Foreign Ministry launches 'Thaiconsular' app

These would be additional channels for people to obtain information about documents needed for Thai passport application and consular services such as Thai visa for foreigners as well as contacting Thai relatives in case of an emergency aboard. 

Ministry’s permanent secretary Norachit Sinhaseni, who presided over the Monday event, said this call centre had officials stationing at 30 phone lines, which would expand to be 100 lines in future. 

In this event, department director-general Thongchai Chasawath also signed an agreement with acting Thailand Post president Piyawat Mahapauraya for the service that allow public members to submit via Thailand Post’s 1,200 branch offices nationwide the documents for legal translation and certification (for study or long-term stay in other country) – the forms for which could be downloaded at http://www.consular.go.th. 

The post office would send such documents to the department for translation and certification before sending them back to the applicants within two weeks so this could help save time and travel expenses for the applicants.