to keep it short...

I'm currently back n Obamaland for a few months and want the wife to come and visit.

She just realized that her Thai passport has expired & still contains her US tourist visa ( good until 2016 )

Can she, upon getting a new Thai passport, have the US Embassy transfer the US Visa into her new Thai passport by making a visit to the American Embassy or is this just wishful thinking?

Thanks in advance

( another question would be, is the US Visa even still valid if her passpor has expired?)

Side note:If you think Thai Immigration is bad..The US has 'em beat in every way to make life difficult.

NOT A PROBLEM

Tell your wife to get a new Thai passport. The U.S. Embassy/Consulate will not "transfer" the visa to her new passport. She just needs to travel with BOTH passports. Shows the old passport with the U.S. visa at airline check-on, probably needs to show it to Thai Immigration on departure, too. Then when she arrives in the U.S. shows BOTH passports to U.S. Immigration.

My Thai wife has done this several times, and indeed, right now her 10-year visa is in her expired Thai passport, not in her new one.

Mac

NOT A PROBLEM

Tell your wife to get a new Thai passport. The U.S. Embassy/Consulate will not "transfer" the visa to her new passport. She just needs to travel with BOTH passports. Shows the old passport with the U.S. visa at airline check-on, probably needs to show it to Thai Immigration on departure, too. Then when she arrives in the U.S. shows BOTH passports to U.S. Immigration.

My Thai wife has done this several times, and indeed, right now her 10-year visa is in her expired Thai passport, not in her new one.

Mac

Thanks Mac! When I get back I'll have to buy ya a cup of whatever your drinking at Future Park!

Hi Matey,

Hope things are well, things are quieter on the street still with no vespa shooting about..lol,

I had the same problem with Tip last year and her spanish visa, no probem at all, as T-mac says just tell her to travel with both passports.

She got through immigration at both ends with out any trouble.

Chat soon.