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sinkingfeeling

(58,045 posts)
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 12:03 PM Aug 2025

I'm a nervous wreck. Just Fedexed my passport to a visa service.

I am now back in the US without a way to escape. The service is supposed to take 4 business days to process. Spent a fortune on express processing and overnight FedEx delivery both ways.
I have to fly back to Costa Rica the day after we close on US house sale.

I discovered I couldn't get a Chinese visa in Costa Rica as the consulate was closed, so came back here.

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I'm a nervous wreck. Just Fedexed my passport to a visa service. (Original Post) sinkingfeeling Aug 2025 OP
That sounds crazy! PJMcK Aug 2025 #1
I didn't either in Costa Rica. I'm trying to get my Chinese visa. sinkingfeeling Aug 2025 #2
Its going to work out. Passports are quick these days. maxsolomon Aug 2025 #3

PJMcK

(25,126 posts)
1. That sounds crazy!
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 12:06 PM
Aug 2025

In Panama, we never had to surrender our passports. Good luck, amigo. Hang in there. You’ll soon be back in your lakeside home!

maxsolomon

(39,138 posts)
3. Its going to work out. Passports are quick these days.
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 12:23 PM
Aug 2025

Maybe work on the Chinese Visa to occupy your brain while you wait.

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