Lost Passport in Thailand: How to Copy Your Entry Stamp to a New Travel Document

If you lose your passport while traveling in Thailand, obtaining a replacement or emergency travel document is only part of the process. You must also ask Thai Immigration to copy your entry and permitted-stay record into the new document. Immigration verifies the original arrival details against its records before adding the corresponding stamp information.

TL;DR: After losing a passport in Thailand, obtain a police report and a replacement travel document, ask your embassy or other competent consular mission for a letter requesting Immigration's cooperation, and complete the stamp-copying process with Thai Immigration. In Bangkok, the Thai government directs applicants to the passport-replacement counter at Sub-Division 2, Immigration Division 1. The government's lost-passport procedure does not state a processing fee or guaranteed completion time.

Step-by-Step Recovery Process

Step	Action Required	Document / Outcome	Location
1. Police Report	File a report of the lost document	Copy of the police report	Thai police station
2. Replacement Document	Apply for a new travel document and cooperation letter	Emergency or replacement travel document + consular mission letter	Your country's embassy or other competent consular mission
3. Copy Stamp Record	Submit the documents and entry details	Entry/permitted-stay record copied into the new document	Appropriate Thai Immigration office

1. File a Local Police Report

File a report of the lost passport with the Thai police before proceeding to the embassy and Immigration steps.

What to bring: Take any copy or record of the lost passport and the information needed to explain when and where it was lost. The police may request further details or supporting identification.
Outcome: Obtain a copy of the police report.
Check the report: Make sure your name and passport number are recorded correctly. Thai Immigration requires the police report for a lost-passport stamp-copying application; your consular mission will specify its own replacement-document requirements.

2. Obtain an Emergency Travel Document and Embassy Letter

Contact your country's nearest embassy, consulate, or other competent mission for instructions.

Consular mission's role: Depending on your nationality and circumstances, the mission may issue an Emergency Travel Document (ETD), emergency passport, or replacement passport.
Cooperation letter: The Thai government's lost-passport instructions require a letter from the embassy to the Immigration Office requesting cooperation to copy the entry stamp into the new passport.
Requirements: These vary by country. Follow the mission's current checklist rather than assuming that every mission requires the same documents.

3. Visit Thai Immigration for the "Transfer of Stamp"

Do not go straight to the airport or a land checkpoint with only the new travel document. Complete the Immigration procedure that links the document to your verified entry and permitted-stay record.

Where to Apply:
- Bangkok: Passport replacement service counter, Sub-Division 2, Immigration Division 1, Government Complex (Building B), Chaeng Watthana Road, Lak Si, Bangkok.
- Outside Bangkok: Contact the relevant provincial Immigration office before traveling there. Provincial offices publish the transfer form, but the correct office depends on your immigration record. If you previously obtained an extension of stay, the Thai government's instructions say the application may be made at the Immigration office/checkpoint where the last extension was submitted.
- LTR visa holders: The BOI's official LTR guidance requires the transfer at the Immigration Bureau, Thailand Investment and Expat Services Center (TIESC), 6th Floor, PARADE Zone, One Bangkok, Bangkok. Its standard checklist asks for the original former passport, so a person whose passport was lost should contact TIESC about the substitute evidence before visiting.
Required Documents:
1. The application form for copying the stamp record to a new passport.
2. Your new passport or replacement travel document and a copy.
3. The police report and a copy.
4. The cooperation letter from your embassy or other competent consular mission.
5. A copy of the lost passport's photo page, if available.
6. Available evidence of arrival, including the entry date and flight or checkpoint details. If you arrived after 1 May 2025 and retained your TDAC confirmation, take it as supporting evidence; the general lost-passport page does not list TDAC as a separate universal requirement.
Fee and timing: The Thai government's lost-passport procedure does not list a fee or guaranteed processing time for this stamp-copying step. Confirm current counter arrangements with the office handling your case.

Overstay Considerations

If your permitted stay expires while you are waiting for the replacement document or stamp-copying process, you are overstaying. The Thai government states that a person who surrenders before departure may be fined 500 THB per day, up to 20,000 THB. Longer overstays can also lead to removal and re-entry bans. Contact Immigration promptly rather than waiting for the permitted stay to expire.