A passport is an important document that shows the details of a person traveling abroad. It contains the name, surname, identification number, signature, photograph, age, nationality, religion, occupation, passport number, etc. It facilitates traveling abroad and is an important document that will be used as evidence for applying for a visa to enter certain countries. 

       Foreigners traveling for business, work, meetings, or tourism, as well as those who live in Thailand, may at some time need to apply for a new passport because the old one is lost or damaged or has expired. What documents must be prepared and processed? The instructions below are compiled as a guide to make applying for a new passport as trouble-free as possible.

Lost passport replacement

1. Report to the police at the local police station;
2. Provide information and records about the lost passport in the report, such as the passport number;
3. Contact your national embassy in Thailand to apply for a new passport. 

In the case of foreigners residing in Thailand       
       If you lose your passport, you may apply for an emergency travel document while you haven't got your passport, and if there is no embassy of your country located in Thailand, you should contact the Office of Visas and Foreigners Travel Documents, 3rd Floor, Department of Consular Affairs, Government Complex, Chaengwattana, to request the issuance of an Emergency Certificate (EC).

In the case of a damaged or expired passport
       Please contact your national embassy in Thailand to apply for a new passport. Many embassies will have ways for their citizens to contact them and apply for a new passport online for a fee. When you get the new passport, the embassy should also give you a letter requesting that the Thai Immigration Department put the most recent visa stamps in your passport. Transferring stamps to a new passport is free of charge. 

Passport replacement in case of loss, expiration, or out of stamp pages
The following documents must be prepared:

1. Application form;
2. Copy of the report from the police station;
3. Copy of old passport with photo (if any);
4. Copy of the new passport;
5. Letter from the embassy to the Immigration Office asking for cooperation;

       The Immigration Office shall make a copy of the entry stamps in the new passport.

Procedures and practices

1. The foreigner meets the officer at the passport replacement service counter, Subdivision 2, Immigration Division 1, to submit an application and fill in details, such as name, surname, passport number, the date, month, and year of entry, and arrival flight number.
2. The officer checks the details of the request and checks its accuracy and validity of the passport (or document used in lieu of a new passport) and must include the report;
3. The officer examines evidence of entry to the Kingdom;
4. Once ensuring that the entry into the Kingdom is accurate, the officer will proceed to copy the arrival stamps for the foreigner;
5. In the event that the foreigner has applied for an extension of stay in the Kingdom or has a residence in the Kingdom, he or she must go to the officer at the department related to the visa or to Subdivision 1, Immigration Division 1, as the case may be, in order to have a copy of the permit to stay in the Kingdom, or to wait for the result of an extension of residence, or to wait for the result of the application for residence permit in the Kingdom. 

Remark: If you have applied for an extension of stay in the Kingdom, you may submit an application at the immigration checkpoint where you applied for your last stay in the Kingdom.

Contact for more information: Tel. +66 2141 7884 or Immigration Hotline 1178.

Business hours

1. Immigration Office: Monday-Friday: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
2. Other embassies: Monday-Friday: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. 

(Remark: Appointments should be made online in advance.)

Source : Department of Consular Affairs
Tel : +66 2575 1034