say goodbye passport renewal troubles.
The State Department announced ABC News on Wednesday that online passport renewal is finally here for adults 25 and older who have previously held a passport.
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Rena Bitter, assistant secretary of state for the Bureau of Consular Affairs, told ABC News that the service is for adults whose passports have expired within the past 5 years (or will expire in the next year) and that the agency expects that five million Americans use the service each year.
“The online passport application process will be much more convenient for Americans,” Bitter said.
Processing time is expected to be six to eight weeks. If you need your passport renewed more quickly or are applying for the first time, the standard, more analogous application process is still available.
Users can create an account on the State Department website and enter their old passport information with their future travel plans.
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For the photo, applicants can upload their photo online — with a few caveats. The image must be recently taken and have a white background. And no selfies. Payment is made by debit or credit card.
For more official criteria for online passport renewal, visit State Department website.