Thailand Immigration Alert – New Process for BOI visa transfer at the Once Stop Service Center and visa renewal problems at Chaengwattana
Effective February 14, 2017, the process for the visa transfer from an old passport to a new passport has now changed for Board of Investment (BOI) sponsored visa holders who use the One Stop Service Center (OSSC). This change affects those who have only been granted a visa until the expiration date of their old passport, even though they are entitled to a longer visa validity period as per their BOI approval letter. Under the change, the BOI will no longer automatically enter the full visa validity period into the new passport. Instead, the visa holder will need to follow a two-part process: