edwardandtubs Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 I have a UK passport with plenty of time left but no blank pages. The last page is half blank. I'm on a non-B with a work permit. I'm going to renew the work permit and extend the non-B by another year, get a re-entry permit, exit Thailand and spend a few weeks in the UK before returning to Thailand. What's the best way of doing this? Can I get the non-B extension and re-entry permit in my existing passport, exit Thailand, get my new passport in the UK and then return to Thailand waving both passports? I'll be exiting Thailand early in October and returning a few weeks later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrtmedic Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 Doubt there is room in the passport for an extension, a re-entry permit and an exit stamp! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwardandtubs Posted August 25, 2013 Author Share Posted August 25, 2013 The extension of stay is usually stamped under the original rather than on a new page, a re-entry permit is not an actual stamp in the passport and there's plenty of room for the exit stamp so that's not really the issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrtmedic Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 edwardandtubs Interesting ! In my passport extension of stay = one half page. Re -entry permit = one half page ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexander69 Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 (edited) Good question mate, my uk passport ran out of pages,WHILE IN THAILAND> but i sent it off to Hong Kong while my visa was still valid.Upon return of the new one i went to Udon Immigration and got my current visa restamped in my new passport.Not much trouble at all. Your case i am not sure.Waving two passports could be a little strange. Wait for the TV expert mechanics to reply to answer your question in there 100 percent integrity. Good luck and send my love to Blighty. You can send off for a new passport now from HK and it will arrive here in LOS before you have to leave for the UK. Just my thoughts and perhaps experience Think AHEAD before the pages run out Next chapter,,,,,,,,,,none as there are no pages left to write them on. Edited August 25, 2013 by alexander69 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrtmedic Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 alexander69 Doubt you had a visa transferred to a new passport as that is never done ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwardandtubs Posted August 25, 2013 Author Share Posted August 25, 2013 jrtmedic, you're right. I just checked my passport for the last re-entry permit and it's half a page. Maybe they can put it on one of the half blank pages earlier in my passport? Does it have to be on latest page? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrtmedic Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 (edited) Edward There needs to be room for it ! No space = no stamp ! If there is space in the passport the immigration officers may, at their discretion, use it even if it is not the latest page. Edited August 25, 2013 by jrtmedic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexander69 Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 alexander69 Doubt you had a visa transferred to a new passport as that is never done ! Sorry but i am still here,,,,,,,,,,,ok they did not restick a new visa but sure they took out the dates from my old passport<visa> and put a stamp in my new passport<not a visa sticker ok> for the same relevant dates.All good and happy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwardandtubs Posted August 25, 2013 Author Share Posted August 25, 2013 There are plenty of half empty pages where they could put the stamp. I was hoping to do something similar to what alexander did - come back with a new passport and get the visa extension transferred to the new passport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrtmedic Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 Edward You can do that but make sure you have an re-entry permit ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexander69 Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 There are plenty of half empty pages where they could put the stamp. I was hoping to do something similar to what alexander did - come back with a new passport and get the visa extension transferred to the new passport. I never left Thailand is my point here.As advised by another get a reentry permit but this i have no experience of how to obtain.Wait for tomorrow and all the TV gurus will advise you. Good luck and learn from this lesson. The last page could have been avoided Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 When is your extension running out? Since you have enough time left before your planned trip to get a new passport. I suggest getting new passport before getting extension if you have enough time to do it. I wouldn't take the chance of immigration refusing to do it because of a lack of space in passport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardholder Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 When is your extension running out? Since you have enough time left before your planned trip to get a new passport. I suggest getting new passport before getting extension if you have enough time to do it. I wouldn't take the chance of immigration refusing to do it because of a lack of space in passport. I agree, Get the renewal sent off to Hong Kong asap, there is sufficient time before the UK visit in October. Just as an after thought... has someone been going round stamping your passport pages without you knowing ? I would never leave it until the last page before getting a renewal. No problem in this case but I would like to think I would have planned for it a few months ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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