I recently obtained a 60 day extension from Immigration and I will be using a new passport to leave Thailand, with the old passport having the extension of stay stamped in it.

Is it OK to use the old and new passports together at the border or do I need to get the extension of stay put into the new passport?

I have heard that when I go to pick up the new passport at VFS in Bangkok the old passport will have the corner cut off it and cancelled.

Will that extension of stay in my old passport still be valid at the border?

Many thanks in advance.

Your extension will still be valid. Immigration will transfer your stamps to your new passport.

It would be best to get your stamps transferred at immigration before heading to the border. You will need a letter from the UK embassy confirming you got a new passport from them.

Some border crossing will send you back to the local immigration office near the border to get the stamps transferred and some have asked for the letter.

Thank you kindly ubonjoe for your help, I will go about getting the letter from the Embassy and visit immigration to ask to get the extension put into the new passport before I visit the border, appreciate your input thank you very much.

Your extension will still be valid. Immigration will transfer your stamps to your new passport.

It would be best to get your stamps transferred at immigration before heading to the border. You will need a letter from the UK embassy confirming you got a new passport from them.

Some border crossing will send you back to the local immigration office near the border to get the stamps transferred and some have asked for the letter.

Wonder please if anyone has applied for a letter from the UK embassy in Bangkok confirming a new passport? I wondered if we could do it online rather than go all the way to Bangkok if possible? Many thanks in advance for any pointers

Wonder please if anyone has applied for a letter from the UK embassy in Bangkok confirming a new passport? I wondered if we could do it online rather than go all the way to Bangkok if possible? Many thanks in advance for any pointers

It can be done by email and then they will mail you the letter.

You need to contact the embassy and they will email a form to you that you can email back to them with scans of both of your passports. They will then mail the letter back to you.

That is great news and makes it much easier than going to Bangkok. Thank you again ubonjoe for your help, have a nice Friday.

Wonder please if anyone has applied for a letter from the UK embassy in Bangkok confirming a new passport? I wondered if we could do it online rather than go all the way to Bangkok if possible? Many thanks in advance for any pointers

It can be done by email and then they will mail you the letter.

You need to contact the embassy and they will email a form to you that you can email back to them with scans of both of your passports. They will then mail the letter back to you.

i asked in jomtien immigration they dont mention letter, only xero copy of passport, stamps etc, and recip from your embassy, for ur passport... then u use both on border

Hi Mataleo

Thanks for sharing your experience, can I ask you to confirm please, Jomtien Immigration state that it is possible to use the photocopy of old passport photopage, extension stamp, passport receipt and new passport at the border? Many thanks

i asked in jomtien immigration they dont mention letter, only xero copy of passport, stamps etc, and recip from your embassy, for ur passport... then u use both on border

Hi Mataleo

Thanks for sharing your experience, can I ask you to confirm please, Jomtien Immigration state that it is possible to use the photocopy of old passport photopage, extension stamp, passport receipt and new passport at the border? Many thanks

i asked in jomtien immigration they dont mention letter, only xero copy of passport, stamps etc, and recip from your embassy, for ur passport... then u use both on border

That is what Jomtien need to move the stamps from the old passport to the new one.

Unless you get the stamps transferred at an immigration you need to use both passportd when leaving the country.

Yes u need transfer stamp to new passport. To do that they want xero olf passport a d recip for new passport from ur embassy.

Hi Ubonjoe, thanks for your post, I've just applied for the new passport letter from the UK Embassy and once received, will take this to get the stamps transferred at Rayong immigration, will report back on TV to update upon return from Immigration offices, appreciate your help as always!

Hi Mataleo

Thanks for sharing your experience, can I ask you to confirm please, Jomtien Immigration state that it is possible to use the photocopy of old passport photopage, extension stamp, passport receipt and new passport at the border? Many thanks

i asked in jomtien immigration they dont mention letter, only xero copy of passport, stamps etc, and recip from your embassy, for ur passport... then u use both on border

That is what Jomtien need to move the stamps from the old passport to the new one.

Unless you get the stamps transferred at an immigration you need to use both passportd when leaving the country.

Edited July 14, 201411 yr by Connection

Hi Mataleo, Thanks for your help too!

Yes u need transfer stamp to new passport. To do that they want xero olf passport a d recip for new passport from ur embassy.

Take the original of the old passport along, too, as immigration may want to look at it, but they will definitely let you keep it.

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