Security Information
Visiting the Embassy or Consulate
U.S. Embassy in Bangkok
95 Wireless Road,
Lumpini, Pathumwan,
Bangkok 10330
No parking on the Embassy ground is available. Please use public transportation.
Nearest BTS Station:
- Ploenchit Station (Exit 5 ; about 15 minute walk)
U.S. Consulate General in Chiang Mai
387 Wichayanond Road,
T. Chang Moi, A. Muang,
Chiang Mai 50300
The embassy does not store prohibited items for visa applicants. There is no facility at the embassy to store such items, so you must make arrangements to store these items elsewhere before you enter. If you arrive with a prohibited item, you will be turned away and asked to make a new appointment.
Embassy security procedures require that all visitors receive a security inspection. You will be allowed to check two cell phones at the embassy gate, but the US Embassy and the Embassy guards are not liable for any loss or damage to your cell phones while it is checked.
Prohibited items and regulations for entering the embassy
- Any other battery-operated or electronic devices such as computer tablets, digital diaries, pagers, cameras, audio/video cassettes, compact discs, MP3s, floppy disks, laptops, or portable music players.
- Any oversize shoulder bags or purses.
- Any oversize handbags and travel bags, large back-packs, briefcases, or suitcases. Applicants can only carry in clear bags containing papers needed for their appointment
- Any food item (there is a coffee stand with snacks available for purchase).
- Sealed envelopes or packages.
- Cigarettes / cigars / match boxes / lighters.
- Any sharp objects such as scissors, pen knives or nail files.
- Weapons or explosive materials of any kind.
The list provided above is not exhaustive. Other items may be prohibited at the discretion of security staff. Other than the two allowed cell phones, the US Embassy will not accept the storage of any of the above prohibited items. You will have to make alternate arrangements to store these items before you enter the embassy.
