Update: Readers are reporting that after getting invited to apply, they are receiving expedited passports in as few as 2 days and regular passports within 1 week. Talk about a game-changer!
Alas, online passport renewal is only available for those 16 or older.
You can request an invitation to apply online here. Turnaround time for an invite appears to be between 1-3 weeks.
Originally posted on 3/7:
I previously wrote about the US rolling out online passport renewal and my experience renewing my passport online.
You can request to apply to renew online by filling out this form.
I applied to renew my passport on Friday, 2/25. It was already in the mail by Friday, 3/4 and I received it today!
That’s despite selecting standard 8-11 week processing and standard 3-5 day shipping.
The renewal cost was $130 all-in, easily payable via any credit card. It’s truly a game changer for renewing passports, here’s hoping that they can find a way to make renewing kids’ passports this easy!
It’s always strange getting a new passport, a clean sheet. Because I never mailed in my old one, it doesn’t have the holes in it like other cancelled passports. It has a wonderful collection of stamps from places like the Falkland Islands, Antarctica, the Maldives, Palau, Majuro, Kosrae, Chuuk, Pohnpei, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Iceland, Tromsø, Oslo, Toulouse, Amsterdam, Paris, Ushuaia, Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires, Iguazu Falls, Tokyo, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Cancun, Johannesburg, the Bahamas, and many more places from the past 9 years of travel around the world, all made possible with airline miles and hotel points. It’s chock full of amazing memories, but now it’s time to make some new ones!
Have you renewed your passport online yet?
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Same – easy quick process!!! For once, a gov program that works!!
Yup. Mind blown!
Just hope it’s this fast when it’s open to everyone, not just ‘invited guests’
The problem is there is no such a concept as “renewing” passports for kids. It’s technically a new passport.
Right, hopefully they can fix that.
The reason is so that both parents show up and know/give consent for the passport so that one parent can run off with the child. I doubt they will change that…
Why can’t that be done digitally with identity verification?
You do realize there is a routine in place that allows for US passport applications for minors to be approved when one parent is unable or unwilling to show up for the application to be accepted?
There is no good reason why some kind of documentation for waiver of parental physical presence and consent requirement can’t apply if the government gets around to allowing for DS-82 applications for circumstances where DS-11 have hitherto been required.
Don’t forget to update your Global Entry with your new passport number
Will do, thanks for the reminder!
Yes, just have to wait a few weeks until it processes in their system. Was frustrating I had to keep trying every week or so until it finally would update.
Thanks for this reminder!! got new passport and forgot about this
came into JFK a few weeks ago, there was no need to scan my passport at the kiosk, it recognized my face within a second
i requested but have not been added to the list..what does the email confirmation that you can now apply look like?
Subject: You Can Renew Your U.S. Passport Online Now
Does it work for kids too?
Kids passports can never be renewed this way, since it requires consent of both parents, which not always live together. And moreso, can be used easily for kidnapping a child over country lines.
So thank God this is not available for kids. And hopefully it won’t be.
Online identity verification can be designed.
Just like the IRS did. Oh wait. LOL
Still waiting for the passport I applied for to lock in on the $110 price in November.
I also applied in the end of December right before the increased the rates and I got mine back 4 weeks later. You should call. Or just call your congressman’s office and have them open an inquiry on your behalf.
Be a good citizen. Get boosted 5x.
After filling out the form it said it can take several weeks for it to become available. How long did this take you and how will I know when it’s available?
Are you still able to use your old passport during the renewal process? When do you need to stop using it by?
Officially, no, but I don’t see what would happen if you used it.
It’s marked electronically as cancelled.
An attempt to use a cancelled passport to travel internationally can trigger problems.
The question really comes down to when the older passport is marked electronically as cancelled.
That varies.
Is there any way for an individual to check on that?
Where would that pop up? When you go to checkin for a flight? When you return to the country?
I always wondered this. Dan, are you saying they don’t actually cancel old passports electronically? Wouldn’t that mean that you can still use your old one as there aren’t any hole punches indicating that it’s cancelled?
that’s only till exp. date
@dan
I receive the email and filled and paid a few weeks ago have not heard anything since. I am flying international next week with old passport expiring in June. Will this be a problem?
What was the result here? did you have any issues?
Applied 2/27 late at night. Status shows printed
Still waiting for the invite
Hi Dan,
Did you confirm if the old passport can still be used while the new one is being processed?
In the 1 week since I applied? Didn’t try flying abroad last week.
But I don’t see how it wouldn’t work.
Come on Dan! You should have flown across the pond to test it out and let us know!
And miss out on KFWE?
ok so now please let us know how KFWE was.
Excellent wine as always.
Had more selfie requests than ever, which is always surreal, but got to hear about tons of reader success stories.
Let down by Solomonov’s Zahav food, but Garcia’s Tierra Sur food was amazing.
Wish there were more seats to chill like in the KFWE LA VIP area.
Wouldn’t your old passport not work if it was cancelled on their end during the renewal process? Also, now that you got your new one – I assume your old passport will no longer work even though there are no physical hole punches in it?
the Dept of State using Google Docs??? looks a bit sketchy to me but it may actually be authentic.
