State Department announces US passport renewal now fully available online

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: ABC News/GMA

September 18, 2024, 7:54 AM


Big news for American travelers with a U.S. passport, the State Department will allow for renewal online thanks to an update to the agency's previous pilot program.

The State Department announced exclusively to ABC News on Wednesday that it’s online passport renewal program is now fully available to the public.

"We expect 5 million Americans to be able to use this every year," Rena Bitter, Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Consular Affairs told ABC News exclusively.

Adults 25 or older who have had a U.S. passport before will no longer have to fill out or print a paper application, mail a check, or make an appointment. "It is for people who can renew their passport. They’ve had an adult passport, that has expired within the last 5 years or will expire in the coming year," Bitter explained.

Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Travel/renew-us-passport-online/story?id=113618419

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Link to Department of State PRESS STATEMENT - Announcing Online Passport Renewal

Link to Department of State Online Renewal site - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/have-passport/renew-online.html

[Jerry2144]

1. I was in the trial group two years ago

Very fast and easy. I think I got the new one within a month.

[LauraInLA]

2. Did you buy a passport photo or take one on your phone? This is where I'm stuck right now (just started this am).

[Jerry2144]

3. I used my phone

And my shower wall as a plain white background. Their photo requirements were pretty clear and it was easy to do

[3Hotdogs]

4. Mine expired in May. I wasn't gonna renew. Maybe I will, after all.

I'm 82 and figure I won't travel much anymore.

[Javaman]

5. I wish I knew this a week ago...

my stepdaughter just had to renew her passport and the post office just lost it.

[BumRushDaShow]

6. They just announced the availability today

[Karma13612]

7. Wonder if you still need to send in

Your previous one so they can physically punch and cancel it. I used to hate doing that because then you can’t travel abroad during the wait time.
Then again, my last passport wasn’t used once! I’m not a jet setter but you never know when a wild opportunity might arise where you are invited to spend a month in Europe!

OK, well, STOP LAUGHING! 🤣 I can dream can’t I?