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Old 09-05-2008, 19:39
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Originally Posted by Dodger View Post
No need Simon, I got anew passport at Bangkok last year, they wanted to take my old passport and said it would take x days and they would send it to me.

Firstly I pointed out it is a requirement in Thailand to carry my passport at all times and secondly how was I going to get back to Phuket by plane with no passport.

They agreed and stamped all the paperwork as passport seen and gave it back to me.

In your case, they should do the same and you could hand back your old passport when picking up your new one the following week.

I did the same thing last year with my US passport.
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