Check your passport expiration date. It may not be accepted if it's close to expiring. Here's how to renew your passport by mail or online. A U.S. passport counts as a Real ID, which takes effect ...

Travelers rejoice: The State Department has announced that online passport renewal is now available to all. I renewed my passport on the first day the system was open to the general public; here's ...

Luis Coronado, Jr., the CIO of the Bureau of Consular Affairs, recently won a “Sammies” award for his role in launching an online passport renewal system.

The U.S. is making passport renewal fully available online, the State Department announced Wednesday, getting rid of the need to print application forms and send a check through the mail.

Your passport is valid for 10 years if it was issued when you were 16 years old or older. If you were under 16, your passport is valid for five years. Skipping the US Travel 2025 🌴 This country ...

It's worked. The number of passports awaiting issuance fell below 1 million, to 968,000 during the week ending Aug. 12, a figure that includes 151,000 new applications.

The State Department’s online passport renewal system is now available for everyone. Estimated processing times are 6–8 weeks, but they could be shorter in reality.

A United States passport on March 14, 2023, in Washington, DC. ... At this point, the online passport renewal service is only accessible for Americans with a US address.

Private companies, known as "passport expeditors," also market rapid passport renewal services to consumers for fees that start around $100. They submit passport applications on behalf of ...

Check your passport expiration date. It may not be accepted if it's close to expiring. Here's how to renew your passport by mail or online. A U.S. passport counts as a Real ID, which takes effect ...

US passport renewals are majorly backed up—here's how I got mine finally processed 36 hours before my trip.