Information for American Citizens 

Where is the Consulate? The Consulate is located at 387 Wichayanond Road (across the street from the Chiang Mai Municipal Hall building). Our mailing address is: American Consulate, 387 Wichayanond Road, Chiang Mai 50300.

How can we be contacted? Our email address is: acschn@state.gov. Our fax numbers are 053-234-472 or 053-252-633.

For after-hours or weekend emergencies involving the death, arrest, or serious injury to an American citizen in northern Thailand, please call our duty officer at 081-881-1878.

Remember to Vote!
With the 2008 Presidential election season upon us, the Consulate General would like to encourage all Americans in northern Thailand to apply for absentee ballots for both the primaries and the general election.  For information on absentee voting, please visit the following website of the U.S. Embassy in Bangkok.
Information on Absentee Voting

When can Americans come for services? Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 8:30-11:00 for all citizen services (except Consular Reports of Birth Abroad – see below). We are also open for limited walk-in services (picking up passports, benefit checks, voting/tax forms, or other U.S. citizen inquires not involving cash payments) on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from 1:00-3:30. No services are available on Fridays.
*New Procedures for Consular Report of Birth Abroad Applicants!*  Applicants for Consular Reports of Birth Abroad must make an appointment, effective November 6, 2007.  Appointments are available on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from 1:30-3:30.  Please click here for additional information on scheduling Consular Report of Birth Abroad appointments.

How long will it take? Current processing times for our most popular services are as follows:

Notary services: same morning
Passport pages added: same morning
Affidavits for marriage in Thailand: same morning
Affidavits for Thai immigration or other Thai government related affidavits: same morning
New passports: two weeks
Consular Reports of Birth Abroad (similar to a birth certificate): three weeks

My passport was stolen/lost. Can the Consulate issue an emergency passport? What is the cost?

To get a replacement passport, you will need to complete a new passport application on Tuesday or Thursday between 8:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Please bring the police report for the lost passport, picture identification, passport pictures on a white background (2x2) and $97.00 (in US or Thai currency, or you can pay with a credit card). When you report the loss, theft, or misplacement of your passport you must execute an affidavit fully describing the circumstances under which it was lost, stolen. The consular officer taking an application for replacement of a lost, stolen, or misplaced passport must be reasonably satisfied as to your identity and citizenship before issuing the replacement. We can only issue passports at the consulate in emergency situations. All other applications are forwarded to Washington and returned to post within 1-3 weeks. Emergency passports are valid for one year, and take about 24 hours to process. For more information about lost and stolen passports, see: http://travel.state.gov/law/info/info_623.html

I have questions regarding a friend or relative’s application and interview for a non-immigrant visa.  May I ask for visa information during U.S. Citizen Services hours?

Tuesdays and Thursdays are reserved for American Citizen Services only.  Please direct questions regarding visa applications and interviews to conschiangmai@state.gov

Need more information regarding American citizen services in Thailand and other helpful travel or immigration-related news?

Please see additional information for American Citizens on the U.S. Embassy website: http://bangkok.usembassy.gov/cservices/index.htm