Last week in the Consular team #21

[British Consular Team]

Many of you will already know that from 1st November 2021, fully vaccinated people arriving from low-risk countries including the UK can now enter Thailand without quarantine. Check out our Travel Advice for more details on entry requirements. 

 

Last month, delegates from Consular team accompanied Ambassador Mark Gooding to Chiang Mai for his first Consular outreach trip in Thailand. The visit highlight was at the British community event as it was an opportunity for the Ambassador to hear feedback and concerns from British expats in Chiang Mai so we can continue to work with local authorities on providing them support. The Ambassador also paid a courtesy call to Chiang Mai Governor and met local authorities to thank for their support on ensuring access to vaccines for foreigners in the province.  

 

In the office, the majority of our case work was to provide support to families of Brits who passed away in Thailand. We also dealt with 9 welfare cases, 4 arrests, and coordinated with hospitals on providing support to 4 British nationals. Our notarial team provided 32 certified copies of passports, 22 affirmations of marriage, and 9 affirmations of residency. 

 

We receive a lot of English book donations for prisoners. We have been busy sending these out to prisons all over Thailand so prisoners can have access to new reading resources.  

 

We also received a great compliment recently from a British national who lives with 4th stage cancer and needs assistance &advice to return to the UK: “I cannot thank you enough for your patience and assistance, truly splendid!”   

 

As well as compliments, we do of course also receive complaints. We always try our best to answer and learn from your feedback so if you have any feedback or complaints, please send them to us via our online feedback form, or in writing to: 

 

Customer Interaction Team 
Consular Directorate 
Room WH4.36 
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office 
King Charles Street 
London 
SW1A 2AH 

[KannikaP]

The Travel Advice link leads you to a page explaining how to apply for a C o E, which has been replaced with the Thailand Pass.