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HarryWho   0

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I brought my Thai wife to the USA as a permanent resident, now she is a US Citizen!  Yeah!  Long journey, as you all know.

 

We plan to go to Thailand over Christmas for a visit.  She will show her US passport when she departs the US and show her Thai Passport when she re-enters Thailand.  But her Thai passport is expired!

 

So, the question is should she get her Thai passport renewed via the Thai embassy is Los Angeles before returning, or just try to re-enter Thailand with her expired passport?

 

I am worried if we send her Thai passport to the Thai embassy in Los Angeles for renewal that renewal will change the passport number.

 

So?

1) Should we renew her Thai passport before returning?

2) If we do renew it, will they change the passport # or remove the exit stamp?

  

TIA for any help with these questions!

 

John and Kamonkarn

 

CR-1 Timeline to bring my Thai wife to the US.

06-25-10 Met Online at Thai Love Links

Hundreds of hours on Skype video chat

10-17-10 Met in Bangkok at Lebua Hotel

10-25-10 Engaged on Pattaya Beach

01-02-11 Marriage ceremony in her Village with her family

01-04-11 Marriage registered at Amphur

02-25-11 I-130 Sent to Chicago, USA

03-07-11 I-130 NOA1 (I-797C) Receipt via postal mail

06-17-11 I-130 NOA2 (I-797C) Receipt via postal mail

06-23-11 I returned to the US to get a job and find an apartment

07-21-11 NVC Case # Assigned

07-29-11 Received DS-3032 and I-864 bill

08-01-11 Paid I-864 bill online

08-18-11 Return completed DS-3032 and I-864 to NVC

09-02-11 Receive IV Bill

09-02-11 Paid IV Bill online

10-10-11 Return completed DS-230 with Police Check and other docs to NVC

10-24-11 Case Completed at NVC

11-02-11 Interview Date Received in email

12-16-11 Nong passed her interview! Woohoo!

12-20-11 Nong's picked up her passport and Visa.

12-21-11 POE - San Francisco.

Approx. 10 months from sending the I-130 to Visa in hand!

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Lemonslice   4,554

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People get new passport all the time, passport numbers change and that is not a problem. If Thai citizens are required to enter on their Thai passport (I am not sure about Thailand as that is not a rule for all countries), it seems that the easiest thing might be to renew her passport.  Best of luck!

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26 minutes ago, HarryWho said:

I brought my Thai wife to the USA as a permanent resident, now she is a US Citizen!  Yeah!  Long journey, as you all know.

 

We plan to go to Thailand over Christmas for a visit.  She will show her US passport when she departs the US and show her Thai Passport when she re-enters Thailand.  But her Thai passport is expired!

 

So, the question is should she get her Thai passport renewed via the Thai embassy is Los Angeles before returning, or just try to re-enter Thailand with her expired passport?

 

I am worried if we send her Thai passport to the Thai embassy in Los Angeles for renewal that renewal will change the passport number.

 

So?

1) Should we renew her Thai passport before returning?

2) If we do renew it, will they change the passport # or remove the exit stamp?

  

TIA for any help with these questions!

 

John and Kamonkarn

 

Why doesn't she use her US passport to enter Thailand? Is that a requirement from Thai gov't to dual citizens? 

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Stevephoto   224

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On 3/25/2017 at 6:53 AM, charmander said:

Why doesn't she use her US passport to enter Thailand? Is that a requirement from Thai gov't to dual citizens? 

Good question!

Mahalo/Salamat!

Steve and Joan
Met on Facebook 2/24/12
Met in person 6/5/12
Second visit 10/2/12
Engaged 10/3/12
NOA10/15/12
Third visit 12/10/12
Joan got her passport! 2/20/13
NOA2 4/24/13
Fourth visit 5/28/13
CFO 5/30/13
Embassy Interview APPROVED 6/6/13

Joan passed through immigration in Hawaii! She's home! 6/13/13

MARRIED 8/24/13

AOS, EAD and AP petitions sent to Chicago via Express Mail

EAD/AP Received 11/13/13

AOS Interview APPROVED 11/26/13

2-year Green Card in hand 12/5/13

ROC (I-751) sent to CSC via USPS Express Mail 8/31/15

ROC check cashed 9/4/15

ROC Biometrics 10/1/15

ROC Approval 4/6/16 (waiting for actual card)

Permanent Green Card Arrived 4/14/16
Naturalization Interview 2/22/17 APPROVED!

Oath Ceremony 3/21/17--Joan is a US Citizen!

Dual Citizenship 7/7/22 Joan is now a Dual US/Filipino Citizen!

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