It’s legit. I registered there and then was invited to apply at a .gov site.
Let’s let Google have even more info, if that’s possible.
Wow, it took me almost 9 months to renew mine…this is amazing
I hope the allow passport cards soon. I don’t want to go to the DMV for an enhanced license for domestic travel soon, would prefer to get a passport card through this.
DMV is OH was great. Got in line online, paged when to come in, and got my Real-ID valid for 8 years in just 5 minutes.
Had a similar experience at the DMV in Brooklyn. I made an appointment ahead of time and it was surprisingly super quick and efficient
You don’t need I get and I wouldn’t be surprised if it gets delayed again. Also u can use your global entry card if you have one.
I made appt Wednesday night for appointment in Toms River, N.J. DMV, and was able to get an appointment for the next day!
Had very nice experience, and got real Id. Though I do have to wait for it to be mailed.
Received today!
Applied last Tuesday, paid for expedited, it was reviewed Wednesday, mailed Friday and I received it today. Worst part was getting them to accept my photo. Thanks for the link!
Nice!
How soon after filling out the google doc did you get the link to apply ?
How does it handle passport photos?
https://www.dansdeals.com/points-travel/finally-passports-will-soon-renewable-online/
How soon after completing the my travel gov step did people get the next step
What is your federal agency or office? * What did you guys choose for this question
The honest answer.
There is an option all the way on the bottom says something like “not affiliated with a govt agency” I didn’t see it at first either .
Will this work if my passport is already expired by years?
Can be expired by up to 5 years.
From the Google form.
You can renew online if you can respond “Yes” to all the following statements:
My passport was issued over 9 years ago from the date I renew but less than 15 years ago from the date I renew. Your most recent passport should have been issued between 2007 – 2013
The link won’t open on my phone. Is it for computer only?
Is it worth it to get the passport card as well, or waste of money? will that delay it?
It won’t delay it.
For US citizens with multiple foreign-born US children, it can make sense to get the passport cards as additional evidence of US citizenship in the event the US parents want to make sure that each child has a run of supporting documentation that evidences the parent’s/parent’s chain of US citizenship and related system pointers to underlying applications. Just in case the government ever tries to undermine their claim on US citizenship by birth abroad to one or more US citizen parents.
I applied for a first passport for my son. It was in my hands 2 weeks later. I didn’t pay for rush service.
First passport ? It clearly says you can inly renew an existing passport?
Applied for a passport expedited on February 9 and still didn’t get it!
can i renew my passport online if i am 19 years old ? My last passport was issued when i was 14.
No.
Sadly No.
Or at least not yet.
No
Sorry about that, you should be able to. Minors cannot apply online as they need parental consent.
Why is it important to them that the applicant be a US resident. Is it just about the mailing address limitation, or something more?
Both my previous and current passports have stamps from the US and Canada. Hope to fly to Israel for Pesach and visit some countries in the Caribbean
Ahhh, anyway to renew and keep my Israel student visa?
Will this work if you need to update your name due to marriage?
No
Does this method work if my expired passport is lost? (I do have a photo it however)
I think so.
You need to take the picture by a passport picture place or can snap from phone?
https://www.dansdeals.com/points-travel/finally-passports-will-soon-renewable-online/
If travelling from Israel to US in 6 weeks will it be a problem to renew my passport? Will i be able to fly back with my “old” passport? Do the numbers change?
Thank you.
To all the people commenting they didn’t get the email yet, They are slowly sending emails first come first serve . So no worries just wait patiently…
How long does it usually take to get the email?
What about changing my last name? Can I do that online too? (I have my marriage license).
No
the website says current passport will be INVALIDATED once you submit an online application so if you need to travel i suggest dont take chances and to pay for the expedited service fees
I have a little over a half year left on my passport. I want to travel to Canada next month.
Will applying now here invalidate my old passport?
Meaning if new passport doesn’t arrive in time can I still use my old one?
I got mine in a week without paying to expedite
what app did you use for passport pictures?
https://www.dansdeals.com/points-travel/finally-passports-will-soon-renewable-online/
the goverment using a google questionare for something of this magnitude is funny to me
This is not funny at all. Google Cloud actually has FedRAMP high certification. Meaning they are certified at the highest level to store data for the federal government.
After creating the account, how long did it take for them to get back to you that allowed you to apply for the actual passport?
im 26 and my passport was issued in march 2013 will i be able to be part of this renewal?
I clicked on the link and only an application requesting my contact info was requested but nothing requesting, Renewal Passport Info or request for new digital photo, etc.
They said they would get back to me in several weeks.
Am i on the correct link for Renewal??
I filled out the application and did everything but they didn’t send me an email yet to apply online. So what’s the next step so I can submit the online application
I created a mytravelgov account but says you will need to wait several weeks before you can renew online.
Did you receive the new look passport or the same old look.
