U.s. Consular Outreach To Phuket On March 19 2010

[sbk]

Dear Phuket Area American Citizens,

The Consular Section of the American Embassy in Bangkok is pleased to

inform you of the consular outreach visit to Phuket on March 19, 2010.

Please come if you can!

Consular staff will be available to provide consular services at the

following location:

Friday, March 19, 2010, 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM at the Hilton Phuket Arcadia

Resort and Spa, at 333 Patah Road, Karon Beach, Phuket, Thailand, 83100,

telephone: 076-396-433.

The following consular services will be available during our outreach

visits:

* Passport renewal applications ($75.00 or Baht 2550 for adult

passports, and $85 or Baht 2890 for a child's passport)

* Notarial Services and Certified Copies ($30.00 or Baht 1020).

This includes income affidavits for retirees in Thailand.

* Social security, VA or other federal benefits question will be

limited, but we will try to provide forms and answers

(Please bring exact change!)

NOTE: We cannot process extra visa pages during our outreach trips. We

can accept applications, but the passports will have to be brought back

to the Embassy for final processing the next day. The passports will

then have to be picked up in person (or by a friend upon presentation of

a letter of authorization signed by the applicant) at the Embassy. We

regret any inconvenience caused by this.

Additionally, Consular Reports of Birth cannot be processed during

consular outreach trips.

If you have any questions, please email acsbkk(at) state.gov or call the

American Citizen Services Unit at 02-205-4049.

We look forward to seeing you in Phuket on Friday, March 19, 2010.

Sincerely,

American Citizen Services

U.S. Embassy

Bangkok, Thailand

[stevenl]

See this thread.

[up-country_sinclair]

I read somewhere that passport fees are on the way up, so it might be wise to renew now if your passport is about to expire.

Edited March 3, 2010 by up-country_sinclair

[crusty]

Seriously, have you ever tried to park on the beach road at either of these locations ? Lots of "free" space until a prick crosses the road from under a tree and informs you "Only for tuk tuks"

[stevenl]

Park on the parking lot of the Hilton and you'll have penty of space to choose from.

[sbk]

See this thread.

Well webfact has just posted a Phuket Gazette article too so now Americans living in Phuket can have NO EXCUSE for missing this one!