With result from June 1, the British embassy in Bangkok will no longer supply a verification letter to nationals who have actually acquired a brand-new British passport. An embassy news release mentions that the Thai migration bureau has actually consented to move visa stamps from the old to the brand-new British passport without such a letter. Although a factor is not specified, embassy authorities have actually long specified that such a letter is not binding in law and has actually developed confusion when British expats use to restore their passport whilst present in the UK where such a letter is not released. Other citizenships (non British) might still require to supply an embassy letter and ought to call their regional migration workplace for verification.
