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Thailand
Kingdom of Thailand
Exercise normal precautions in Thailand. Some areas have increased risk. Read the entire Travel Advisory.

The advisory level was decreased to 1. There were no changes to the risk indicators. An area of increased risk was added. Advisory summary was updated.

Exercise normal precautions in Thailand. Some areas have increased risk. Read the entire Travel Advisory.

Exercise Increased Caution near the Thai-Cambodian border due to the risk of armed conflict. 

Exercise Increased Caution in the Yala, Pattani, and Narathiwat provinces due to the risk of unrest.

Advisory summary

Thailand is generally a safe destination for travelers. 

Review our Travel Guidance for Thailand to learn how to prepare for a safe trip.

Risks in specific areas

Level 2 – Exercise Increased Caution 

Thailand – Cambodia border

Exercise increased caution in the Cambodia border region due to the risk of armed conflict.  

  • Thai authorities may establish security exclusion zones with little notice.
  • This is to protect the public from possible unexploded ordnance or if there is an assessed risk of possible military conflict. 
  • Follow all directives and instructions issued by Thai military and security personnel.

The U.S. government has limited ability to provide emergency services to U.S. citizens near the Thai-Cambodian border due to the safety risks. 

Yala, Pattani, and Narathiwat provinces

Exercise increased caution in the Yala, Pattani, and Narathiwat provinces due to the risk of unrest.  
 
The potential for overall collateral risk is elevated for Americans in Thailand’s southernmost provinces due to low intensity conflict.  

  • Sporadic incidents of violence between Thai security services and insurgents have been occurring in Thailand’s three southernmost provinces of Yala, Pattani, and Narathiwat. 
  • Various districts in these three provinces remain subject to Emergency Decree, which provides Thai security services special powers to address security concerns in the area. 
  • The U.S. government has limited ability to provide emergency services to Americans in these provinces due to the safety risks. U.S government employees must obtain special authorization to travel to these provinces.

If you decide to travel to Thailand:

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Hague/Inter-American

Party to Hague Service Convention?
No
Party to Hague Evidence Convention?
No
Party to Hague Apostille Convention?
No
Party to Inter-American Convention?
No
Service of Process by Mail?
NA

DISCLAIMER

DISCLAIMER: THE INFORMATION IS PROVIDED FOR GENERAL INFORMATION ONLY AND MAY NOT BE TOTALLY ACCURATE IN A SPECIFIC CASE. QUESTIONS INVOLVING INTERPRETATION OF SPECIFIC FOREIGN LAWS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE APPROPRIATE FOREIGN AUTHORITIES OR FOREIGN COUNSEL.

 

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Embassies and Consulates

EMBASSY

U.S. Embassy Bangkok
95 Wireless Road
Bangkok 10330
Thailand
Telephone: + (66) (2) 205-4049, 02-205-4049 (within Thailand)
Emergency After-Hours Telephone: +(66) (2) 205-4000, 02-205-4000 (within Thailand)
Fax: +(66) (2) 205-4103, 02-205-4103 (within Thailand)
Email: [email protected]

CONSULATE 

U.S. Consulate General Chiang Mai
131 Moo 4 Chiang Mai-Lampang Superhighway Road
T. Nongpakrang, A. Mueang, Chiang Mai 50000
Thailand
Telephone: +(66) (53) 237-300, 053-237-300 (within Thailand)
Emergency After-Hours Telephone: +(66) 81-881-1878, 081-881-1878 (within Thailand)
Fax: +(66) (53) 252-633, 053-252-633 (within Thailand)
Email: [email protected]

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U.S. Embassy Bangkok

Thailand is not a party to the Hague Service Convention.  In the absence of any prohibition against it, service of process in Thailand may be effected by mail, by agent, such as a local attorney, or through letters rogatory.  Litigants may wish to consult an attorney in Thailand before pursuing a particular method of service of process, particularly if enforcement of a U.S. judgment is contemplated in the future.

Service on a Foreign State:  See also our Service Under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) feature and FSIA Checklist for questions about service on a foreign state, agency or instrumentality.

U.S. federal or state prosecutors should also contact the Office of International Affairs, Criminal Division, Department of Justice for guidance.

Defense Requests in Criminal Matters:  Criminal defendants or their defense counsel seeking judicial assistance in obtaining evidence or in effecting service of documents abroad in connection with criminal matters may do so via the letters rogatory process.

Authorities in Thailand have advised the U.S. Embassy that voluntary depositions of willing witnesses in civil and commercial matters may be taken before U.S. consular officers in Thailand pursuant to the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations.  Thailand is not a party to the Hague Evidence Convention.  Voluntary depositions may be conducted in Thailand regardless of the nationality of the witness, provided no compulsion is used.  Oral depositions or depositions on written questions may be taken by U.S. consular officers or by private attorneys from the United States or Thailand at the U.S. Embassy or at another location such as a hotel or office, either on notice or pursuant to a commission.  If the services of a U.S. consular officer are required to administer an oath to the witness, interpreter and stenographer, such arrangements must be made in advance with the U.S. embassy directly.

For authentication of documents for use in Thailand, see the U.S. Department of State Authentication Office page.  To obtain an authenticated copy of a U.S. Consular Report of Birth Abroad of a Citizen of the United States of America or a Consular Report of Death, contact the U.S. Department of State, Passport Services, Vital Records Office.  Thailand is not a party to the Hague Apostille Convention.

Last Updated: November 15, 2013

Assistance for U.S. Citizens

U.S. Embassy Bangkok
95 Wireless Road
Bangkok 10330
Thailand
Telephone
+ (66) (2) 205-4049
Emergency
+(66) (2) 205-4000
Fax
+(66) (2) 205-4103
Email
[email protected]
Website
https://th.usembassy.gov/embassy-consulate/bangkok/

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