Re: USA emigration statistics sought

"Blatt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message >

> The State Department should have statistics on passport issuance.
> Since all permanent passports are manufactured in a US-based factory
> and it now takes up to a month for them to arrive, embassies (and
> State) should know the true residence address for passport holders.

Passports are issue for 10 years, and change of address notification is not
required. My passport will expire in 2 years, and I have moved 3 times since
I got it. I doubt any database of passport holders is accurate.

Registering at a US Embassy or Consulate by US Citizens abroad is "
recommended"  in the passport. However, few expats really do this as either
the consulate is far a way or no benefit from doing so can be determined.