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Absolutely. Primarily because a passport comes out of process mediated by multiple humans for whom that is their only responsibility. It's a matter of few hundred dollars and a couple weeks to replace it.



I don’t know about replacement but there are lots of delays currently for US passports:

> The processing time for routine applications is taking from 10 to 13 weeks up from six to nine weeks for those who applied before Feb. 6, the State Department said.

> Expedited processing, which costs $60 more, is taking seven to nine weeks, an increase from three to five weeks.

https://www.axios.com/2023/04/24/passport-delays-2023-proces...


That's pretty absurd and definitely not how long it takes in all countries - but still probably quicker than recovering a Google account which you might not be able to do at all.


In Spain, renewing the passport is very fast and cheap!




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