Goodbye paperwork. How to renew your U.S. passport from home
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- Опубліковано 27 лис 2024
- It's a game changer for international travelers. The State Department is now allowing online passport renewals from the comfort of your home.
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I did this a couple months ago. The hardest part was getting a good enough photo with my phone. After that, I got my new passport in a little over a week. It's an absolute game changer. One thing that wasn't mentioned in the view, so I don't know if it changed recently, but when I did it, there were limited slots available. So, you had to log on at a certain time and grab an application slot. It wasn't difficult though as I got a slot the first time that I tried.
Thank you. I need to renew my passport so I will try online. I don't have immediate travel, so I hope that is not a requirement.
I did too. There were plenty of spots. I think they expanded it now. And good thing is like you said, got mine a little over a week
What's the website?
What was the website you went to do it can you share the site. Thanks
“No selfies”, that threw me.
Do it all myself but still get charge processing fee. Makes sense.
A reduction would be nice . Your right!! 👍🤔🧐🧐
Let's boycott!!!
Computer systems aren't free.
A human still has to do the work after you submit it
@@SirD1I don't think these people are that smart
What could possibly go wrong since they just lost all our info and Social Security numbers to hackers...
They're trading your info, not losing it
"They" didn't just lose your info and SS number to hackers. A private sector data broker that buys and scrapes your information from thousands of sources just lost your info and SS number to hackers.
Because of covid
You do realize before this was an option the DOS still entered your information on a computer through the internet right?
False election votes lol our government would buy that shyt up lol
I just did this, and got my new passport in less than 2 weeks.
Lies
Did you check your picture to make sure it's really yours? 😂😂😂
@@unknownhuman5507 i mean lsraeli Mossad do this all the time
@@jason-s8cwhat the hell are you talking about? What does a us passport have to do with mossad?
Unknown, something about a national tragedy. ,,,😐
Happens in the UK too. Renewed online - sent the old one back and got the new one 3 days later. Can't complain. 😊
It's about time!
for criminals to be able to hack informational more easily then ever before
@@johnryman-f3cthat’s what came to my mind at the time seeing the title of news.
11 years ago, I was robbed and lost my ID, but I still had a recently expired passport. Without a current ID, I could not get a driver's license in WA and I could not fly home. I was from Hawaii and they will not send replacement driver's licenses out of state. So, I went to the local passport office. The passport office required that I appear before a judge with witnesses to testify that I was who I said I was. Makes me wonder how undocumented immigrants get driver's licenses and other documents when citizens cannot without jumping through big hoops.
I used to work at the DMV. Illegals would provide their real passport, driver license, birth certificate, etc. The state would rather give them IDs and that they have passed driver's test and have car insurance if they're going to be driving. You would think they would be reported to INS or whatever it's called now, but no...that's the govt for you. If they tried to use fake IDs, they were flagged for fraud and would have a hell of a process proving their identity for every renewal.
Just like when y'all arrived on the mayflower. Exact same process.
They, illegal immigrants, are being given licenses. Take a look in Minnesota. Pretty crazy. But hey, what do I know? Clearly the government does everything in our best interest
It's only in blue states. Undocumented just means money laundering
Your simple answer is US has a Mexican president name Jose Biden. Illegal immigrants come first, Americans later or last. Keep voting DemoCRAPS.
Finally! Its 2024! We should have had this a long time ago!
I did mine a few weeks ago. Submitted online at like 11pm on a Tuesday. Uploaded a selfie (headshot) by Thursday it was accepted, following Thursday it was delivered. Took a total 7 business days. I was expecting 8-16 weeks . Very convenient and I didn’t even have to send in my older one so now I have both.
It tells you when it's accepted? 7 business day, WOW, is that accurate, Thanks for the reply.
That is great. Thank you very much, US State Department !
Some people say why do we still pay same processing fee. Do you guys think online services are cheaper? Not at all. It may be even more costly. Online application means tons of security, performance issues, require carefull authentication processes, etc. They all cost a lot. So pay the damn processing fee.
Say goodbye to the paperwork and Hello to the Hackers !!
Paperwork that is uploaded into a computer that is connected to the internet, there is no difference in the process other than being done at home.
@@kehreazerith3016 Home computers get hacked !!
Are you 90 years old? It has been on a server that can be hacked for about 30 years now.
