You'll Soon Be Able to Renew Your Passport Online

glamour.com:

are another step closer to being able to renew their passports online: The first 25,000 online U.S. passport renewal applications were recently accepted as part of a pilot of the new program, and the State Department estimates the process will fully open to the public early next year.The hope is the new system will save money, time, and effort, making the U.S.

passport renewal process easier than ever.Currently, renewing a U.S. passport can be frustratingly complicated. There’s an eight- to 11-week processing time, which requires pulling together tons of forms and possibly .

But as part of an from President Biden focused on transforming federal customer experience, the Secretary of State has been working on a new online system “that does not require any physical documents to be mailed.”The test program was launched in February for federal government employees and contractors, and on August 2, a ”limited” version of the initiative was opened to the public.

However, once the target goal of 25,000 applicants was reached on August 12, the online portal was closed to new applicants.During the pilot, the State Department is testing the functionality of the system to ensure it runs as intended.