Greenside Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 Haven't done this for a long time. Anything needed by CM Immigration besides both passports? Can I leave it to be done or is it a waiting game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricTh Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 You need to photocopy every page that has a stamp on both passports as requested by the officers who are fond of photocopies and also fill up a form. I just did mine last week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichCor Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 if you were still in the Kingdom when renewing the passport then your embassy may have provided you a transfer request letter that Thai Immigration would like presented with both old and new passports. Though, interestingly, if you renewed your passport while out of the kingdom but have a multiple-entry visa or kept your extension (permission-to-stay) active with a re-entry permit then no letter is needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 1 hour ago, EricTh said: You need to photocopy every page that has a stamp on both passports as requested by the officers who are fond of photocopies and also fill up a form. That seems a little excessive since the new passport will not have any stamps in unless it was used for entry. Normally they only want a copy of the photo page of both passports, Copies of every page that has a stamp or visa for Thailand in the old passport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJack54 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 OP, when you obtained your new passport you would have received a letter that authorizes Thai imm to transfer the information from old to new pp. Make sure you take it to immigration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenside Posted November 30, 2020 Author Share Posted November 30, 2020 I have the request letter from the UK Embassy and will go armed with copies of the stamped pages from my old passport plus photo pages from both. Still no clue as to how long this takes: should I take a book or plan to go out to lunch somewhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricTh Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 2 hours ago, ubonjoe said: That seems a little excessive since the new passport will not have any stamps in unless it was used for entry. Normally they only want a copy of the photo page of both passports, Copies of every page that has a stamp or visa for Thailand in the old passport. That is what I said exactly... pages with a stamp. Although it's not clear whether it means pages with a non-visa related stamps (eg. exit from Thailand stamps) are also included which I find silly. But I didn't want to argue with them because they couldn't understand much English anyway. If the new passport doesn't have any pages with a stamp, why would you need to photocopy it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricTh Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 32 minutes ago, Greenside said: I have the request letter from the UK Embassy and will go armed with copies of the stamped pages from my old passport plus photo pages from both. Still no clue as to how long this takes: should I take a book or plan to go out to lunch somewhere? It really depend on your imm. office and the people who came on that day. For me, it took less than one hour after submiting the documents. No need to queue up cause it's a separate counter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 5 minutes ago, EricTh said: That is what I said exactly. You wrote this. 4 hours ago, EricTh said: You need to photocopy every page that has a stamp on both passports as requested by the officers I defined it down pages with stamps and visas for Thailand. The way your wrote it could mean all pages that something on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricTh Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 12 minutes ago, ubonjoe said: You wrote this. I defined it down pages with stamps and visas for Thailand. The way your wrote it could mean all pages that something on it. There are many types of stamps. 1. Visa and extension stamps 2. Entry and exit stamps to other countries 3. Entry and exit stamps to Thailand 4. Photo page. The officer didn't tell me which ones but her English is poor and just pointed to the photocopy girl at the back of the office and said lazily 'she will know what to do'. The photocopy girl photocopied all pages with a stamp i.e all non-blank pages and also the photo page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 14 minutes ago, EricTh said: The officer didn't tell me which ones but her English is poor and just pointed to the photocopy girl at the back of the office and said lazily 'she will know what to do'. That is not correct. When I did the transfer to my new passport I was already aware of what stamps and visas were were required. It is the same ones they want when I do my extensions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 I got new UK passport from UK embassy in BKK. Embassy gave me letter to immigration asking them to transfer visas to new passport. Morning visit to local I/O (Phayao) got retirement visa stamped into new passport with minimum fuss and I do not recall much cost. if there was any copying needed it was done at I/O, and not excessive. probably only the visa pages from old passport. Sorry but I cannot remember the details, only that it was easy, (unusually so for anything connected with Immigration dept.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarrySeaman Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 I have been through three passports while in Thailand. The copies I was asked for during the last visa transfer were the Non-O A visa retirement stamp showing the date of my first retirement visa, which was a copy from my first passport, the latest visa stamp, the front page with photo and signature, the last entry into Thailand stamp, and a copy of the TM-30 from my last entry into Thailand. When you transfer your visa to a new passport that immigration officer will not transfer any reentry visa you have in your old passport. You need to see the immigration officer that issues the reentry visas to get the reentry visa transferred to the new passport. Of course that probably isn't very important under the current circumstances but keep it in mind for the time when the pandemic is over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricTh Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 18 minutes ago, HarrySeaman said: I have been through three passports while in Thailand. The copies I was asked for during the last visa transfer were the Non-O A visa retirement stamp showing the date of my first retirement visa, which was a copy from my first passport, the latest visa stamp, the front page with photo and signature, the last entry into Thailand stamp, and a copy of the TM-30 from my last entry into Thailand. When you transfer your visa to a new passport that immigration officer will not transfer any reentry visa you have in your old passport. You need to see the immigration officer that issues the reentry visas to get the reentry visa transferred to the new passport. Of course that probably isn't very important under the current circumstances but keep it in mind for the time when the pandemic is over. I met a grumpy female office who was too lazy to explain which pages to copy. Just a simple word of 'every page'. Do you have to copy all the previous years extension as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin1976 Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 Just copied current stamps on old and new passport. And filled up this form, submit together with both passports. Transfer Stamp.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRUNCHER Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 In Jomtien last week with UK Passport. I needed embassy letter, filled in a form and copies of old and new passport picture pages along with copies of last visa and subsequent extension pages. Submitted late morning and collected after 2pm next day. No charge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenside Posted December 1, 2020 Author Share Posted December 1, 2020 OK, here's the answer you've all been debating: CM immigration, today 3:00pm... They needed: UK Embassy Letter that VFS provided Immigration form with the same basic details as the above Old passport + copy of photo page New Passport + copy of photo page Signed copies of every (Thai) stamped page in the old passport Original arrival card Receipt for latest 90 day report Immigration very quiet, but no parking spaces available due to huge flagpole thing they are construction opposite the main door. No charge (as expected) and the whole thing was completed in 25 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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