@@9ZERO6 Not 90yo. Only 84 !
@@bradart7289 close enough. You have been hacked many times my friend.
This sounds too good to be true. I still prefer to do it in person.
ok Luddite
Same.
How are processing fees staying the same? Less work is involved.
Just lucky they haven’t raised the price. Shhhhhhshshshhhh
It happens a lot faster now, but there is still a lot being done. It is just not requiring the folding of paper and use of staplers anymore.
@@annamarielewis7078Riiiight, it may increase before my renewal in 2029😮
@@gyrene_asea4133 Exactly, that reduced cost should be factored in.
Due to new applications to be processed and to pay for the cybersecurity and app😮😂
It better for a person to help you do the passports. In case you make a mistake.
I did mine at the postal office . The agent was very helpful. But, then you need to schedule an appointment with them.
I will never understand how we allow this country to be hacked a every turn , we are so loose with our safety, Same Same Same.
How do you not understand even when you go to the office to renew your passport all your information is put into a computer. They've been doing it for years.
Wait till the digital money. We will be robbed constantly.
@@staceyshell63 - No I'm pretty sure they still keep all 160.7 million records in a single file cabinet drawer. That drawer would be 14.49 miles long. Yes that number is accurate, assuming each passport record uses one page in the drawer.
@@staceyshell63 wrong it wasnt put online.
@@smileychess 😄
Yup. 24 million passports last year. More Americans realizing, yeah, it's time to to go. Let the "new arrivals" work it out.
The scammers gon abuse the f out this now 😂😂
It was already abused either way. There's always a scam.
@@zamatallica7 now it's worse
They love more favors from govt system.
Fr
I don’t trust giving my personal information online i even got nervous putting my credit card number on Amazon so don’t trust specially how much people get hacked online every day
I hope they got the best cyber security!
Trump said he had the beautiful, beautiful security.
Everyone's SSN is already on a database accessible by the internet. It doesn't matter.
“No selfies” is not true. I used a selfie from my phone and it’s the photo on my current US passport issued in 2017. I used a free passport photobooth-type App that showed me how to take the photo in certain light and against a clear background (usually a white wall in a room) so it doesn’t look like a selfie. And I had to angle my face in a “virtual face mask” to get the right pose and chin position. I used selfie mode and a front facing smartphone camera to do this. This was back in 2017 and I uploaded that same digital photo to a machine inside of a Walgreens/CVS, printed several copies out and it’s been on my US passport ever since.
Awesome news!!! I do need to renew my passport this will make much easier. Thanks!!!!
Hallelujah ❤. We are catching up with other countries in minimizing bureaucracy. The U.S. can encourage international travel this way, along with cooperation and goodwill ❤
This sounds like heaven ❤❤❤
Makes life soo much more simple
I was tired of running to the passport place.
i renewed my passport online over 2 years ago. It was fairly simple.
How long did it take? Thanks
@ less than 30 days. I opted for the thicker one with the added pages at no additional cost.
I’m actually stunned this is a new thing for Americans. As a Brit who was living in Canada, I got my British passport processed and returned in under a month in October 2020.
Because we have FREEDOM 😬😆😆🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
@@carlosacta8726 WAHOOO😀💃🏿
@@vanessap7209 getting passports quickly is not a new thing in the US. My most recent US passport was issued in 2017 and got it processed and shipped to my home in 2 weeks. Didn’t even pay for expedited shipping.
Nope. I rather do it in person. All these data breaches make me weary of security…
You realize that although you go to the courthouse or post office in person, they’re still gonna send everything over the internet.
You rememver that SSN leak that just happened, which just so happened to be done with paper? Yeaa.. none of our info is safe no matter what way we fill things out lol
You do realize having a cellphone which you carry everyday has been breach from time you had one. Big brother watching us. 😂😂😂
all they do is take that paper and manualy enter it into the system lol doesn't make you any safer from security breaches doing it by paper.
i agree
I prefer anything online saves time so thank you for this
What could possibly go wrong. Makes it easy for identity theft
That's good. When I applied for mine nearly a decade ago I had to wake up at 3-4 AM to go stand in a line for the damn office to open at 10AM... and then couldn't even get in because the line was so long and they didn't accept more than a few dozen people. And worse of all was the people. They had 1 family members go there to wait and where it was nearly time to open the rest of the family members came and cut in line.
