Hello all,
My US passport expires in March, so I am renewing my passport while I am on the 60-day visa exemption. I have read the directions on the US Embassy Bangkok website and various threads here (https://aseannow.com/topic/1310564-us-passport-renewal-question/; https://aseannow.com/topic/1300665-us-passport-renewal-via-bangkok-mail/). So I will mail the materials to the Embassy using Thailand Post courier, as the directions instruct. I do admit that I'm anxious about putting my passport in the mail and would rather make an in-person visit to the Embassy, but I understand that this is the way it is done now.
I do have one question that's been hard to answer, though. For at least 4-5 weeks, I will be without a passport as a tourist here. What ID should I carry in the meantime? I am going to photograph and xerox my passport information page, and the page where they stamped my 60-day exemption. Is there anything else that I haven't thought of?
Also, just a bit random but: I have been poring over the directions on the US Embassy website but they're suddenly having technical difficulties and I can't access this important page. This really is just a glitch, right?
Thank you