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Lauren Peck
Lauren PeckTraveler·
Bangkok

Does Thailand need a blank passport page?

US passport, fly 6 Sep. One nearly-full book. I do not want a blog’s “they never look.”

What missions actually write

CheckTreat asSource shape (as of 30 Aug 2026)
Blank pageUK FCDO wants at least one. Other missions often rhymeConfirm your embassy, not a US Facebook group
ValidityFCDO: six months after arrivalSame page. Airlines can be stricter than the desk
Stamps already messyA second passport / renewal before you flyA full book is not a personality
TDAC / exemptionSeparate productsTDAC does not add a page

This is not legal advice. A page and a date. Photo of the last stamps if it is tight.

Visas and entry

11 comments

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James Collingwood
James Collingwood

FCDO page is the one I used. One blank, six months. Airline desk can still be the mean one. I would not fly on “they never check.”

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Ploy
Ploy

I have watched people get a spare passport before a full one. Cheaper than a refused boarding.

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Nate Grant
Nate Grant

Does a page with a tiny stamp corner still count as blank or do they want a clean sheet.

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Helen Marsh
Helen Marsh

Kids in the same passport are a different product in some countries. This thread is an adult book. Say if a child is on the page.

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Claire Dunn
Claire Dunn

TDAC does not inspect your remaining pages. Different form. File it anyway.

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Kit Rattana
Kit Rattana

Extension also needs space for a new sticker/stamp. If you are staying for the 1,900, a full book is a second problem.

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Tess de Vries
Tess de Vries

I would renew at home. I would not test Suvarnabhumi at 01:00 with one crowded page.

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Amina Diallo
Amina Diallo

Dual nationality: FCDO says leave on the same passport you entered. That is the visa page, not this one, but people mix them.

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Rob Ellison
Rob Ellison

DTV still wants a real passport with life on it. A holiday stamp is not the only thing that needs a page.

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Hannah Miles
Hannah Miles

Photo of the last two pages if you are asking here. “Almost full” is not a measurement.

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Mint Saelim
Mint Saelim

Six months after **arrival**, not after you bought the ticket. People subtract from the wrong date.

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