May 11, 20187 yr Can anyone tell me the location of the previous American Embassy Outreach event in Pattaya? The website always states that the location will be named ten days before the event but have not provided information even on the day of the outreach. Efforts to contact them have gone unanswered. Any info will be appreciated. The STEP website has become impossible to register, as well.
May 11, 20187 yr Author Thanks. Several years back I attended at the Dusit Thani but one year they changed the location to an adjacent hotel. Glad to know they are back to where they were before. That was a convenient location.
May 11, 20187 yr What happens and what services are available at such events? <deleted> - just read your OP again. You are referring to the American Embassy not the British..But I guess it would be interesting to know what is available to other expats...
May 11, 20187 yr Author I only need the notarized income letter, but many other services are available, including passport renewal. I am assuming that the British Embassy offers more and better service than the American one. They no longer accept cash and you must get a bank draft. They must be taking lessons from the Thais on how to make bureaucracy as irritating as possible.
May 11, 20187 yr 1 minute ago, KhunFred said: I only need the notarized income letter, but many other services are available, including passport renewal. I am assuming that the British Embassy offers more and better service than the American one. They no longer accept cash and you must get a bank draft. They must be taking lessons from the Thais on how to make bureaucracy as irritating as possible. Thanks mate. How often do they provide this service by the way..???
May 11, 20187 yr Author 3 minutes ago, Jeremia Juxtaposed said: Thanks mate. How often do they provide this service by the way..??? At least three times a year. There are about four or five locations including Khon Kaen, Udon Thani and Chiang Mai, in addition to Pattaya. Check their website. Most of the info is current, they just haven't been updating the location as promised. One year, I ended up making an Embassy appointment in Bangkok, because I missed the Outreach and had to do my renewal several months later.
May 11, 20187 yr As for the British Embassy offering " more and better service" I spilt my wine over the cat through laughing so much and have only caught my breath back.Although the cat seems happy in the corner licking its fur...
May 11, 20187 yr Author 1 hour ago, Jeremia Juxtaposed said: As for the British Embassy offering " more and better service" I spilt my wine over the cat through laughing so much and have only caught my breath back.Although the cat seems happy in the corner licking its fur... My assumption was based on the fact that the UK has such institutions as the NHS, which indicate an advanced civilization. The USA still can't commit to a single-payer system for reasons which make no sense. UK and Canada seem to think things through rather than relying on a Ouija board to institute policy. Just my uneducated observation.
May 11, 20187 yr 1 hour ago, Jeremia Juxtaposed said: As for the British Embassy offering " more and better service" I spilt my wine over the cat through laughing so much and have only caught my breath back.Although the cat seems happy in the corner licking its fur... Doesn't take much to amuse you does it..
May 11, 20187 yr 1 minute ago, Thailand J said: Doesn't take much to amuse you does it.. That's a good thing, yes????
May 11, 20187 yr I am switching to 800K in the bank this year, have to go to the bank to get a bank draft anyway, and took half a day at Dusit. All the low lifes are there, people who don't call you are the ones who complain you don't call them.
May 12, 20187 yr 10 hours ago, KhunFred said: My assumption was based on the fact that the UK has such institutions as the NHS, which indicate an advanced civilization. The USA still can't commit to a single-payer system for reasons which make no sense. UK and Canada seem to think things through rather than relying on a Ouija board to institute policy. Just my uneducated observation. US already have a single payer system but you have to be 65 to enroll. Per capital wise US spends much more then UK and Canada on healthcare.
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