Passport Expires Oct 2007 With Retirement Extension

[tartempion]

Probably my first question here:

My passport expires 10 oct 2007 and I got a new retirement extension last week at Immigration Bangkok valid until passport expires. (not a full year thus, also got multiple re-entries until oct 2007)

I will go to my home country in may 2007 for one month.

Do I need to get a new passport there and come back with old passport with extension in it?

Do I need to do something to get the full year or request extension from oct 2007 onmwards?

I also notice that a passport need to be valid for at least 6 months when entering the kingdom.

I have a trip to Sillypore planned in March 2007 and wil not have 6 month left on my return.

Makes me wonder what to do...

[Axel]

Apply for and pick up the new passport with your country's embassy in Bangkok. Subsequently,

visit the immigration office to transfer your extention-and re-entry stamps to the new one.

As long as your p/port and your re-entry permit is valid you can return to Thailand and the 6-months' rule does not apply. (Had, however, once to ask for a manager as the airline staff did not know this when checking in for Thailand.)