Retirement Extension for Dummies 2017 – Buriram Immigration

[Starman]

So I request that at the British Embassy in Bangkok and then take letter with new and old passport to Buriram immigration.

Not exactly. You don't apply for a new passport at the Embassy. They have out sourced the service. Can't remember the name of the place.

I renewed my passport last year and also got my daughter her first passport. I used a service offered by Thai Widows and Expats. Very convenient.

[Freddy]

Thanks. I think the company is VFS and they have now moved to Sukumvidt Soi 13 - Trendy Building.

[CO-CO]

When you get your new passport you ask for a letter to request transfer of stamp. You then go to immigration with new passport and letter and your stamps will be transferred.

Probably at a cost of 500 Baht (no receipt).

[urleft]

Guys, 
Can anyone give me a quick summary of the requirements when I get a new passport. I currently have retirement extension and re-entry permit in existing passport. When I renew, how does that all transfer to the new passport??

Thanks

I will defer to the British on how to get a UK Passport. 

However, there is a form to transfer the stamp from old to new passport.  Whether BI will do for you or you should bring is something for us to find out, maybe even a report from you. 

This service is supposed to be free, but KCI charged me 500 baht with no receipt.  Here is my posting for when I had the transfer done:
http://www.buriramexpats.com/forum/index.php/topic,7614.msg47005.html#msg47005

I provided the following:


- Thai Form to change to new passport (attached)
- Old Passport
- Copies of All used pages
-  New Passport
- Copies of All used pages

[CO-CO]

Thanks. I think the company is VFS and they have now moved to Sukumvidt Soi 13 - Trendy Building.

Indeed.

The British embassy plays no role in British passports (other than issuing emergency travel documents in lieu thereof). Passports are a function of Her Majesty's Passport Office, which is part of the Home Office.

In Thailand application is made via HMPO's agents VfS Global who, as Freddy mentioned, are located in the Trendy Building in Sukhumvit soi 13.

In theory application must be made in person and once issued in Liverpool the passport is returned to VfS for personal collection. A third party can be authorised to present the application and collect  the new passport This is useful for those too busy/lazy/disinclined to complete the paperwork and troll off the Bangkok - twice. Starman obviously falls into the "too busy" category and took the third party route.

Freddy, out of interest, are you renewing because of a looming expiry date or a full passport ?

[Freddy]

Looming expiry date. Still a few months off. Just getting ahead of the game.

Can you just clarify regarding the transfer of visa, retirement extension and re-entry permit from old to new. Do VFS automatically provide the letter requesting transfer for  Buriram immigration or do I have to request it? Also, I am assuming that I retain my current passport ( it doesn't get sent off to Liverpool) and then keep it when I collect the new passport so that things can be transferred.

[CO-CO]

Looming expiry date. Still a few months off. Just getting ahead of the game.

Can you just clarify regarding the transfer of visa, retirement extension and re-entry permit from old to new. Do VFS automatically provide the letter requesting transfer for  Buriram immigration or do I have to request it? Also, I am assuming that I retain my current passport ( it doesn't get sent off to Liverpool) and then keep it when I collect the new passport so that things can be transferred.

Freddy, a  link for you:-


https://www.gov.uk/overseas-passports

That will lead you into everything including cost, supporting documents, photos,  etc


They quote a 4 week turn round time (they have been achieving better but it depends whether you going to Bangkok yourself) so don't run the expiry date too tight - and obviously get the new passport before your next extension is due. Remember that HMPO will 'credit' you with up to 9 months (I think) unexpired time.

Your old passport does not go to Liverpool but colour copies of every page (including blanks) do. You will need to supply evidence of address and you pay by credit card authority

See below re 'visa transfer letter':-.... it looks like it comes automatically.

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/491945/Visa_Transfer_Information.pdf

[Freddy]

Cheers Co-Co. Excellent info.

[CO-CO]

Apologies to Keith for hijacking his Retirement Extension thread.................................. I have now pasted the last few posts into a new "UK Passports" thread.

[urleft]

Apologies to Keith for hijacking his Retirement Extension thread.................................. I have now pasted the last few posts into a new "UK Passports" thread.

Ray,

No problem as there is relevance.  And I seem to recall that if you do not have a full year from your extension left on your passport before it expires then you will not get the new extension. 


However, a new thread sounds like a good thing as that as specific fix to a recurring issue.  And here is the link to your post:
http://www.buriramexpats.com/forum/index.php/topic,9261.0/topicseen.html

[CO-CO]

Apologies to Keith for hijacking his Retirement Extension thread.................................. I have now pasted the last few posts into a new "UK Passports" thread.

Ray,

No problem as there is relevance.  And I seem to recall that if you do not have a full year from your extension left on your passport before it expires then you will not get the new extension. 


However, a new thread sounds like a good thing as that as specific fix to a recurring issue.  And here is the link to your post:
http://www.buriramexpats.com/forum/index.php/topic,9261.0/topicseen.html

Thanks Keith.

Just to confirm - immigration will only approve an extension to the expiry date of a passport if there is less than 12 months validity remaining. The cost remains the same i.e. 1,900 Baht

[urleft]

Thanks Keith.

Just to confirm - immigration will only approve an extension to the expiry date of a passport if there is less more than 12 months validity remaining. The cost remains the same i.e. 1,900 Baht

Corrected for you.  I would also say it has to be from the date of the extension, I did my extension Jan 8, but the extension date was 14 Feb. 

[buckwhelk]

When you get your new passport you ask for a letter to request transfer of stamp. You then go to immigration with new passport and letter and your stamps will be transferred.

Probably at a cost of 500 Baht (no receipt).

I can confirm that BI charge 500 baht to transfer the stamps to your new passport. I got a new passport in early October (courtesy of Thai Widows & Expats - great service) and BI transferred the stamps.

[Tod Daniels]

In Bangkok (and other offices) you can certainly apply for and get an extension of stay IF your passport has less than a year remaining on it,
BUT
you'll only get the extension dated to the expiration date of your passport.

Once you get your new passport you can go back, move the stamps and for another 1900baht apply for the remainder of the extension.

I just had a brit friend who'd never noticed his last extension was only dated until Jan (when his passport expired). By the time he did notice it he was on a 38 day overstay. We went out to the immigration office in Bangkok, paid the 19K baht in overstay fines and immediately applied for and got a whole new year's extension of stay dated from the day we went out there.

The officer did say; IF the overstay had been over 40 days (the maximum amount of 500baht a day fines you can accrue) they would have denied selling him the new year's extension. They would have fined him 20K for the overstay, sold him an extension denied emergency 7 days to get outta dodge stamp for 1900baht & sent him outta the country to start the whole process over.

Different offices do things differently.

[urleft]

As I mentioned I get the multi-entry permit, the number of that permit is what you need to put on the TM 6 (Visa No.) when you come back to Thailand.  While checking it I realized I could not decipher the number, it could be 81, 61, 121 or something else.  So when I did my 90 day this week I asked them, they said 21. 

Bottom line here is you should check to make sure you can read the number before you travel.