Consular Outreach: Udon Thani

Dear U.S. citizens residing in or near the Issan region,

The Consular section of the U.S. Embassy in Bangkok is pleased to inform you the location for the scheduled outreach visit to Udon Thani on March 6, 2013.

Consular staff will be available to provide services on:

Wednesday, March 6, 2013 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the:

Centara Hotel and Convention Center - Udon

277/1 Prajaksillapakorn Road, Muang, Udon Thani 41000, Thailand

Phone: +66 (0) 4243 3555; Fax: + 66 (0) 3842 8239

Email: [email protected]

http://www.centarahotelsresorts.com/udonthani_hotels.asp

Location: Nayang One

The following consular services will be available during our outreach visits:

• Passport renewal applications ($110.00 or Baht 3,410 for adult passports, and $105 or Baht 3,255 for a child’s passport).
  
• Notarial Services and Certified Copies ($50.00 or Baht 1,550). This includes income affidavits for retirees in Thailand.
  
• Extra visa pages ($82 or Baht 2,542). 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 for information and requirements for each service.

Consular Reports of Birth Abroad cannot be processed during consular outreach trips.

Appointments are not necessary for consular services during outreach visits. If you have any questions, please email [email protected] or call the American Citizen Services Unit at 02-205-4049. Also, please follow us on Twitter by searching our username @ACSBKK.

A gentle reminder to all concerned.

Gentle reminder #2: Based on the SEP'2012 visit, get there early. There was a long sign-up list.

I've benefited from 2 of these visits, first in Korat, then in Khon Kaen. I don't think it hurts to let the folks from the embassy know how much the outreach program is appreciated.

Per what JLCrab said, although arriving early, I struggled with the forms. Things took awhile because writing freehand has become a nearly impossible task for me. Turns out that many of the forms can be completed online then printed.

I now have a printer.