Applications for new Thai passport to be accepted from today

Picture shows design of current passport. - The Nation/ANN

BANGKOK (The Nation/ANN): The new version of the Thai passport will be available from July 8 onwards at passport offices nationwide, the Department of Consular Affairs announced on Tuesday (July 7).

"All branches of the passport office -- except for two branches at MRT Khlong Toei and Chaengwattana Road that are under renovation -- will be able to issue the new passport, including the two newly opened branches at MBK Center and in Nakhon Si Thammarat, ” said the announcement.