Need Thai Passport For Infant And Sil.

[xerostar]

I arrive on my own at Suvarnabhumi airport from Oz in June - early evening arrival.

My wife will drive down from Nakhon Sawan on the same day but I don't need her to meet me at Suvarnabhumi airport.

I want her to get a hotel near the passport office which I heard is now in Changwattana Rd. Laksi so I can head straight over there.

I believe that's near the old Don Muang airport.

I guess I'll get a taxi from Suvarnabhumi rather than bother with buses etc.

Can anyone recommend a nice clean hotel/apartment house that's close to the passport office? (perhaps with a link to a website).

We don't need a 5 star hotel, just a comfortable place.

The following day we need to apply for a new Thai passport for our infant daughter and one for my Thai sister-in-law at the Thai passport office.

Then we have to apply for an Australian tourist visa for my sister-in-law.

I assume we'll need to go to the Australian Embassy for that and get the passport with visa posted to Nakhon Sawan,

instead of waiting around several days for it.

I assume we would be best to get a taxi to the embassy rather than using the sky-train or trying to drive the pick-up down there?

(I read that the stations in that area have been damaged and/or that the protesters were still causing problems for travellers in that area).

Any advice appreciated.

[Mario2008]

There are several passport offices, inclusing several in Bangkok. beleive issuence the same day is possible, for a fee of course.

There is also one in Pitsanulok, where you could apply for your dautghers passpport. They will send it by mail for 35 baht.

List of passport offices: http://www.mfa.go.th/web/2633.php

click on consular department in the middle screen and the list will appear.

[xerostar]

Thanks for that Mario

A shorter trip to Phitsanulok

However I've heard that both parents need to be present to get the Thai passport for a child.

Since we also have to apply for the Oz tourist visa for the SIL, then we might as well do it all in Bangkok.

So a nice hotel in Changwattana Rd anybody?

Edited May 11, 2010 by xerostar

[Mario2008]

Both parents have to sign the papers, but you don't have to both go to the passport office.

procedure here: http://www.mfa.go.th/web/473.php?id=3167