saddlesores

i wouldn't think so. passports are made in the usa, then delivered to embassies/consulates. there is no prioritization available. we get only the regular service, no expedited, and no mail service.

and what a pain it is. there is no agency we can use. we have to make an appointment online, limited slots that only open up about a month prior. and of course the bastidges take off 'merkan AND local holidays, open late and close early.

you'd think in the whiz-bang computer age we could apply online and only appear in person for pickup, but noooooooooooooooooo, gotta book flights and hotels, move your meat-sack halfway across a continent to shuffle some papers in person. but you'd be wrong.

oh, but they mail it back..........NOT. same thing all over again. once you're notified, you gotta book flights and hotels and move your meat-sack halfway across a continent to pick up a wee, tiny booklet in person that could easily be sent EMS.

if a normal "citizen" is prioritized for anything other than runaround and headache is what would surprise me.