PUBLIC ADVISORY

To       :  The Filipino Community in Southern Thailand
Re       :   Consular Outreach Program
Dt       :  20 February 2012

The Philippine Embassy will conduct a consular outreach program at the Siam Hotel Hatyai, 25-35 Niphat Uthit 2 Rd, in Songkhla on 25 February 2012, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. Filipinos in Songkhla, Yala, Pattani, Satun, Phatthalung, Nakhon Si Thammarat, and other neighboring provinces in southern Thailand are encouraged to avail themselves of the above consular outreach program.

Consular services to be rendered will include the following:
1. Passports (application for new, and renewal of expiring, passports);
2. Legalization of documents, including reports of civil registry documents such as report of birth, report of marriage, and report of death;
3. Processing of applications for dual citizenship;
4. Issuance of Filipino Registration (Embassy) IDs; and
5. Registration for Overseas Absentee Voting (OAV).

Those who will be applying for passports are requested to bring at least one 2x2 colored photo, while those applying for Embassy IDs are requested to bring two (2), 1x1, colored photos.  Please photocopy all your documents.

There will also be a community dialogue during which the Filipino community may seek clarifications on issues and concerns to the consular team.

New registrants for the Overseas Absentee Voting (OAV) for the 2013 Senatorial elections are requested to bring their original passports and photocopy of the passport’s data page.

There is no entrance or registration fee to avail of the consular services.   Fees shall only be collected for actual consular services rendered.

Filipinos in surrounding provinces are encouraged to avail themselves of the above consular outreach program.

For questions or concerns about the outreach program, please contact the Philippine Embassy in Bangkok at 02-259-0139/40 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . 

For directions to Siam Center Hotel, please call +66(74)-353111 or visit their website at http://www.siamcenterhotel.com/Welcome.html.

Please be guided accordingly.

              Sgd
LINGLINGAY F. LACANLALE
Ambassador