What is the process and timeline for renewing a US passport at the embassy in Thailand, and can I travel while waiting for it?

@Katherine *******

[cont] -> us embassies for most services, you must make appointment through the appointment channel on embassy website. If they dont have anything available soon, you can make initial appointment. Then forward that appointment email to them and politely request earlier date. Say that you are traveling imminently.

If they dont respond to that email within 24 business hours, call the contact number for the bangkok embassy and follow up there.

The us embassy security checkpoint has a list of who has appointment that day. Only those people and their approved guests will be allowed to enter. Dont be that pereon who just shows up to the embassy without appointment and tries to get an exception (especially on a rainy day).

-> the emergency passport (temporary passport). The consular sometimes will ask if you will be travelling very soon and offer it. Emergency passport will be picked up the next day (never mailed).

Again, please dont overthink this. Follow the steps you've been given. Safe travels.

@Katherine *******

you may be over thinking this:

-> EMS return mail option is only while applying for passport while at the Embassy. The consular will ask you if you want to pick it up when new passport arrives or have it mailed back. If you request mailed, you will be directed to the ThaiPost downstairs. Tell them your nationality. They know what to give you (legal envelope and prepaid EMS postage w/insurance.....฿130 or so). You will fill out the return address and then go back upstairs and give that envelope to the consular along with finalizing your passport application. Unless you stay in bangkok, near the consulate I HIGHLY recommend using mailed option.

@John *******

that is linked from the page where you check ur status for applying for a Passport FROM inside Thailand as I have last month OK?

@Anthony ***

nothing serious, he just turned the page and put the stamp in, wasting the two previous half pages.

@Anthony ***

lol. I tried that, didn’t go well.

@David ********

52 and ALL passports are issued as such from overseas.

@Katherine *******

Don’t waste time waiting for a answer that makes you feel good BUT just go directly to the Embassy or the nearest Consulate and hear it from the horse’s mouth

@Katherine *******

@Garrett **********

LOL 10 days!!!!

so much wrong info here

I applied Oct 13th, 1st sent to Bangkok EMS, than application sent to states

ON the check status page

The U.S. Department of State has received your application for your passport book on /2023. We're now reviewing your application and supporting documents.

You requested routine service when you applied. Routine service can take 8-11 weeks. Our processing times begin the day we receive your application at a passport agency or center, not the day you mail your application or apply at a local acceptance facility.

check this page:

@Katherine *******

back years ago they used to add pages to your passport (for USA at least). Can’t recall when they stopped doing that. Probably around 10 years ago.

@Katherine *******

there's no temporary set of documents.

You should enter with 30 day visa exempt, immediately apply for 30 say extension. Then hope for the best. Or go to a neighboring country and apply for a tourist visa to Thailand and apply for extension when you have 45 days left from one of the offices that accept applications at 45 days. That way you either get close to 60 or 75 days. Then hope for the best