Overseas Embassy · U.S. Embassy Bangkok & Chiang Mai Consulate General ACSUpdated November 2026 · 7 min read
U.S. Embassy Bangkok (95 Wireless Road) — Emergency Passport & Thai Immigration Exit Guide
Crucial two-step Thailand protocol: Consular emergency passport issuance + Chaeng Watthana Thai Immigration stamp transfer.
Bangkok ACS Address
95 Wireless Road (Thanon Witthayu), Pathum Wan, Bangkok 10330
Emergency Phone
+66-2-205-4000 (From Thailand: 02-205-4000)
Nearest BTS Skytrain
Phloen Chit Station (Exit 2 / Exit 5) — 10-minute walk down Wireless Rd
Mandatory Thai Step
Police Report + Thai Immigration Stamp Transfer Letter before BKK airport
1. Crucial Thailand Rule: Why You Cannot Go Straight to Suvarnabhumi (BKK) Airport
Unlike European airports, Thai Immigration at Suvarnabhumi (BKK) and Phuket (HKT) enforces strict entry-stamp reconciliation before letting a foreign traveler pass outbound border control on a replacement passport:
- ▸Step 1: Obtain a Royal Thai Police report (Tourist Police at 1155 or Lumpini Police Station near Wireless Road can assist in English) listing your lost/stolen U.S. passport number.
- ▸Step 2: Obtain your same-day Emergency Passport AND an official Diplomatic Stamp-Transfer Request Letter from the American Citizen Services unit at U.S. Embassy Bangkok (95 Wireless Rd) or U.S. Consulate General Chiang Mai.
- ▸Step 3: Take your new emergency passport, the Embassy letter, and the Thai police report to Thai Immigration Division 1 (Chaeng Watthana Government Complex, Building B) to have your arrival stamp transferred—or, if flying out outside Thai Immigration hours, ask the ACS officer for the Airport Immigration Duty Supervisor letter.
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