Citizens Guides for Foreign Visitors & Residents in Thailand

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Citizens Guides for Foreign Visitors & Residents in Thailand

Most countries have an Embassy or Consular Offices to deal with matters affecting their own nationals living in or visiting the country.

For contact information in Thailand on Consulates and Embassies from Asia, Mainland Europe, the North American countries, anglophone countries of the Southern Hemisphere, the United Kingdom and Ireland:

• See The AngloFILE Consulates & Embassies

Citizens of the USA, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia living in Thailand are particularly well catered to by the consular sections of their Embassies and other organisations. Those from one of these countries will find a wealth of up-to-date and officially published information from the links below.

• US/American Citizens
• UK/British Citizens
• Australian Citizens
• New Zealand Citizens
• Canadian Citizens

UK Citizens

The British Embassy recommends that all citizens staying in Thailand for more than three months register with the Embassy.

• British Embassy in Bangkok
  At: 14 Wireless Road, Lumpini, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330
  Tel: 02 305 8333
  Fax: 02 253 7121
  Open: Monday to Thursday 08:00-11:00 and 13:00-15:30, Friday 08:00-12:00
  e-mail
  Website

The British Embassy and Consular Offices provide services to British citizens in Thailand. Services include:

• Issuing replacement passports
• Providing help to those who have been victim of a crime
• Providing notarial services and letters that may be required by the Thai authorities
• Consular birth and death registrations
• Information on transferring funds
• Providing details of local lawyers, doctors, translators and funeral directors

The website has information on marriage and death in Thailand. It also has a list of lawyers. The British Embassy publishes information for British nationals abroad: a checklist for travellers, guides on travelling safely, information for victims of crime, on death overseas and missing persons abroad.

• To download one of the publications: Click here

All visa applications should be submitted at the UK Visa Application Centre.

• UK Visa Application Centre
  At: 2^nd Floor, Regent House, 183 Rajdamri Road, Lumpini, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330
  Tel: 02 254 1098/1099
  e-mail

US Citizens

The Consular department of the American Embassy offers a variety of services to the Americans living in or visiting Thailand.

• US Embassy in Bangkok
  At: 95 Wireless Road, Lumpini, Bangkok 10330
  Tel: 02 205 4000
  Open: Monday to Friday 07:30-11:00 and 13:00-14:00 (Note that the Embassy is closed on the last Friday of each month)
  Website

Included in the services offered are:

• Issue of emergency passports
• Handling of passport applications
• Legal assistance
• Election and voting information
• Registration of a birth or death of a US citizen in Thailand
• Legalisation of documents
• Issue of tax forms
• Help if a citizen is in trouble with the Thai law
• General assistance for any US citizen who is having problems in Thailand

Australian Citizens

The services provided by the Consular Office of the Australian Embassy include the handling of visa enquiries, replacement of lost, stolen or damaged passports and providing general support for Australians in Thailand.

• Australian Embassy in Bangkok
  At: 37 South Sathorn Road, Sathorn, Bangkok 10120
  Tel: 02 344 6300
  Fax: 02 344 6593
  Open: Monday to Friday 08:30-16:30
  e-mail
  Website

Note: All applications for passports must be made in person at the consular section of the Embassy in Bangkok. Appointments are not necessary.

New Zealand Citizens

The New Zealand Embassy in Bangkok provides consular assistance to resident and visiting New Zealanders. The Embassy is also accredited to Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar.

• New Zealand Embassy in Bangkok
  At: M Thai Tower, 14^th Floor, All Seasons Place, 87 Wireless Road, Lumpini, Bangkok 10330
  Tel: 02 254 2530
  Fax: 02 253 9045
  Open: Monday to Friday 08:00-12:00 and 13:00-16:30
  e-mail
  Website
• For contact details of the main District Offices in Thailand: Click here

The Embassy can provide:

• Help in case of an emergency
• Replacement passports
• A list of English-speaking lawyers in the event of an arrest or detention
• Notarial services

The website has information on marriage in Thailand, Thai driver's licences, and advice on jewellery and other scams.

Canadian Citizens

There are about 1,000 Canadian residents in Thailand and over 110,000 Canadian tourists each year. The Embassy is also accredited to the Lao People's Democratic Republic and the Union of Myanmar.

• Canadian Embassy in Bangkok
  At: 15^th Floor Abdulrahim Place, 990 Rama IV Road, Bangkok 10500
  Tel: 02 636 0540
  Open: Monday to Thursday 07:30-16:15, Friday 07:30-13:00
  e-mail
  Website

The website has comprehensive information on:

• Legal and notarial services
• Marriage
• Driver's licences
• Health care and insurance
• Arrest and detention and more