The State Department launched online passport renewal today! It's the culmination of years of effort. www.nextgov.com/digital-gove... - ThreadSky

almsnatalie.bsky.social • 176 days ago

The State Department launched online passport renewal today! It's the culmination of years of effort.

https://www.nextgov.com/digital-government/2024/09/state-department-goes-big-online-passport-renewal/399617/?oref=ng-homepage-river

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olegus.bsky.social•175 days ago

Thank God!

drleatongray.bsky.social•175 days ago

We’ve had this in the UK for a while and it’s been a terrific success apart from a slightly racist passport photo upload algorithm.

cdpositive.bsky.social•174 days ago

I did mine online earlier this year & it worked very well! Still have to mail in documents, but I tracked the process (received notifications along the way) & no issues. I highly recommend it!

yourcousinvinny.bsky.social•175 days ago

One thing to keep in mind is that you are in the correct website. https://Mytravel.state.gov

Anything else is a privately owned looking to make money or scam you

baronfauconberg.bsky.social•175 days ago

Behind the times - the UK has been doing online renewal for years.

lawyerinbeta.com•175 days ago

Yes we’re all aware that the UK is way ahead of the US, which is 40 times larger geographically and has 5 times the population. Try again.

anboa4.bsky.social•175 days ago

I don't see how those factors matter. Presumably you have 5 times the staff working in the relevant passport department. And the fact you are bigger, distances are greater means the incentives for going online would have been more relevant.

lawyerinbeta.com•175 days ago

My dude, I am aware of the increased need here. I am aware that it does not make sense. That wasn’t my point

anyagee.bsky.social•175 days ago

Yea, I have dual citizenship and it was so much more pleasant and easier!

ron-jh.bsky.social•176 days ago

Seriously? Other countries have been doing this for years!

jalaneschmidt.bsky.social•175 days ago

See also: universal healthcare, good public transit

megateer.bsky.social•175 days ago

😭😭❤️❤️❤️🎉🎉🎉🎉

belleslettres.bsky.social•176 days ago

Renewed mine this year. Hardest part was getting an acceptably sized photo in France.

seagullflies.bsky.social•174 days ago

i hope they'll release it for folks living outside the us at some point soon. getting a renewal from overseas is always a trial.

peiferlabunc.bsky.social•175 days ago

Our daughter used the pilot and it was fast and easy!!

dinosaurdigger.bsky.social•175 days ago

i did this in june and had my passport in 1 week

gothcomrade.bsky.social•175 days ago

Was happy about this until I read the bit about how US citizens living abroad can’t use it.

riyria.bsky.social•176 days ago

I was able to participate in an early trial of this system and am so happy that more people are going to be able to use it. It worked so well for me. Hopefully it is even better now.

wagatwe.com•176 days ago

oh thank goodness

karinthedragon.neocities.org•174 days ago

📌

cinemastrikesback.bsky.social•175 days ago

Finally!

kduffy.bsky.social•176 days ago

Oh this is fantastic

oneofthegoodpauls.bsky.social•174 days ago

I had to take a day off work for this a couple months ago

theandyt.bsky.social•175 days ago

Add me to the list of those that recently had great success with this. If only I ever went anywhere. Of course, if the party of death wins the election, I'll probably need it to leave the house.

masinger.bsky.social•176 days ago

Oh wow that's amazing and will be very useful!

samedragontime.bsky.social•174 days ago

oh thank fucking god. i hate courthouses.

jmchao.bsky.social•176 days ago

I did mine online last year when it was open for a test phase. It was super easy!

jalaneschmidt.bsky.social•175 days ago

I renewed my U.S. passport this summer online, when the online portal was still in its "beta" testing mode. It was amazing -- filled forms from home in less than an hour (no going to the post office, signing documents, getting passport photos), and I got my new passport in less than two weeks.

cdpositive.bsky.social•174 days ago

I still sent in passport photos for the renewal in July (non-beta).

jalaneschmidt.bsky.social•174 days ago

I uploaded a cell phone photo. So easy I’m glad they have this option

oldsquida.bsky.social•174 days ago

i’m so relieved as always feared my passport would get lost in the mail. do you have a link?

farhanasultana.com•175 days ago

I used the online portal and it was super fast, passport back in under 2 weeks.

heyheyfield.bsky.social•176 days ago

Ohh I had to apply by mail for my recent name change, but hopefully I will just renew online forever.

marymeow.bsky.social•175 days ago

My husband applied less than two weeks ago and already got his new passport!

pombedoc.bsky.social•175 days ago

I used this to renew last month and got my new passport in 3weeks

raallen86.bsky.social•176 days ago

Yay!

midnightdemon.bsky.social•174 days ago

Yes!!!!!

jmegraw.bsky.social•175 days ago

Thanks!

guttergeek.bsky.social•175 days ago

Now let’s do voting! ❤️

swirlosquirrel.bsky.social•175 days ago

I don’t like this. I think this document is important enough, there should be physical verifications.

cdpositive.bsky.social•174 days ago

Individual situations (renewal vs. new, etc.) require different steps & requirements.

clancyny.bsky.social•175 days ago

might be your breakout post here, Natalie. :)

reginasrand.bsky.social•175 days ago

I'm glad to hear people in the thread say they had a good experience with last year's version. I'm hoping that the new version will be much better. Version 2 isn't a separate program from what we use for other applications so should be easier for staff to use.

reginasrand.bsky.social•175 days ago

Also we hired a boatload of new specialists so we won't be buried under an avalanche of applications

arthurdeodat.bsky.social•175 days ago

I used this last year in January and it took 4 months. They would never update anything along the way. Not great.

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