U.s. Embassy, Consular Visit

[Thanyaburi Mac]

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Mac

from Bangkok ACS <[email protected]>

to Bangkok ACS <[email protected]>

date Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 5:19 PM

subject Consular Outreach: Pattaya, Phuket, Udon, Khon Kaen

mailed-by state.gov

hide details 5:19 PM (57 minutes ago)

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

Bangkok, Thailand

[noahvail]

That's great, Udon instead of BKK! One thing puzzles me, though. $75 for an adult passport renewal, $85 for a child? Seems a bit unbalanced...I was always used to paying less for my kids' passports.

[maxjay]

Let's hope all members of Udon and Khon Kaens's American ex-pat communities, show up, whether or not you need their services this particular visit, sign in, and thank the Consular Officers.

Remember, the more people that show up, the more the embassy can justify further visits in the future. Plus it is a good opportunity to meet and talk with other fellow Americans.

Edited June 4, 2010 by maxjay