U.s. Embassy 'outreach' Consular Services

[chuckd]

Having no response from the Embassy to my post above, I drove the 1400 kilometers (R/T) from my village to Pattaya and then to BKK to get my business taken care of. I did this some three weeks ago when it appeared I would not be able to get anything done in the time frame I had to live with.

Alas, I will not be able to show up and provide my thanks for a job well done.

PS: I registered with the Embassy (as they suggested) and still have received no response to my earlier message nor have I received any travel warnings or Warden's notices nor any notification of their outreach program, as they advised would be forthcoming upon my registration.

Their outreach doesn't reach far enough, it seems.

[maxjay]

Having no response from the Embassy to my post above, I drove the 1400 kilometers (R/T) from my village to Pattaya and then to BKK to get my business taken care of. I did this some three weeks ago when it appeared I would not be able to get anything done in the time frame I had to live with.

Alas, I will not be able to show up and provide my thanks for a job well done.

PS: I registered with the Embassy (as they suggested) and still have received no response to my earlier message nor have I received any travel warnings or Warden's notices nor any notification of their outreach program, as they advised would be forthcoming upon my registration.

Their outreach doesn't reach far enough, it seems.

ACS's announcement was sent via e-mail on June 3:

Dear Pattaya, Phuket, Udon, and Khon Kaen Area American Citizens,

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

inform you of a consular outreach visit to Pattaya, Phuket, Udon, and

Khon Kaen in June 2010. Please come if you can!

Consular staff will be available to provide services at the following

dates and locations:

PATTAYA:

Tuesday, June 8, 2010, 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM at the Dusit Thani Pattaya,

at 240/2 Pattaya Beach Road, Pattaya City, Chonburi, 20150, Thailand.

Telephone: 03-842-5611.

PHUKET:

Monday, June 14, 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.

UDON:

Tuesday, June 15, 2010, 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM at the Centara Hotel &

Convention Centre Udon Thani, at 277/1 Prajaksillapakhom Road, Muang,

Udon Thani, 41000, Thailand. Telephone: 04-234-3555.

KHON KAEN:

Wednesday, June 16, 2010, 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM at the Pullman Khon Kaen

Raja Orchid, at 9/9 Prachasumran Road, Nai Muang, Muang, Khon Kaen,

Thailand, 40000, telephone: 043-322-155.

The following consular services will be available during our outreach

visits:

* Passport renewal applications ($75.00 or Baht 2475 for adult

passports, and $85 or Baht 2805 for a child's passport).

* Notarial Services and Certified Copies ($30.00 or Baht 990).

This includes income affidavits for retirees in Thailand.

* Extra visa pages. Note: 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.

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

limited, but we will try to provide forms and answers.

(Please bring exact change!)

Consular Reports of Birth cannot be processed during consular outreach

trips.

If you have any questions, please email [email protected] or call the

American Citizen Services Unit at 02-205-4049.

We look forward to seeing you.

Sincerely,

American Citizen Services

U.S. Embassy

Chuckd, I suggest telephoning ACS directly and find out what happened with your registration, or have a fellow American forward you ACS's messages, or check on Udonmap periodically, ACS's messages are always posted on that forum.

If you are close to Khon Kaen, stop by tomorrow, and talk with ACS.

[chuckd]

Having no response from the Embassy to my post above, I drove the 1400 kilometers (R/T) from my village to Pattaya and then to BKK to get my business taken care of. I did this some three weeks ago when it appeared I would not be able to get anything done in the time frame I had to live with.

Alas, I will not be able to show up and provide my thanks for a job well done.

PS: I registered with the Embassy (as they suggested) and still have received no response to my earlier message nor have I received any travel warnings or Warden's notices nor any notification of their outreach program, as they advised would be forthcoming upon my registration.

Their outreach doesn't reach far enough, it seems.

ACS's announcement was sent via e-mail on June 3:

Dear Pattaya, Phuket, Udon, and Khon Kaen Area American Citizens,

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

inform you of a consular outreach visit to Pattaya, Phuket, Udon, and

Khon Kaen in June 2010. Please come if you can!

Consular staff will be available to provide services at the following

dates and locations:

PATTAYA:

Tuesday, June 8, 2010, 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM at the Dusit Thani Pattaya,

at 240/2 Pattaya Beach Road, Pattaya City, Chonburi, 20150, Thailand.

Telephone: 03-842-5611.

PHUKET:

Monday, June 14, 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.

UDON:

Tuesday, June 15, 2010, 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM at the Centara Hotel &

Convention Centre Udon Thani, at 277/1 Prajaksillapakhom Road, Muang,

Udon Thani, 41000, Thailand. Telephone: 04-234-3555.

KHON KAEN:

Wednesday, June 16, 2010, 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM at the Pullman Khon Kaen

Raja Orchid, at 9/9 Prachasumran Road, Nai Muang, Muang, Khon Kaen,

Thailand, 40000, telephone: 043-322-155.

The following consular services will be available during our outreach

visits:

* Passport renewal applications ($75.00 or Baht 2475 for adult

passports, and $85 or Baht 2805 for a child's passport).

* Notarial Services and Certified Copies ($30.00 or Baht 990).

This includes income affidavits for retirees in Thailand.

* Extra visa pages. Note: 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.

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

limited, but we will try to provide forms and answers.

(Please bring exact change!)

Consular Reports of Birth cannot be processed during consular outreach

trips.

If you have any questions, please email [email protected] or call the

American Citizen Services Unit at 02-205-4049.

We look forward to seeing you.

Sincerely,

American Citizen Services

U.S. Embassy

Chuckd, I suggest telephoning ACS directly and find out what happened with your registration, or have a fellow American forward you ACS's messages, or check on Udonmap periodically, ACS's messages are always posted on that forum.

If you are close to Khon Kaen, stop by tomorrow, and talk with ACS.

Thanks for the advice. However, having served as an unpaid State Department Warden in Saudi Arabia for nearly 20 years, I am very aware of the successes and failures of that system. It would seem the BKK version lacks the former.

Sadly, I am over 150 kilometers from KK and nearly 90 from Udorn. I decided not to drive the additional mileage to thank them for their work.

[jazzbo]

... so maybe it's time to get together and set-up a non-Embassy-based Warden system as described in

U.S. Department of State Foreign Affairs Manual Volume 7 – Consular Affairs >

http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/86562.pdf

... starting in NE Thailand.

[maxjay]

We do have a warden here in Udon, but he can't perform any of the following:

The following consular services will be available during our outreach

visits:

* Passport renewal applications ($75.00 or Baht 2475 for adult

passports, and $85 or Baht 2805 for a child's passport).

* Notarial Services and Certified Copies ($30.00 or Baht 990).

This includes income affidavits for retirees in Thailand.

* Extra visa pages. Note: 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.

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

limited, but we will try to provide forms and answers.

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He mainly acts as a liaison to the Consular Service of the Embassy, reporting deaths of Americans, assisting widows, etc.

I think once a year he gets invited to Bangkok (he's responsible for his own transport & accommodation), for the annual "Wardens Dinner".

At one time he was looking for someone to take over his position. He's been doing it for years.

PM me if you would like his contact details.