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Amcits in Koh Samui - New ACS outreach event May 9 at Centara Grand. Visit us 8-11 am for passport/notary service or just a chat!

Dear Surat Thani Region American Citizens,

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

inform you of the location of the newly scheduled consular outreach

visit to Koh Samui on May 9th, 2012.

Consular staff will be available to provide services on:

Wednesday, May 9, 2012 from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the:

Centara Grand Beach Resort

38/2 Moo 3, Borpud, Chaweng Beach, Koh Samui, Suratthani 84320, Thailand

Phone: +66 (0) 7723 0500 Fax: +66 (0) 7742 2385

http://www.centarahotelsresorts.com/csbr/csbr_default.asp

<http://www.centarahotelsresorts.com/csbr/csbr_default.asp>

The following consular services will be available during our outreach

visits:

* Passport renewal applications ($110.00 or Baht 3,520 for adult

passports, and $105 or Baht 3,360 for a child's passport).

* Notary Services and Certified Copies ($50.00 or Baht 1,600).

This includes income affidavits for retirees in Thailand.

* Extra visa pages ($82 or Baht 2,624). Note: we can accept

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

Embassy for final processing the next working day. We will bring

prepaid Thailand Post envelopes on outreaches that you can buy from us

at cost (Baht 75) if you wish us have us mail your passport back to you.

Alternatively, you can pick up your passport at the Embassy. You can

also have a friend pick up your passport at the Embassy by giving them

written authorization to present to us.

* Social security, VA, or other federal benefits questions will

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

Please bring exact change!

Please see http://bangkok.usembassy.gov/service.html

<http://bangkok.usembassy.gov/service.html> for information and

requirements for each service.

Consular Reports of Birth cannot be processed during consular outreach

trips.

Appointments are not necessary for consular services during outreach

visits

questions email acsbkk at state dot gov or call American Citizen Services Unit at

02-205-4049.

Is this an annual event? Sounds like a very good idea to me.

Would be nice for other countries to do something similar. Although I am not holding my breath.

They have ACS outreaches on a regular basis but I can't recall one being held on Samui before? But they have had them regularly in Phuket, etc. I think its a great idea and it is a pity more of the Embassies don't do something like this too.

Is there a way to know well in advance when and where the outreach visits will take place around the country? Do they have a schedule at the US Embassy?

Is there a way to know well in advance when and where the outreach visits will take place around the country? Do they have a schedule at the US Embassy?

Have a look at the website in the post from SBK ...... there is a calendar for 2012 there.