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I'm not neutral but there is no logical reason for practical topics about vital services like passport renewals should be politicized. I bring up State Department staff cuts because they are a fact and as yet it is unknown if that will impact the timing and service about overseas passport renewals.

Let's try to keep this more neutral. Americans of all kinds rely on State Department services.

I'm freaked out about it too. I'm also concerned about an unknown X factor. Whether state department staff cuts will make this take longer or even cause complications. That's a reason I've been asking for VERY CURRENT timing reports. It seems clear that the 6 to 8 week stated estimates have in reality been (happily) closer to one month. HOWEVER, I don't think there have been many (or any) timing reports since the State Department staff cuts have occurred. Don't call me paranoid about this. We already know for a fact that staff cuts at Social Security has negatively impacted on wait times. The concern is well founded (unfortunately).

I'll ignore your joke, but what would be to point of emailing them unless they're contacted you with a problem OR the passport is very late, etc.? I'm assuming the passport tracking link would work for internationally obtained passports, correct? (Remove space) https: //passportstatus.state.gov

Thanks for the feedback. So at this point I think I will be able to track the Thai Post courier via information from the purchase. There is also a general passport tracking system to use. Remove space and copy to load link: https: //passportstatus.state.gov

I'm in the process now too. I got the tracking from DHL that I was delivered to the embassy. I'm assuming (hoping) that they have staff to look over the application at least superficially to detect any errors and if found that they would contact applicants early in the process. But I have no proof of that. Only reports by people who had that happen could say whether errors were detected early or late in the process. So best case, if package received, and no early contact, they have looked at it and found no errors. Years ago I did a renew at a Pattaya consular visit and there was a problem which I had time to fix right away and I think the officer did at least eyeball the entire application. So that's a hint that they would do the same thing when received by mail. (The problem was missing photocopy of current passport ID page.) Photos could possibly be a more subjective determination. Obviously they can easily measure the photo size and reject any obvious issues like if you're wearing a Bozo the clown costume. But the required specs for photos are very specific and I suppose it would be possible for an officer to miss something that might later be rejected by the state department.

No doubt this president.

You left out the correct third possibility. They lied. They are gutting Medicaid if that big bill passes as it. I can't help it that you don't bother to do basic research yourself and just blindly believe regime propaganda.

I never said all agree. I said CONSENSUS of all. About the survey rating. They took the ratings numbers of ALL. They boiled that down including ALL respondents to reach a final rating number. Overall Trump was at very bottom. A consensus.

Can't fix the willfully ignorant. Basically a good definition of the maga cult.

Back to reality. They're not cutting hundreds of billions of federal Medicaid funding with cuts to transgender care and illegals. This is what the cruel autocratic maga regime does. It red baits and lies hot button issues to cover up what they're really doing assuming most Americans are suckers and won't look deeper. They're often right. So bottom line they are gutting Medicaid. Will they succeed? If I had to bet I'd say yes, but hopefully not.

Quoting white house propaganda from the most corrupt, most lying, president in history.

STOP THE NAME CALLING! You clearly do not comprehend the meaning of the word CONSENSUS. Read the flippin' article again. If you learn the definition of consensus you will then get that it was correct to say the consensus of ALL. But you won't. You're just here to flame and troll. Pathetic.

Hopefully ten years from now it will be impossible to find any American who admits they were ever maga. De-magafication is in order.

All the more reason to amp up the sanctions on Russia and arm Ukraine to the teeth so that they can actually win against Russia ASAP.

Reports I've read indicate that when the embassy mails the new passport using the required Thai courier by Thai post from the embassy envelope that if the embassy emails that they are sending it that they don't include a tracking number. I could be wrong. Looklng for confirming or refuting reports on that detail here. The Thai post courier item costs 100 baht and you must purchase it yourself online and indicate on a required checklist that you have done that with the application package. Thai post sends that to the embassy You don't. It can't be purchased at physical post offices. The product is customized for the US embassy.

Party pooper.

Israeli food culture developed differently.

You obviously don't know the definition of a cult. Yes I'm opposed to Trump.

Not correct. Stop lying.

I have actually posted this supporting evidence other times on this forum so didn't appreciate being baited into repeating myself when anyone is able to look this up themselves. But as this has escalated, here goes: Historians rank Trump worst president in history, Lincoln the best www.yahoo.com/news/historians-rank-trump-worst-president-155354643.html

Understood. A good option for many. However this topic isn't about that option.

I don't respond to troll baiting.

There you go with the name calling again.

Thanks. However the renewal by mail in Thailand has a number of differences from renewal in the US. So really only information and reports about renewal by mail in Thailand are really relevant to this topic.