In mid-November, we took a ride to Connecticut (from Brooklyn, NY) to get our kid’s passports renewed.
With passport appointments hard to come by (kids under 16 need to apply in person), it was a worthwhile trip. We paid the expedite fee to get them back quickly and they arrived in around three weeks.
The last time I needed to renew my passport, I mailed it in. I was impressed by the turnaround for the expedited renewal by mail.
Mailing in your passport to get it renewed may soon be a thing of the past.
We could soon be able to renew our passports online! President Joe Biden signed an executive order requiring the government to design a new digital system, according to Travel + Leisure.
They expect the new order to take around 6 to 12 months to go into effect.
I don’t know about you but I find this to be some exciting news. Passport renewals tend to be a pain. Renewing them online will hopefully be a much smoother and simpler process.
Find out more from Travel + Leisure here.
GUWonder- Under 16 need to renew in person and can not mail in currently. They won’t be able to do an online renewal unless something really changes.
Online passport renewals for children under 16 years of age? I would be surprised if we see that at launch.