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Mango, thank you for this thought provoking post and question. After reading thru all the silly, hostile, off-topic reactions, this is my answer. I feel much safer living in Pattaya than where I used to live, Silicon Valley, California. USA has caused far too much trouble, and is set for blowback. Short of all-out nuclear war, Thailand could be a relatively safe refuge. Down Under could be safer.

Thank you sir. I may do the same. Did you have any tech problems paying the Embassy fee online? Did your attorney deal with the thailandpost website that is mostly in Thai?

My sentiments exactly Mr. Jarvis. I’m currently stumbling through this unexpected, unwelcome new process. It’s been no picnic so far and I’m deep into the weeds of tech, my nemesis. Full disclosure: As an American citizen, I don’t appreciate my government excluding me from our embassy for this service. Instead we are now forced to do their work for them, and pay for the privilege. If only I had been trained to do this work…. But at 77, it’s a little late. End of rant. I have made some progress. The helpful Thai guy in an internet shop did some printouts. I even made it thru the Form Filler and got it printed. But today another tech roadblock. My plan is to do something positive each day. Gotta move this forward now. My passport expires in October. Sure hope US government stays open. Today my plan was simple, I thought. I wanted to sign up on the thailandpost.co.th website. Then maybe I could meet the challenge of making the first online payment of my life. I do have a Bank of America debit card. But first, the sign up…. Well, all I can say is the thailandpost website was a complete disaster. Where is the English? I hit the English button so many times, only to get a mishmash of languages, most of it in Thai. I tried a few searches. “ courier pass back” was my best try. Search result: “ Sorry, There is no information support your selected language! “ So that was my dead end, doom loop today. Tech makes me feel so stupid. Appreciate any help.