Very helpful thread. Thank you, everybody. So sad that the topic is the cause of so much hassle that could so easily be eliminated. To summarize: I received the first Proof of Life notice last summer and sent it back via the Thai Post regular airmail service, complete with tracking (the little number on the tiny receipt) for 300 baht. Tracking showed the letter got to the BKK airport and then nothing else. Received the second notice on 28 November and sent it back via Thai Post EMS World service for 1550 baht. That package is still going through the system and can be tracked utilizing the USPS tracking service. However, the last dated entry is for 29 Nov., so yesterday I scanned the signed report and sent it via www.LetterStream.com, which utilizes USPS to start with and I'm currently tracking that letter to the Wilkes-Barre P.O. Box. This morning I found the physical street address for the Wilkes-Barre office and sent the original signed report via DHL. Lastly, I faxed the scanned signed report to the phone number provided by the Pacific South Morning Journal. This helpful advice provides the P.O. box and street address, as well as, the phone numbers (depending on the last two numbers of your SS number) of the SSA office in Wilkes-Barre where you can fax the scanned report: Options for submitting your 7162 Proof of Life form to SSA. Lastly, I plan on calling the SSA help line (1 (800) 772-1213) on Jan. 3 to learn the status of my account.
