U.S. Consular Outreach February 5

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Consular Outreach: Pattaya

The Consular Section of the U.S. Embassy in Bangkok is pleased to provide services in Pattaya on Friday, February 5, 2016 from 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM at the:

Amari Ocean Pattaya
240 Pattaya Beach Road Pattaya, Bang Lamung District, Chon Buri 20150

03-841-8418

http://www.amari.com/ocean-pattaya/

Services will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis; no appointment is necessary. The following consular services will be available during our outreach visit.

PASSPORT SERVICES:

Renewal of adult passports ($110 / 4,070 TBH – exact change required)

Renewal of minor (under age 16) passports ($105 / 3,885 THB – exact change required) – IMPORTANT: The child and both parents must appear in person.

Replacement of adult lost/stolen passports ($135 / 4,995 THB – exact change required)

Replacement of minor (under age 16) lost/stolen passports($105 / 3,885 THB – exact change required) IMPORTANT: The child and both parents must appear in person.

IMPORTANT: There are two ways to receive your new passport:

1.) IN PERSON: Come to our office in Bangkok (or send a representative on your behalf) during our appointment hours (M-F from 7:30-11 AM or 1-2 PM, except Thursday afternoons, holidays, and the last Friday of every month), but no appointment is necessary. Present your old passport for cancelation and collect your new passport.

2.) BY MAIL: Purchase a prepaid Thai Post envelope at the outreach for 80 THB (exact change required). If you select this option, our staff will take your current passport to Bangkok, cancel it when the new passport arrives, and mail both passports to you at the same time.

NOTARIAL SERVICES

Income Affidavits (for retirees) and other affidavits ($50 / 1,850 THB – exact change required)

SOCIAL SECURITY, VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND OTHER FEDERAL BENEFITS QUESTIONS

Limited services available—We will attempt to answer questions and provide necessary forms

CONSULAR REPORTS OF BIRTH ABROAD CANNOT BE PROCESSED AT CONSULAR OUTREACH EVENTS

Please see http://bangkok.usembassy.gov/service.html for more information. Send questions to acsbkk@state.gov or call 02-205-4049. Follow us on Twitter by searching our username @ACSBKK.

SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY: VISA PRESENTATION

During this visit only, members of the visa team will give a 30-minute presentation on the immigrant (green card) and non-immigrant (tourist) visa process. The presentation will be repeated several times between the hours of 9 to 11 AM in the Mokara room at the Amari Ocean Pattaya hotel. Pre-registration is not required.

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I have used this service many times, including renewing my passport. Very fast and courteous. And saves a time consuming trip to BKK. A greatly appreciated service.

 

Little Roy

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I showed up around 10am. You sign in and get a number after stating your business, with the main choices being notary service or passport matters. I got #184. Shortly after I sat down, they called several numbers in the area of 30. They called 5 to 10 numbers every few minutes with specific numbers for passport service in a separate line. I think my number was called around 11:30am and I was definitely out the door by noon.

 

The consular people were set up in a conference room with more than adequate seating. Due to the system for calling numbers, I only had to stand for 10 minutes or less.

 

As it happened I had the USD to pay my notary fees. If you pay baht, you would want to be sure you have the exact change.

 

Altogether, it was well-organized for a first come, first served operation and vastly better than a trip to Bangkok.

Edited February 12, 2016 by nkped