It was so easy just 10 years ago to get it. I just went to the post office without appointment I and out in less than 20 minutes lol went a month ago to renew and they too me the wait time was 3 months…. Gonna try this
Been doing this in the UK for years!
The United state is way behind compared to the uk wow
Brilliant!!! 👍😍
Like many other countries. Get governmental services online is a standard in modern countries.
unlike the US, the UK gives out passports to anybody
Hopefully ID and licenses is Nxt!!🤞🏿🤞🏿
This is dangerous
life on this planet is dangerous
Thank you God we can do this in Saudi Arabia and for driving license etc. from several years ago. Thank you for the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Almost 90% of all the governmental paperwork done by the Saudi citizens online.
Online much better. now people can still your personal information thru mail.
Very cool project nice work
This doesn't sound safe. Hackers everywhere.
Your bank account isn't safe then since you login online to use it......
You act like they don’t put your info in the computer when you get the passport already… nothing is done by paper anymore. Do you have a bank account, credit card, pay bills for anything? All your info is already out there.
@@limbeboy7 it actually isn't
@@cstacks92 that's internal, if there is a way in from outside, that's another entry.
We literally got all of our social security’s hacked already, we’ve been fucked 😂
Wait ...... "no selfies" for your passport photo? What the heck does that mean? What's the difference between a selfie and a photo of yourself?
Like the ones with filters on them or taken at an angle like you're holding your phone
The diference is the way you pose for the photo.
I will try a selfie with a timer. Obviously not with filters…😮
Yes! Don't forget there is always someone will take a nice photo of you with your phone.
Selfies might be reversed
I’m very excited for this. I dislike long process of passport renewal.
The World with peace, unity, integrity and love,, watching from berbera somaliland republic,,
I did online for mine last year! It was an ease!
How long did take to come? Thanks
It took couple months for mine. But if you are willing to pay extra fee, it’ll come faster.
AWESOME! Thank you! 😃👍
I'd be more concerned with it getting intercepted in the mail than with an encrypted web session. Ultimately it all goes in a database for someone to hack anyway.
You're definitely more vulnerable using home internet to submit. Those databases were way more secure compared to regular folks internet.
Hackers would be individually targeting you to get through the secure web session you're submitting through, which if that's the case you have bigger security issues altogether.
I love this!
This means passports should be a helluva lot cheaper going forward.
No, the surge of demand but no real increase in staffing to process it means without our direct entries into the database, inflation would have happened.
Thank you God so happy need mine as soon as possible ❤
I used this service it was fast and very easy
I actually think this is a great idea.
This seems every weird considering all our SSN numbers got leaked.
THATS WHAT THEY WANT 😂😂😂😂
This is just too easy for hackers and identity thieves.
i was trying to do this last year but for whatever reason the website was down so i had to do it the normal way. but fortunately it came super fast👍
Great! But they must be careful with hackers and fraudulent websites.
Everything possible but love...
make it easier for identity thieves too
There are people who do not own computer till this time
Be careful of hackers in your computer. They can take your personal info. I will do the old fashion way going to the US Postal Office to submit my Passport Renewal.
Good, was about to send a paper application.
About time!!! USPS employees arent the nicest to begin with. And appointments are terrible to renew also!
We've been doing this in the UK for many years.😂
and nobody cares
thank goodness my last renewal was a pain..
I'm excited and I'm for it!
Hackers are gonna love this!
There was fraud with the paper applications as well. That's probably the real reason for the change.
@@BlackFemaleAnd50 Makes it much easier to issue passports to illegals and for China to control the system.
They should roll this out to all renewals and not just adults. They also need a photo template app to make things uniform and easier, no guessing game for the photos.
Adult renewals were always easier to process because our looks don't change as dramatically in those 5~10 years, hence the adjudicators can easily verify you're the same person from the previous passport.
Americans have no idea how lucky they are to live in the land of convenience, while Europe is the land of inconvenience where EVERYTHING is difficult and complicated.
It's still difficult and complicated in the us with the workers fing up everything by losing key things like ssn, ids, paperwork, or the website being hacked and having your info leaked out for pennies on the dollar on hacker forums
I'd rather have someone positively ID you before we proceed.
