Process of Getting a New US Passport in Bangkok 🛂

How to renew a US passport in Bangkok. The ACS (American Citizen Services) section of U.S. Embassy Bangkok and the U.S. Consulate General in Chiang Mai can issue full-validity and limited-validity U.S. passports by appointment when you have the need for a new passport.

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During that series of seven videos about Isaan and building the house I got asked quite a few questions. Some of these questions I got a chance to answer and others I didn’t. So I thought I’d sit down with Nat and take out a bunch that I thought might be relevant to a lot of you out there watching these videos and answer them for you. I hope you find the information useful and entertaining.

As you know I’ve been living in Thailand for over 17 years and during that time have resided in quite a few places. I’ve gone through most of the things most people experience either just coming over or living here over a period of time. I always like to share my experience so RIPpers (Retirees in Paradise) don’t have to reinvent the wheel and I can smooth out the learning curve for you all.

In fact our whole member site is based on that. Any possible question is answered in full detail along with an incredible group of people that support each other before during and after their journey to their new home in Thailand.You might balk about the price but the price is the same in Thailand as it is when done in the US. It’s set by Department Of State. You can pay in USD’s or Thai Baht, but the exchange rate is set by the feds and doesn’t change daily. You can do the math on the day you apply (which is the day you pay the fee) to see which way works out better for you.

For Americans using the US Embassy it’s no longer a walk-in transaction. Except if it is an emergency you must make an appointment to do any new applications or renewals. Appointments are usually obtainable in one to three days.

When you do a renewal here, you DO get your old passport back, but it will be ivalidated indicating that it’s old and unusable.

If you need to get any Thai Immigration stamps transferred from your now-old passport to your new passport, the Embassy or Consulate will give you a letter indicating why you need the stamps transferred. This is only for Thai immigration stamps.

It takes several weeks to get your new passport back as the passport itself comes from the US via embassy courier. Only limited term, emergency issued and Official passports are produced locally in Bangkok. All others come from the National Passport Center and are forwarded to the Embassy to be collected.

Don’t worry about not having a passport while in this process. You will get a receipt as evidence of your application and fee payment. If you can’t come to get it in person, you can send someone else, but they must have a signed note of authorization to receive it. No appointment is necessary for pick-ups.

Overall, it’s very much like doing it in the US at one of the Passport Offices.
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