Can someone PLEASE let me know how long aftere you make a mytravel account did you receive an invite to actually apply for renewal? I don’t see this mentioned anywhere and need to know ASAP- thanks!
im wondering the same
Me too
One month
March 11 I applied for my travel account, today March 31, I got the email to renew online
Hi
I need a passport for Lag Baomer can I trust the program
I opened my Travelgov account March 8th and I have received now the email that I can log in and renew my passport.
I applied this Thursday night and received it today 2 days later.
Did you do regular or expedited? Thanks
expedited
Received the invite to renew mine and my application keeps getting rejected my current passport expired in December 2021 anyone else have this happen with the online application?
I received the online passport renewal application but after filling it out I get a message back saying I’m not eligible to renew on line. Passport expired 12/21 well within the 5 years..anyone else have same issue? Workarounds?
I signed up on 3/11 and got an email a few days ago saying I could renew online. Filled out the form last night and submitted it. Very easy process other than getting the photo cropped right. Hoping this is significantly faster than the new passport applications we are still waiting on for other family members.
I was invited and uploaded all the documents but I am still waiting for any updates at all and it hasn’t even said “in process “ it’s still in received status and it’s been a week now. Has anyone else got the same problem that was applied ?
I renewed via mail and received the updated, passport with more security features. There is a cool laminated page with an additional picture of myself.
Two weeks later, my wife was able to renew online. Her new passport came within two weeks but was the old version without all of the upgraded security features.
Go figure?
These should be issued at birth.
Got the link and applied to renew over a month ago, been processing ever since
Can you renew it if you are overseas for nine months and passport expiring in October, or before returning to the states, or is it still the best to go to the USA consulate of the country you are staying in to get them to process it for you, I think probably a three week turnaround unless the consulates can also get them processed more quickly now. Please reply.
If the US embassy/consulate is in a city with non-stop flights to the US, I would expect it most commonly is 10 business days or less from in-person submission of application to the passport being back at the mission and available for pick-up.
The website claims no selfies allowed. Did anyone try a selfie photo, that worked?
I did a selfie. No issues, the only trick was getting my expression right, having the right amount of lighting, and finding a white background.
They work. Just have to get it done in a way that meets the photo requirements and doesn’t make it so obvious that it is a selfie.
did you get their new passport? they call it next generation passprt
It can be the older version or it can be the next generation passport version with the polycarbonate biodata page with a passport alphanumeric number starting with a letter.
How do you renew a passport that expired more than 5 years ago
Can someone who is 18 whose passport is expiring. Get a new passport online
Yes.
Way too fast, great for us. And for terrorists
Quick and easy process. Used s22 ultra reg camera portrait mode for photo.
I received the invite and applied for passport renewal on March 25th. I received an email the same day that they were “reviewing” my application, but I’ve heard nothing since. When I log in to check status, it says “Status Unavailable”. Anyone have a similar experience? Any advice?
have you received any updates?
None. Still shows as “Status Unavailable’
Which website says unavailable? For me, https://passportstatus.state.gov says “Application Status: Not Available.” I emailed in to ask, and apparently that’s expected behavior. That website is only for mail-in application status.
If you renew online, the website you should use to check your status is the same website you used to submit the renewal (http://mytravel.state.gov). That should show “Received,” and (per other comments on this thread) may be stuck in Received for a month or longer before your application is processed.
Mine has shown “In process” status since 4/7 on the mytravel.state website. Was hoping for one of the quicker turn arounds. Getting a little worried about getting it in time for Memorial Day trip. I did send them an email asking if I could still use my old passport and they responded that it is invalidated as soon as you submit the online application.
That’s ahead of me. Mine shows “Received” since 4/9 and has not yet moved to the “In process” status.
One advantage of online (vs mail-in) renewals is that you can seemingly upgrade to faster processing at any point, even after you’ve already submitted and paid. If you log in and click on your application number, there’s an option to “Upgrade Processing or Delivery Options” with the ability to upgrade both processing method (to expedited) and delivery method (to express delivery).
Can I renew online if the new passport has a name change ?
Can you still enter a country, most likely Switzerland, with less than 3 months until usa passport expiration, with the intention of renewing at the consulate in Zurich, as I did 10 years ago. Is there any rule that says there must be a certain amount of time until expiration within which you can enter?
Hi, im trying to upload the photo, then is says “accept and continue” i hit that but it comes up internal server error. did anyone have this?
Thanks
Applied online. Did not pay extra for expedited. Website showed “received 3/27”. Status was updated to “printing” last week. Received in mail today 4/25. Thanks Dan!
I went thru the renewal online process and it was very simple. I chose standard 8-11 week processing and standard 3-5 day shipping. The renewal cost was $130 all-in.
15 days later and my passport status is still “Received”. Anyone have experience of typically how long until it is shipped out?
I’m in the same boat as you. Based on the data points in this thread and what I’ve heard from friends, it seems like there’s a chance you get lucky and it’s mailed out within a week or so of your application, otherwise expect it to take at least a month (and potentially the full 8-11 week window you were promised).
Submitted mine on 4/17. Its now May 4th and the status is still received. I applied for expedited processing and shipping. I wonder when will this get processed. I was expecting 2 weeks. Im traveling on June 14th and I am worried.