travelerjim
April 26th, 2007, 22:45
Sawatdee Friends,
An e-mail announcement from the US Embassy....
Services available soon - coming to these areas:
USA Embassy Consular Outreach - Phuket, Pattaya, Udon Thani
Subject: Consular Outreach - Phuket, Pattaya, Udon Thani
Dear Phuket, Pattaya and Udon Thani Area American Citizens,
The Consular Section of the American Embassy in Bangkok is pleased to inform you
of three upcoming Embassy consular visits to Phuket, Pattaya and Udon Thani.
Please mark your calendars!
Consular staff will be available to provide consular services at the following dates and locations:
Friday, May 11, 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM in the Hilton Arcadia in on Karon Beach in Phuket
Friday, May 25, 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM in the Dusit Resort on Beach Road in Pattaya
Friday, June 8, 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM in the Charoensri Grand Royal hotel in Udon Thani.
Consular services for each of the above trips will be provided from 8:00 AM until 12:00 noon.
Please watch for signs in the hotel lobbies pointing to the outreach location in Phuket and Pattaya.
In Udon Thani we will be in the lobby area.
Please note that these will likely be the final outreach visits before summer.
We hope to тАЬtake the show on the roadтАЭ again in late August or September.
The following consular services will be available during our outreach visits:
┬╖ Passport renewal applications ($67.00 or Baht 2546 for adult passports, and $82 or Baht 3116 for a childтАЩs passport)
┬╖ Notarial Services and Certified Copies ($30.00 or Baht 1140)
┬╖ Absentee ballot application and voting abroad information
┬╖ Social security, VA or other federal benefits question
(Please bring exact change!)
NOTE: Unfortunately, a recent upgrade to the ACS systems software requires additional processing for applications for extra visa pages.
As a result, we will no longer be able to complete processing of extra visa pages during our outreach trips.
We can accept applications, but the passports will have to be brought back to the Embassy for final processing the next day.
The passports will then have to be picked up in person (or by a friend upon presentation of a letter of authorization signed by the applicant)
at the Embassy. We regret any inconvenience caused by this change in procedure,
and we are working on gaining authorization to begin mailing passports back to applicants as quickly as possible.
Additionally, Consular Reports of Birth can not be processed during consular outreach trips.
If you have any questions, please e-mail: acsbkk@state.gov or call the American Citizen Services Unit at: 02-205-4049.
We look forward to seeing you in Phuket on May 11th, Pattaya on May 28th and in Udon Thani on June 8th.
Sincerely,
American Citizen Services
An e-mail announcement from the US Embassy....
Services available soon - coming to these areas:
USA Embassy Consular Outreach - Phuket, Pattaya, Udon Thani
Subject: Consular Outreach - Phuket, Pattaya, Udon Thani
Dear Phuket, Pattaya and Udon Thani Area American Citizens,
The Consular Section of the American Embassy in Bangkok is pleased to inform you
of three upcoming Embassy consular visits to Phuket, Pattaya and Udon Thani.
Please mark your calendars!
Consular staff will be available to provide consular services at the following dates and locations:
Friday, May 11, 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM in the Hilton Arcadia in on Karon Beach in Phuket
Friday, May 25, 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM in the Dusit Resort on Beach Road in Pattaya
Friday, June 8, 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM in the Charoensri Grand Royal hotel in Udon Thani.
Consular services for each of the above trips will be provided from 8:00 AM until 12:00 noon.
Please watch for signs in the hotel lobbies pointing to the outreach location in Phuket and Pattaya.
In Udon Thani we will be in the lobby area.
Please note that these will likely be the final outreach visits before summer.
We hope to тАЬtake the show on the roadтАЭ again in late August or September.
The following consular services will be available during our outreach visits:
┬╖ Passport renewal applications ($67.00 or Baht 2546 for adult passports, and $82 or Baht 3116 for a childтАЩs passport)
┬╖ Notarial Services and Certified Copies ($30.00 or Baht 1140)
┬╖ Absentee ballot application and voting abroad information
┬╖ Social security, VA or other federal benefits question
(Please bring exact change!)
NOTE: Unfortunately, a recent upgrade to the ACS systems software requires additional processing for applications for extra visa pages.
As a result, we will no longer be able to complete processing of extra visa pages during our outreach trips.
We can accept applications, but the passports will have to be brought back to the Embassy for final processing the next day.
The passports will then have to be picked up in person (or by a friend upon presentation of a letter of authorization signed by the applicant)
at the Embassy. We regret any inconvenience caused by this change in procedure,
and we are working on gaining authorization to begin mailing passports back to applicants as quickly as possible.
Additionally, Consular Reports of Birth can not be processed during consular outreach trips.
If you have any questions, please e-mail: acsbkk@state.gov or call the American Citizen Services Unit at: 02-205-4049.
We look forward to seeing you in Phuket on May 11th, Pattaya on May 28th and in Udon Thani on June 8th.
Sincerely,
American Citizen Services