Say goodbye to passport renewal hassles.
The State Division introduced to ABC Information on Wednesday that on-line passport renewal is lastly right here for adults 25 and over who’ve had a passport earlier than.
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Rena Bitter, assistant secretary of state for the Bureau of Consular Affairs, advised ABC Information that the service is for adults whose passports have expired throughout the final 5 years (or expiring within the subsequent 12 months) and that the company expects 5 million People to make use of the service yearly.
“The method of making use of for a passport on-line might be way more handy for People,” Bitter mentioned.
Processing time is predicted to be six to eight weeks. When you want your passport renewed sooner or are making use of for the primary time, the usual, extra analog utility course of remains to be out there.
Customers can create an account on the State Division’s web site, and enter previous passport info with their upcoming journey plans.
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For the picture, candidates can add their very own picture on-line —with some caveats. The picture will need to have been taken not too long ago and have a white background. And no selfies. Cost is by debit or bank card.
For extra official standards for on-line passport renewal, go to the State Division’s web site.