Re-entry into Thailand when passport about to expire

[Doznotdiz]

Does anybody know what the situation is when a person has a retirement visa and an extension of stay that coincides with the expiry date of their passport, and they then go abroad intending to return to Thailand 4-5 months before the passport expiry date? There is not enough time either here, or abroad to renew the passport. I am thinking that the 6-month validity rule would not apply where a Non-Immigrant visa is applicable.

[ubonjoe]

If you are from a country that qualifies you for a visa exempt entry then their will be probably be no 6 month validity rule. You just need a passport that is valid for length of stay. But the other question is will you be able to enter the country you are traveling to with less than 6 months validity.

Enter the required info here to get info from a IATA database. http://www.staralliance.com/en/services/visa-and-health/

The airline will be the ones that enforce the passport validity rule.