wayned Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 I went to ACS at the US Embassy in Bangkok yesterday to get my Income affidavit. I was in and out in a half hour even though I was 1.5 hours early for my 0915 appointment. A heads up! There was a poster on the wall that states effective 1 November that they will no longer accept pictures with eye glasses for new passports or renewals. A I didn't check the website to see if there is a warning there also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khwaibah Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 Just confirmed. No eye glasses. https://th.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/passports/adult-passport-renew/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phuketrichard Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 I have always taken my glasses off for passport photos, same when i arrive at immigration for the affidavit , did u pay cash> have heard that outreach now wont take cash and u need get a money order or check from ur bank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 47 minutes ago, phuketrichard said: I have always taken my glasses off for passport photos, same when i arrive at immigration for the affidavit , did u pay cash> have heard that outreach now wont take cash and u need get a money order or check from ur bank Cash and credit/debit cards are still accepted at the embassy. You only need a bank draft for outreaches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pib Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 And here is the State Department announcement as to why glasses are no longer allowed: https://travel.state.gov/content/passports/en/news/no-glasses.html Partial quote from above full announcement: Quote Last year, more than 200,000 passport customers submitted poor quality photos which we couldn't accept. The #1 problem was glasses. We had to put their passport applications on hold because we couldn't clearly identify them from their photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayned Posted October 19, 2016 Author Share Posted October 19, 2016 A few years ago I tried to pay with my AX card and it was not accepted since it was issued in Thailand. I asked this year and she said it had been corrected so I tried and it worked. You are debited in USD not Thai baht and I don't know exactly what I paid as it takes American Express 2 days to update their online site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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