Details below were verified against each mission’s own site or its government’s official directory in August 2026. Missions move and posts close — the British consulate in Chiang Mai shut in 2015 and directory sites still list it. Confirm before traveling to one, and note that almost every post now requires an appointment.
United States
U.S. Embassy Bangkok
95 Wireless Road, Bangkok 10330
American Citizen Services +66 2 205 4049. After hours +66 2 205 4000.
ACSBkk@state.gov · th.usembassy.gov
Covers all of Thailand except the 15 northern provinces assigned to Chiang Mai.
U.S. Consulate General Chiang Mai
131 Moo 4, Chiang Mai–Lampang Superhighway Road, T. Nongpakrang, Chiang Mai 50000
Telephone and after hours +66 53 237 300 · ACCSChiangMai@state.gov
District: Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Kamphaeng Phet, Lampang, Lamphun, Mae Hong Son, Nan, Phetchabun, Phayao, Phichit, Phitsanulok, Phrae, Sukhothai, Tak, Uttaradit.
Note: the consulate moved to a new compound completed in 2025. A legacy State Department page still shows an address on Witchayanond Road — that one is out of date. There is no permanent US consular office in Phuket; the mission runs periodic outreach days there instead.
United Kingdom
British Embassy Bangkok
AIA Sathorn Tower, Floor 12A, 11/1 South Sathorn Road, Sathorn, Bangkok 10120
Access by appointment only. Nearest transport Saint Louis BTS, Silom line, Exit 2. No visa or passport services at this address.
The FCDO publishes no telephone number for the post. All routine and emergency contact runs through its consular contact service at contact.service.csd.fcdo.gov.uk, described as 24/7. The FCDO emergency line in London, for relatives in the UK, is +44 20 7008 5000. Any Thai number circulating for this embassy on directory sites is not verifiable against an official source.
Chiang Mai is closed. The FCDO closed the post on 16 May 2015, having moved notarial services to Bangkok that February. GOV.UK today lists only the Bangkok embassy for Thailand — no Chiang Mai office, and no honorary consulate in Phuket or Koh Samui.
Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Ireland
Embassy of Canada
15th Floor, Abdulrahim Place, 990 Rama IV Road, Bangrak, Bangkok 10500
+66 2 646 4300 · bangkok@international.gc.ca · Covers Thailand, Cambodia and Laos.
Consulate of Canada, Chiang Mai — 151 Super Highway, Tambon Tahsala, Chiang Mai 50000 · +66 53 850 147 · chiang-mai@international.gc.ca · Mon–Fri 09:00–12:00 by appointment.
Canadians in Phuket are served by the Australian Consulate-General below, under a consular sharing arrangement.
Australian Embassy
181 Wireless Road, Lumphini, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330
+66 2 344 6300 · consular.bangkok@dfat.gov.au
24-hour Consular Emergency Centre, Canberra: +61 2 6261 3305
Australian Consulate-General, Phuket — 6th Floor, CCM Complex, 77/77 Chalermprakiat Rama 9 Road, Muang, Phuket 83000 · +66 76 317 700 · consular.phuket@dfat.gov.au · Mon–Fri 08:30–16:00 by appointment.
New Zealand Embassy
M Thai Tower, 14th Floor, All Seasons Place, 87 Wireless Road, Bangkok 10330
+66 2 254 2530 · After-hours consular emergency +64 99 20 20 20 · Covers Thailand, Cambodia and Laos.
Embassy of Ireland
208 Wireless Road, 12th Floor, Unit 1201, Lumphini, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330
+66 2 016 1360 · Out of hours, leave a voicemail for the duty officer or call Dublin on +353 1 408 2000.
Mon–Thu 09:30–12:00 and 14:30–15:30, Fri 09:30–12:00 — appointment only, no walk-ins. Nearest transport Ploenchit BTS.
Honorary Consul, Chiang Mai: 3/1 Viengbua Road Soi 6, Tambon Chang Puak, Chiang Mai 50300.
Other missions in Bangkok
| Country | Address | Telephone |
|---|---|---|
| India | 46 Prasarnmitr, Sukhumvit Soi 23, Bangkok 10110 | +66 2 258 0300. 24-hour emergency +66 61 881 9218 |
| China | 57 Ratchadaphisek Road, Bangkok 10400 | +66 2 245 0088. Consular protection +66 2 245 7010 |
| Germany | 9 South Sathorn Road, Bangkok 10120 | +66 2 287 9000. Mon–Fri 08:30–11:30 |
| France | 35 Charoen Krung Soi 36, Bangrak, Bangkok 10500 | +66 2 844 7005 |
| Japan | 177 Witthayu Road, Lumphini, Bangkok 10330 | +66 2 207 8500. Consulate-General Chiang Mai +66 52 012 500 |
Outside Bangkok — what actually exists
This matters more than it looks, because a great many residents live in Chiang Mai and Phuket and assume their country has a presence there.
Chiang Mai: career posts for the United States, Japan and Canada. Honorary consuls for Germany (199/163 Moo 3, Kanklong Chonprathan Road, Chiang Mai 50100, chiang-mai@hk-diplo.de) and Ireland.
Phuket: the Australian Consulate-General, which also serves Canadians, and a German honorary consul at 74/56 Night Plaza, Phoonpon Road, Talad Nuea, Mueang, Phuket 83000, +66 84 304 4242, covering the whole south. No US, UK, New Zealand or Irish post.
