Hello everyone, I personally live in Bangkok but I saw on the US Embassy Facebook feed that the US Consular was to be closed on September 3rd (Labor Day in US...OK) and also on September the 26th ???. I was just wondering if anyone knows why they would be closed on the 26th? It is not a Thai or US holiday that I know of.  Just curious is all. I posted it here thinking maybe it is something Chiang Mai specific. Thanks in advance if anyone knows.

 

 

 

 

1 hour ago, BobTH said:

I posted it here thinking maybe it is something Chiang Mai specific.

Why?

It's titled "US Embassy Bangkok", "Consular Closed".

If specific then it's for Bangkok. No mention of CM.

 

@ubonjoe   might know about it?

Not sure it is only for the consulate in Chiang Mai.

There are no appointments available for the American Citizen Services in Bangkok on the 26th. In Chiang Mai they are only open on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

They do close the consular section for other things than holidays. It is the time of the year when they have a meeting for the embassy wardens so it could be for that.

Sorry, I now realize they refer to the American Services section of the US Embassy Bangkok, as the "consular section". I was mixing it up with the word consulate which I knew was in Chiang Mai. Thanks KhunBENQ and ubonjoe for your comments, I now understand. And the meeting for the wardens is probably correct and the reason for it.