American Passport Renewal Process

[zzzzz]

3 hours ago, bamnutsak said:

 

 

Check here

 

https://th.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/consular-outreach/

 

and/or register with them, they send an email when an outreach event is approaching.

 

on that page

SCHEDULE

• Hua Hin: January 25, 2024

and thats all shown
I loved when they did the outreach in phuket, back than a new passport was less than 2 weeks

and could sign a paper saying i got 65,000 baht/month pension   :-)
 

[wasabi]

On 1/17/2024 at 9:24 AM, zzzzz said:

i received an emai,  which needs be printed and included in ur package for the new passport 
 

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ENGLISH

 

ThailandPostMart.Com Thank you for your trust in purchasing products with us. The company has already received your payment information. Ordering details are as follows:

 

Invoice No. :#THP2023106047301203
Invoice Date :2023-10-13 12:08:43

 

I just mailed my passport to the US embassy in BKK using this process 2 days ago using Thai post. I received a tracking number for that and know they have received it. I also purchased a return envelope as instructed using ThailandPostMart.com. I received two emails both of which gave me a THP # like you have above but no mail tracking number that I can use here Track And Trace : EMS : Thailand Post I printed and included those emails but I have no idea how to track my return envelope. How do I get a tracking number for it?

[zzzzz]

i never got a email with tracking info  for the passport return to me
ONLY by looking at https://passportstatus.state.gov/ could i see it arrived in Bangkok, than took 3 days to get to my house in Phuket
 

The U.S. Department of State has mailed your passport book on 11/14/2023.

We sent your passport book to you using Prepaid Delivery.

[wasabi]

20 hours ago, zzzzz said:

i never got a email with tracking info  for the passport return to me
ONLY by looking at https://passportstatus.state.gov/ could i see it arrived in Bangkok, than took 3 days to get to my house in Phuket
 

The U.S. Department of State has mailed your passport book on 11/14/2023.

We sent your passport book to you using Prepaid Delivery.

Thanks. That site currently says status not available but I registered for alerts.

[flexomike]

Wife just got her US passport back, took 23 days, not to bad

[marin]

I am confused about one thing on the US passport online process. 

 

Regarding the Courier Pass Back from Thailand Post. Do I have that sent to me and forward it to the US embassy or do I have that sent to the US embassy? 

 

I have printed the forms and paid for the passport already, and want to get this going

 

Thanks

[bamnutsak]

from the checklist...

 

Pay Courier Pass Back electronically via Thailand Post Mart website.  (If the page appears in Thai, you may use a translate function into English at        the top right corner of the page.)  Please provide invoice number THP________________________ Note: Prepaid envelope cannot be accepted if you are applying for a U.S. passport in Thailand  

 

https://th.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/Checklist-for-DS-82-Online-Payment-2.pdf

 

[marin]

Yes I see that and that is the problem. I have an invoice # and am having the Courier pass sent to my home, but it seems I should send it to the US Embassy, as it states, Prepaid envelope cant be accepted if applying in Thailand. Kind of confusing.

 

Anybody done it recently?

[bamnutsak]

Please, include a copy of payment confirmation email in your application package. An actual envelope will be delivered to U.S. Embassy in Bangkok/ U.S. Consulate in Chiang Mai for returning your document.

 

https://www.thailandpostmart.com/product/1013460000929/Courier-Pass-Back-envelope

 

 

Provide the invoice number and confirmation email. If you think you screwed up buy another one, it's only 100 THB.

 

recent thread: 

https://aseannow.com/topic/1328305-us-passport-renewal-hell-thailand-edition-may-2024/

 

[marin]

30 minutes ago, bamnutsak said:

Please, include a copy of payment confirmation email in your application package. An actual envelope will be delivered to U.S. Embassy in Bangkok/ U.S. Consulate in Chiang Mai for returning your document.

 

https://www.thailandpostmart.com/product/1013460000929/Courier-Pass-Back-envelope

 

I like the way you think and thanks. So I purchased the Courier Pass Back, what was confusing is that I gave my address here in BKK for delivery.  I now see that the Pass Back is sent to the US embassy.  Thai Post wanted my address so the embassy can mail it back to me. So I will include this.

Pretty amazing you cant even talk to the US embassy American Services about this, to me its just not clear.