US Embassy ACS visit Phuket Wednesday January 29

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Consular Outreach: Phuket

The Consular Section of the U.S. Embassy in Bangkok is pleased to inform you the location for the scheduled consular outreach visit to Phuket on January 29, 2014

Consular staff will be available to provide services on January 29, 2014 from 08:00– 12:00 at the:

Le Meridien Hotel, Karon

29 Soi Karon Nui Tambon Karon, Phuket, 83100, Thailand

+66 76 370 100

www.lemeridienphuketbeachresort.com/

The following consular services are available during our outreach visits:

• Passport renewal applications ($110.00 or Baht 3,410.00 for adult passports, and $105.00 or Baht 3, 255.00 for a child’s passport). There are two options for obtaining your new passport; (a) The mail back option: There will be prepaid Thailand Post envelopes (costing Baht 80.00) available for purchase if you wish to have your passport mailed back to you. Please note your current passport MUST be submitted to the consular officer if you will be requesting this option. (Collecting in person from the Embassy: You may collect your passport in person from the Embassy in Bangkok. Or, you may give written authorization for someone to collect the passport on your behalf. Choosing this option will allow you to hold your passport until you pick up your new passport at the Embassy.

  Passport applications for minors under 16 years of age require the minor and both parents/legal guardians to appear in person. Please refer to http://www.travel.state.gov/passport/

  get/minors/minors_834.html for more information on the requirements to apply for a passport for a minor.

• Notarial Services and Certified Copies ($50.00 or Baht 1,550.00). This includes income affidavits for retirees in Thailand.
• Extra visa pages ($82 or Baht 2,542.00). Note: we can accept applications, but the passports will have to be brought back to the Embassy for final processing. There are two options for receiving your passport back. (a) The mail back option: There will be prepaid Thailand Post envelopes (costing Baht 80.00) available for purchase if you wish to have your passport mailed back to you. (Collecting in person from the Embassy: You may collect your passport in person from the Embassy in Bangkok. Or, you may give written authorization for someone to collect the passport on your behalf.
• Social security, VA, or other federal benefits questions will be limited, but we will try to provide forms and answers.

Please bring exact change! We do not bring change with us.

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