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Passport renewal #180009
01/07/2019 08:05 PM
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Just got my renewed passport in the mail today. Was surprised it came so quickly with the Christmas holiday and partial government shutdown. Mailed it on December 18.

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Re: Passport renewal [Re: SXMScubaman] #180057
01/08/2019 09:47 AM
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Good to know. Thanks for posting.

Re: Passport renewal [Re: SXMScubaman] #180058
01/08/2019 10:12 AM
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Sounds good. Wondering if you or anyone else knows if you expedite it, how is it sent back to you. US Mail? Priority?


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Re: Passport renewal [Re: BillandElaine] #180078
01/08/2019 12:12 PM
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Mine came back Priority in a priority hard envelope. I did opt for the card to which will be mailed separately along with a separate mailing of my old passport.

Re: Passport renewal [Re: SXMScubaman] #180080
01/08/2019 12:22 PM
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Thank you!


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Re: Passport renewal [Re: SXMScubaman] #180102
01/08/2019 02:01 PM
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Elaine,
When we lived there we needed passport renewal and we mailed them with SASE FEDEX to Curacao.
Embassy processed them and we had them back in 4 weeks.
Cheers
irina

Re: Passport renewal [Re: BillandElaine] #180140
01/08/2019 06:48 PM
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Today came my Passport card in a regular envelope.

Re: Passport renewal [Re: irina] #180152
01/08/2019 08:52 PM
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But where do they send it to? We have no postal service anymore.


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Re: Passport renewal [Re: BillandElaine] #180157
01/08/2019 09:29 PM
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To my home address. I can't remember if there is an option to have it sent to another address, PO Box number or mail service like the Mail Box. Try calling 1-877-487-2778 or 1-888-874-7793. They actually answer with a live person. Hope that helps.

Re: Passport renewal [Re: BillandElaine] #180159
01/08/2019 09:33 PM
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Originally Posted by BillandElaine
But where do they send it to? We have no postal service anymore.


Is it possible to do it through FedEx with a prepaid return FedEx? Or DHL who I think also has a presence on the island.


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Re: Passport renewal [Re: BillandElaine] #180161
01/08/2019 09:49 PM
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Originally Posted by BillandElaine
But where do they send it to? We have no postal service anymore.


I'm just curious as PSS still has an office over on Pond Island. The USPS still has Sint Maarten listed as a country you can ship to. Do they don't just deliver directly to the residence now?

Re: Passport renewal [Re: wilsonck] #180162
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Anything mailed to us here is never delivered.


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Re: Passport renewal [Re: wilsonck] #180164
01/08/2019 09:55 PM
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What is PSS?

Re: Passport renewal [Re: SXMScubaman] #180169
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Postal Services Sint Maarten

Re: Passport renewal [Re: SXMScubaman] #180197
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Elaine,
It was FedEx to us at Yacht Club.
They were near each other.
Cheers
irina

Re: Passport renewal [Re: irina] #180200
01/09/2019 11:34 AM
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Thanks, I'll check that out.


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Re: Passport renewal [Re: irina] #180306
01/10/2019 07:55 AM
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Irina, were you able to get a cashiers check for US dollars here?


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Re: Passport renewal [Re: SXMScubaman] #180324
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I don't remember how we did that part. Probably. We had an account at ScotiaBank.
But really can't remember. Sorry.

Re: Passport renewal [Re: BillandElaine] #180378
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Originally Posted by BillandElaine
Irina, were you able to get a cashiers check for US dollars here?


Doesn't someone from the U.S. Consulate in Curacao visit Sint Maarten regularly to provide services to US citizens like passport renewals? I know I have seen advertisements listing when they visit Sint Maaten. For people in Curacao, they let them pay in Guilders or Dollars, so I couldn't see why they wouldn't do the same when they come to Sint Maarten. I've also found where the Consulate in Barbados sends someone to the French Side as well.

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Re: Passport renewal [Re: wilsonck] #180389
01/11/2019 05:46 AM
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Yes, they do. But not necessarily when you need them. They do not take cash.

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Re: Passport renewal [Re: wilsonck] #180396
01/11/2019 10:14 AM
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Just curious--the French consulate is in Barbados? I would have thought it would have been in Guadelupe or Martinique.


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Re: Passport renewal [Re: Carol_Hill] #180402
01/11/2019 11:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Carol_Hill
Just curious--the French consulate is in Barbados? I would have thought it would have been in Guadelupe or Martinique.


I would have thought so too, but apparently consular affairs for US Citizens on the french side are handled out of Barbados, as the embassy there handles Barbados, the eastern Caribbean, and the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States. Dutch side is still handled by Curacao since Sint Maarten is part of the Dutch Kingdom.

Re: Passport renewal [Re: wilsonck] #180404
01/11/2019 11:57 AM
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OK thanks


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Re: Passport renewal [Re: BillandElaine] #180597
01/13/2019 09:26 PM
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Two days ago I also received my old passport back in regular mail.


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