email address for US citizens to get embassy letter in Hua Hin: acsbkk@state.gov
I would like to share my experience with the COVID extension in Prachuat Khiri Khan or Hua Hin as an American in the hopes that it might help someone else.
I went to immigration early just to ask what documents were needed for the visa extension (from TR +30 days to COVID) and got a form that asked for the following:
TM.7
-One Photograph
-copy of passport
-Letter from embassy
-1900 baht
Proof of address:
for hotel:
-letter of confirmation for hotel
-Hotel booking
Renting house or condo:
-rental agreement
-copy of lessor's ID card and copy of lessor's house book
-copy of house book from where you rent
If a foreigner owns the property:
- copy of house book
- Copy of Title deed
I went to immigration with:
- TM.7
- STM2 (they did not seem to require this)
- COVID specific document (in the files here) (was not required)
screenshot of online TM30 (was not required)
- lease agreement for the condo that included a copy of the owners passport and a copy of the original purchase.
- and a print out of a FAQ from the US embassy website stating they do not provide letters
The reaction I got was all the documents were acceptable aside from the printout of the website saying the embassy doesn't provide letters. I was told I would need a printout of the email response.
After some digging I found the emergency contact email for the US embassy ( acsbkk@state.gov ) and got an automated response that was almost identical to the FAQ I printed before. I went back to immigration with that and it was accepted and I now have a stamp that I need to return on September 22.
TLDR : Answer Summary
An American expat shares their experience obtaining a COVID extension for their Thai visa in Hua Hin. They detail the document requirements, which included the TM.7 form, a photo, a copy of the passport, a letter from the US embassy, and proof of address. They encountered some confusion with the embassy letter requirements but ultimately received acceptance of their automated email response from the embassy. The post emphasizes that immigration procedures can vary by location.
