Us Consular 'outreach' In Phuket

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US consular 'outreach' in Phuket

KARON: -- Officers of the US Embassy in Bangkok will be in Phuket to provide consular services to US citizens from 8 am to midday on Friday, May 27, at the Hilton Phuket Arcadia Resort & Spa in Karon. It will probably be the last consular visit to Phuket this year.

The following consular services will be available:

- Passport renewal applications (US$67.00 or 2,680 baht for adult passports);

- Additional passport pages (no charge);

- Notarial services (US$30 or 1,200 baht for the first notarial; US$20 or 800 baht for each additional one);

- Embassy registration information and/or address change;

- Absentee ballot application and voting abroad information;

- Tax forms;

- Limited social security, VA or other federal benefits information.

Those using services for which payment is required are asked to bring the correct amount in cash.

Applications for Consular Reports of Birth Abroad cannot be processed during outreach trips, but information packets will be available.

For more information contact the American Citizen Services Unit in Bangkok (Tel: 02-2054049; Email: [email protected]).

--Phuket Gazette 2005-04-30