2 mo. ago • 98%

US now allows passport renewals online.

www.voanews.com US now allows passport renewals online

The new system will allow travelers to bypass a cumbersome mail-in paper application process that often caused delays

19 comments

It said 6 weeks, but mine arrived in 12 days!

ETA- they only take a certain number per day and that number resets at noon Eastern time (I think it's noon, but it might be 11:00 or 1:00. I can't remember.) so if you check right after that you'll likely get in.

32
- It took about a month for ours when we paid a shit ton of money to have them expedited.
  
  8
  
  I paid to get mine expedited because my then GF was getting a job in the airline business. Then we broke up a week after it arrived.
  
  4
- Well, I have "getting up before 2 or 3 (depending on US daylight saving time) to get ready for renewal" to look forward to. I'm not sure if that's better than the time/money to travel to Tokyo.
  
  1
That's amazing! Thank you so much for the info!

28
I just got my passport photo taken on Monday at Walgreen's and uploaded the emailed copy to the online renewal form. It was denied for being too zoomed in. Ugh! Why do they change the photo requirements for the online form?

13
- You can take your own passport photos. You just need a white background.
  
  https://passportphotoeditor.com/
  
  14
- Be happy that is only that. My wife is an immigrant and getting her stuff is a fucking nightmare. You will feel like a hostage trying to get your own ransom.
  
  4
Took them long enough.

11
Seriously? I just got mine done using the paper method and it was so annoying! Hope this is still around in 10 years.

5
I just completed mine online a month ago. I had an amazing experience and it took just under two weeks from start to finish. Online submission opens up at 1pm Eastern and I used an image taken from a phone at home.

I can't recommend this online workflow enough for any body that needs to renew.

4
Thank goodness. I've been dreading the renewal process with how spotty usps is at actually delivering mail to my building. I need the visas in it even after I get a new passport as some are valid significantly longer than the passport itself.

3
I did this while it was a pilot program. Extremely easy and the fastest processing I’ve ever had on a passport renewal.

0
Is this safe and now like phising? My passport been expired for over 5 years just dint want to do all the paper work

-6
- If you're on a ".gov" site, it's safe to expect that it is a legit site of the US government.
  
  15
- If it is expired, I don't think you can do it. Just if you are in the last year of validity.
  
  3
  
  It says this under requirements: "We issued the passport you are renewing between 2009 and 2015, or over 9 years but less than 15 years from the date you plan to submit your application." It doesn't help for this person, but if it is within 5 years of expiring you can still renew through here.
  
  3

You've viewed 19 comments.