Also confirmed: a German honorary consul in Pattaya, and French honorary consular agencies in Khon Kaen and Hua Hin — France has none in Phuket, Chiang Mai or Koh Samui.
What your embassy will do
- Issue an emergency travel document if your passport is lost or stolen. Note that the FCDO no longer accepts passport applications at posts — British passports are applied for online, and posts issue ETDs only.
- Notarial and documentary services where the post offers them, including certificates of no impediment.
- If you are arrested — visit you on a regular schedule, give you a list of English-speaking local lawyers, contact family or your employer with your written permission, press for adequate medical care, explain the local process in general terms, and help your family send you money.
- If you are hospitalised or a victim of crime — contact details for local police and medical services, and information to family at home.
- Registering births and deaths, advice on marrying locally, and lists of international funeral directors.
- Overseas voting, for US citizens.
What it will not do
- Get you out of prison, prevent a deportation, or tell a Thai court you are innocent.
- Give legal advice or represent you. They provide a list of lawyers; choosing and paying one is yours.
- Pay your bills — legal, medical, bail or otherwise.
- Act as official interpreters or translators, or translate formal documents.
- Get involved in private disputes over property, employment, travel or commercial matters — which covers most of what actually goes wrong for residents here.
- Investigate crimes or search for missing people, or guarantee your safety.
- In a crisis, generally provide in-country transportation, evacuate non-citizens, transport pets, or provide emergency medical care.
Applying for a Thai visa from home
The Thailand e-Visa is now the application channel, available globally since 1 January 2025 at thaievisa.go.th. Posts confirm it is the only route:
- United States — Washington DC requires online application and has been stickerless since September 2021; passports are no longer mailed in.
- United Kingdom — London states plainly that physical applications are no longer accepted. No walk-in, no postal.
- Australia — Canberra states there is no longer a paper-based application. Standard processing 10 business days, up to four to six weeks in extended cases. Apply about a month ahead.
- Canada — Ottawa directs all applicants to the e-Visa portal.
Fees are set locally and differ by post — GBP in London, AUD in Canberra, USD in Washington, CAD in Ottawa. The DTV and the retirement O-A cost different amounts depending on where you apply, and posts state fees are non-refundable and subject to change without notice. Check the specific post’s fee page rather than any single figure quoted online, including here.
Registering with your own government
| Country | Scheme | Where |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP). Free, and open to long-term residents rather than only travelers | mytravel.state.gov/s/step |
| Canada | Registration of Canadians Abroad (ROCA). Free | roca-ice.international.gc.ca |
| New Zealand | SafeTravel registration | register.safetravel.govt.nz |
| United Kingdom | No registration scheme. LOCATE was withdrawn — subscribe to travel advice email alerts instead | gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/thailand |
| Australia | No registration scheme. Subscribe to Smartraveller updates; a crisis portal opens only during an actual crisis | smartraveller.gov.au/consular-services/subscribe |
Worth being precise about: Britain and Australia no longer have a registration equivalent to STEP. Both are alert subscriptions now, and describing either as registration misleads.
Frequently asked questions
Is there a British consulate in Chiang Mai?
No. The FCDO closed it on 16 May 2015 and GOV.UK now lists only the Bangkok embassy for Thailand — with no honorary consulate in Phuket or Koh Samui either. Directory sites still show the old Chiang Mai listing. British nationals anywhere in Thailand contact the Bangkok embassy through the FCDO’s online consular service, or London on +44 20 7008 5000.
Where is the US Embassy in Thailand?
95 Wireless Road, Bangkok 10330, with American Citizen Services on +66 2 205 4049 and an after-hours line on +66 2 205 4000. There is also a Consulate General in Chiang Mai at 131 Moo 4, Chiang Mai–Lampang Superhighway Road, on +66 53 237 300, covering fifteen northern provinces. It moved to a new compound in 2025, so ignore older addresses on Witchayanond Road.
Is there a consulate in Phuket?
Australia has a Consulate-General in Phuket, which also serves Canadians under a sharing arrangement, and Germany has an honorary consul covering the whole south. There is no US, UK, New Zealand or Irish post in Phuket — the US runs periodic outreach days rather than an office.
Can I still apply for a Thai visa in person?
Generally no. The Thailand e-Visa has been the global channel since 1 January 2025, and London states plainly that physical applications are no longer accepted, while Canberra says there is no longer a paper-based application. Fees are set locally, so the DTV or retirement visa costs a different amount depending on which post you apply through — check that post’s own fee page.
Can my embassy help with a dispute with my Thai landlord?
No. Consular services explicitly exclude private disputes over property, employment, travel and commercial matters — which covers most of what actually goes wrong for foreign residents. They can give you a list of English-speaking local lawyers. Everything after that is yours.
Sources
- Each mission’s own official website, checked August 2026
- US Department of State — Thailand country information, arrest and detention abroad, and STEP
- UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office — post directory, consular assistance guidance, and the 2015 Chiang Mai closure notice
- Global Affairs Canada, DFAT Australia, MFAT New Zealand and the German Federal Foreign Office directories
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand and Royal Thai Embassies Washington, London, Canberra and Ottawa — e-Visa channel
