Acs Us Embassy Visit 15 March

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Consular Outreach: Phuket

Dear American citizens residing in the Phuket region,

The Consular Section of the American Embassy in Bangkok is pleased to inform you the location for the scheduled consular outreach visit to Phuket on March 15, 2013.

Consular staff will be available to provide services on:

Friday, March 15, 2013 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 Noon at the:

Le Meridien Phuket Beach Resort

29 Soi Karon Nui, Tambon Karon, Amphur Muang, Phuket, 83100, Thailand.

Telephone: 76 370 100. http://www.starwoodhotels.com/

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 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.

[Jimi007]

It's such a great service that they provide, especially since the USA doesn't have any honorary consulates. Although the fee's have increased a bit over the years to cover their costs. Anyway, I will take advantage of their services on Friday morning. See you there!