I need some advice.

In mid August this year I am due to get my 2nd one year retirement extention visa stamp.

But before that time in early July I will return to N.Z. for approx six weeks. I have allready got my re entry permit stamp.

I see that my current Passport expires in May 2007. So if I go to Bangkok Immigration on my return from N.Z. in early August, which is about one and a half weeks before my old retirement visa expires. I see the following might happen.

They will look at my passport and say you have only nine months left on this passport (August to May = nine months not a full year for the retirement extention).

What should I do? Remember I am leaving for N.Z. in July for only six weeks ( not enough time to get a new passport issued in N.Z. I think) also I have a re entry stamp in my expiring passport + the left over of my retirement visa, I do not wish to waste them.

Should I go to N.Z. house in Bangkok now and ask for a new passport? If so what happens to my current valid stamps ( re entry and retirement visa open till August this year)

Thanks all for any good advice.

Get a new passport now and have the stamps transferred at immigration.

So got to N.Z. house on Wireless Road and try there for a new Passport?

I think we are on the same wave lenght?

So got to N.Z. house on Wireless Road and try there for a new Passport?

I think we are on the same wave lenght?

I would think that the Embassy would be the place to go:

New Zealand Embassy

M Thai Tower, 14th Floor,

All Seasons Place

87 Wireless Road

Lumpini

Bangkok 10330

THAILAND

Tel: +66 2 254 2530

Fax: +66 2 253 9045 or 253 0249

E-mail: [email protected]

Office hours:

8:00am-12 noon

1pm-4:30pm

Monday-Friday

Click here for a Map to the Embassy

Wow good info from you again Thanks

I had it before that my passport expired earlier than the extention of stay permission.

They just granted my extention to the date of passport expiry with a hand written remark why that is so. Once I got the new p/port the permission was transferred and the extention done to the full one year. I had, however, to get a new re-entry permit to reflect the new extention.

Another time changed p/port because it ws full. Permission to stay was transferred, no problem.

For re-entry was advised to get a new one. Refused this and pointed out that even the Vietnam-embassy did transfer my visa. Bingo, re-entry was transferred free of charge.

So I would travel on the old p/port and do the changes after return. Your passport should have a validity of eat least 6 months, so you need a new one in end of November.

Also check the policy of NZ-embassy.

Do they issue a new p/port over one year before the old one expires, if it is not full?

How long does it take for your embassy to issue the new one? (Mine needs 6-8 weeks)

So I would travel on the old p/port and do the changes after return. Your passport should have a validity of eat least 6 months, so you need a new one in end of November.

Also check the policy of NZ-embassy.

Do they issue a new p/port over one year before the old one expires, if it is not full?

How long does it take for your embassy to issue the new one? (Mine needs 6-8 weeks)

So I take it Axel, you mean on my return in August to Thailand do the retirement extention in the old passport then go to N.Z. Embassy in Bangkok and ask for a new passport seeing my old one will have only approx Nov to May= six months left. I will check with NZ. house in Bangkok tomorrow personaly thanks