong, if there was a form must have been very simple to fill it out...

[GarryP]

Did it last year. Just took both passports. I did not fill out any form. But because of a long queue I just dropped off the passports, picked a number and went back in the afternoon to pick them up.

[briley]

What happens if you are out of the country when you renew your passport?

Will the re-entry visa in the old passport be valid to get back into Thailand?

[GuyDow]

Here is the form that needs completing:

The form seems to be for Bangkok immigration. I report to Nakorn Pathom immigration.

Thanks anyway, it's the thought that counts.

[theoldgit]

What happens if you are out of the country when you renew your passport?

Will the re-entry visa in the old passport be valid to get back into Thailand?

That's a good point, I was thinking about renewing mine in the UK on cost grounds.

[thaiphoon]

One off-topic post discussing fake passports removed.

[mickba]

Sorry I didn't find this thread.

I just posted my experience HERE - "Transfer of Visa Stamps etc...".

The bottom line is to watch out for any previous Multi Entry Re-entry Permit you had. It may not be t/f and then you wont have one. I almost killed my Visa that way.

[phuketrichard]

Just use both passports,.

I have a 1 year extension and multiple entry permit in my old passport that and had a new passport issued in Phnom Penh. Made 3 trips in and out of thailand and since i live in Phuket and did not wsih to travel to phuket I did not have the the stamps transfered as you can only do that where the extension /re-entry permit was made.

I had no trouble or problem

Edited February 14, 2010 by phuketrichard

[DickFarang]

Last year I got a new passport from the Belgian Consulate in Bangkok, but no letter.

I had to go to the Immigration Office where the original (retirement) visa was issued, with the two passports.

I completed a special form, but did not need a “courtesy letter”.