MAJIC Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Has anyone heard that Thai Passports (renewals) and Thai ID cards (renewals) will be available to Thais in the UK from the end of the year by Post from the Thai Consulate,Queensgate,Kensington London.Instead of having to appear in person? At the moment I am treating this as a rumour,and I would appreciate to hear from anyone who knows if this is true or not? Apologies if this is in the wrong Topic section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuddleypete Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 hopefully its true so save time and money hope someone has answer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PattayaPhom Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Could you phone the Consulate...020 7589 2944 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mario2008 Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 Look at the embassy webiste. I know it will be possible strating the end of next year to renew/apply for a Thai ID-card at Thai embassies and General Consulates. But unsure which consulate will follow when. If you can do it by mail I don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJIC Posted November 22, 2012 Author Share Posted November 22, 2012 (edited) Look at the embassy webiste. I know it will be possible strating the end of next year to renew/apply for a Thai ID-card at Thai embassies and General Consulates. But unsure which consulate will follow when. If you can do it by mail I don't know. It is possible to renew a Thai Passport now,at the Thai Consulate in Kensington London (and many others)but that involves a personal appearance. Which for Thais living in the South of England involves a two hundred mile trip,each way. Hence renewing by post would be of great benefit. Renewing Thai ID cards at Embassies or Consulates,from the end of next year would be a step in the right direction. Thanks Mario! Edited November 22, 2012 by MAJIC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestro Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 When you people say "renew" and "renewal", are you referring to getting a new passport or ID card, or extending the validity of the existing passport (I don't think the validity of an ID card can be extended) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJIC Posted November 27, 2012 Author Share Posted November 27, 2012 When you people say "renew" and "renewal", are you referring to getting a new passport or ID card, or extending the validity of the existing passport (I don't think the validity of an ID card can be extended) I would say it means to get a new Passport,which has expired,for lack of unused blank pages,although that could be open to interpretation. Sigh....The complexities of the English language. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestro Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 My impression is that different people using "renewal" mean different things and this leads to misunderstanding. Sent from my Nexus 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mania Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 To the OP Not from the UK but USA While there we did note that once a year usually at the start, in January Some staff from the LA Thai Consulate would visit our State for the purpose you described. They would have you fill out the return post envelope with your information hand over your Thai Passport & Thai ID & pay a fee. In a few weeks my wife got her new Thai passport & ID back by registered mail. So it could be something similar there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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