Question on expiring passports and extension of stay.

I have an OA visa and I am on an Extension of Stay to October 2025 (multi-entry). I do the extension in early September each year.

My (Australian) passport will expire in January 2026.

I have read various posts about this and it seems to me that the simplest approach is to get a new passport before attempting the extension.

I think I can renew the passport in Thailand, but this seems quite a lengthy process.

As an alternative, I have no problem with renewing my passport in Australia mid-year prior to doing the extension in Thailand in September. But that will mean that I leave Thailand on the old passport, and return with the new.

As I understand it, I simply show both passports on return and get the existing extension moved to the new passport once I have arrived.

What is unclear to me is

(a) I have an existing multi-entry stamp in my old passport. Is this still valid (and thus allowing re-entry)?

(b) Once arrived back in Thailand, do I need to immediately "transfer the stamps", or can I just wait until I do the extension, (showing both passports + associated paperwork/insurance/funds etc), as the new extension will go straight into the new passport.

Looking for advice on flaws in my logic/understanding.

Thanks all.

Hello all...although my US passport is good for another 8 years all my pages are almost used up from my traveling. Anyone know how long it will take at the US consulate in Chiang Mai or Bangkok office to get a new passport?

I hope to get some answers from this fine group. If I am in my home country, and I get a new passports and the DTV is applied with my old passport, is there anything that I need to do on my end to "transfer" (I know it is a piece of paper) the visa to the new passport?

Should I bring the old passport with me when entering Thailand again just in case?

Thanks in advance :-)

Question on changing to the DTV from another Thai visa.

My current Thai visa will expire in March, and I would like to renew my passport before applying for the DTV, as my passport is also due to expire next year.

While having a new passport delivered here to Thailand in February, can I then leave using my old passport in March, and then apply for the DTV for my new passport right as the old visa expires?

Or, would I need to "cancel" my old visa in the system, regardless of whether I would be applying for the DTV and later re-entering on the new passport?

My passport is running out of empty pages and I've ordered a new one. What's the process for updating to the new passport on the dtv? I saw a post you can transfer the visa over but it's a digital not physical visa sticker.

I have renewed my UK passport. My old passport has my DTV stamp. Do I need to leave Thailand to get a DTV stamp in my new passport? Thanks. 🙏

Good evening to all, thank you in advance for the help, I have two question:

the first is that my one year non immigrant O visa married to Thai will expire on 28 may 2025, my passport will expire on 12 may 2026, can I will apply for a new visa with the actual passport or I need to renew the passport before apply to the new annual visa?

The second question: if I have to renew the passport I need to go to the immigration office to transfer the actual visa to the new passport or I can use the two passport to move around?

Thank you again.

I’m a U.S. Citizen living in Khon Kaen on a retirement visa.

Current passport expires April, 6 2026.

Current visa expires November 21 2025.

Can I apply for a “new” 1 year retirement visa on November 1 2025 so that there’s at least 6 months on my passport?

Hi,

Has anyone experience with getting a new passport when reentering Thailand with dtv visa? How is it to handle with the Thai embassy? Because of the passport number and issue dates

GETTING DTV with an expiring passport (late 2025)

So basically trying to get the dependent DTV for my wife after the gay marriage law comes into effect this 22nd.

Her passport expires November 2025, and its currently Jan.

My question is:

should we renew her passport first and THEN get the visa (American) but I have no idea how to do that while abroad. Nor how long it takes.

OR is it okay to do it now, and when she renews, do they cut out the DTV from the old passport and re-apply it to the new one?