Transfer The Information On A New Passport At The Border Or Immigration?

[BigRick]

So I have a new passport because my last one is completely full<Even annotated pages reason for replacement> I was told at Immigration that I can just bring both passports with me when I go to Laos and do it at the border. A second person who is very deft at the affairs of immigration said it is better to transfer it at Chiang Watana Immigration before I go. He said you end up having to go to a second office to do the paperwork at the border. I have a nice snazzy letter from the US Embassy addressed to Immigration asking them to please transfer the stamp. So my questions are A. My old passport has my visa for Thailand 2 x 2 +1 <The last stamp is my extension> B. It has a red stamp from Laos<Old> New is clean no stamps C. What form do I have to fill out if I go to Chiang Watana? D. Immigration vs Border.

Thanks in advance I expect Lopburi to have a good answer!

[beano2274]

If you have an extension gained from Immigration in Thailand (i.e Chaengwattana), then you go to them. If you have a multiple entry VISA, then you go outside of Thailand and back in again close to your 90 day point, get the new passport stamped upon return into Thailand.

[Mario2008]

It seems you are on an extension of stay, in that case do it at Chiang Wattana (your office area). You will need to fill in a form and provide copy of new and old passports.

If you only had a visa and are not on an extension of stay, the border would be fine.

Form: http://www.immigration.go.th/nov2004/download/transferstamp.doc

[BigRick]

It seems you are on an extension of stay, in that case do it at Chiang Wattana (your office area). You will need to fill in a form and provide copy of new and old passports.

If you only had a visa and are not on an extension of stay, the border would be fine.

Form: http://www.immigrati...ansferstamp.doc

Thank you very much that is a good answer and you provided the form. I am just trying to avoid the trip out to immigration if I can help it I hate getting up early to be the first one in.