As it should be
We have had this in the UK for multiple years
It's about time
DO NOT say goodbye to your paper passport. they are planning to mandate a digital ID system, starting with your passport. ⚠️
UK has had this for some time now!
Cyber criminals are going to love this *rubbing their hands *
It won't change for them, they were always targeting the database that's been there, rather than the unique configurations of individual computers.
we have actually been doing this in Saudi before women started driving
No selfie?
I like paper better, I am collecting stamps 😂
Great job,God bless America a
This service is available and easy in Saudi Arabia since 2018
passport bros rejoice
This is a game changer
Great! No more hassle but the price is so expensive 😢
Ya as someone who lives over seas online sucksssssss..... it doesnt work hhalf the time this has been a thing for a while . You do have to print out the papers i just did all this and in the end ended up going to the embassy . It is inno way easy .
About time
we have over 80k new IRS agents but can't hire a few more people in my passport office?
There's way more money the government isn't getting from tax evasions and bad filings.
And they’ll still require a high fee to get mailed them as well.
Last time I renewed my passport was 75$ , what in the world is going on ? its 130 now and you do all the work !! . There should be a salary reduction as their overhead is on my head.
Do you have a passport *book* or a passport *card* ? Passport *books* have always been $130 to get and renew.
Why do I feel like this is a bad idea! Hackers……
Beats waiting in long ass lines in person
The post office must be doing backflips.
Great news assuming high level of security. Assuming we can keep our current passports and they deliver to international addresses…hopefully!
This does not sound safe
Passport bro here 🎉
Thanks so much😊😊
Good. No more 80 dollar rip off at the post office including the 40-dollar photo fee. A.I. can do it all!
I’m calling bullshit on this one
to ensure the 21 million illegal aliens can get their fake passport before the election
@Alec-x5lIt is. A few months ago I filed on paper and I was very careful not to make a mistake by reading the application twice.
Three weeks later I got my new passport.
Bottom line::
1) Know how to read and write
2) Have your picturetaken at a big chain grocery or drg store
3)Be careful, write legibly, read the application when finished to check for mistakes
4) Mail from the Post Office in person
No BS and fast results.
I would like to know! How people, that can’t manage to have an ID for voting… Can possibly get a passport! Online?!… They are really confusing me.. changing all these rules..☹️.
@@pindapoy1596What does that have to do with anything? Please explain the purpose of your comment…
@@ellierivera5519the people voting without ID don’t have passports. A passport is an acceptable ID.
Countries want a ETA also on line which is actually a visa now because without it you can't enter the country. So exempt visa countries if they add this ETA means that there is no longer exempt visa in their country without your ETA visa now. So I think my days are over for traveling, so I will no longer need a passport. Plus I don't have a smartphone to do all of this stuff online and will just give up even trying to travel. Many older people like me just don't have the skills to do this stuff online,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Totally secure and safe. Now everyone can become an instant American citizen. F'ing brilliant. F ABC btw - your network is absolute she it
You have to become an American citizen before you can get a passport, dummy
This is for renewals, where you already proved your US citizenship to someone before.
@@doujinflip You're completely missing the point... Which means we already know who you're voting for
People take to long to process like THANK YOU
I'm sure the Postal Service is pleased about this at $.75 a stamp... That's some lost revenue.....
They need to sort out the ridiculous wait at immigration. There's no reason not to automate it for US citizens at least.
There's the Mobile Passport Control (CBP MPC) app which any citizen of the US/Canada/Visa Waiver Program country and Permanent Resident can preload their passport and customs declaration into.
Hackers....y'all paying attention?
Haha you had the same thought I did! 🤣
@@brandycopeland3200 😆 🤣 😂 😹 😆 🤣 😂 😹
YEA
NOW WAIT A SECOND
IF SOMEONE GONNA HACK MY IPHONE
NO FRICKING WAY
MY IDENITY WAS STOLEN LAST YR
2 COPS CAME TO MY DOOR SAYING I WAS IN DC BUYING A GUN NEAR THE WHITE HOUSE
I LIVE 2000 MILES FROM DC MAN
MY LIFE WAS ALREADY HACKED ONCE
I READY TO DITCH EVERYTHING FOR
P A P E R!
AND PENS
SERIOUSLY!
Well how are all the newcomers.. Going to get a passport, any other way…🤯. Paying attention & having a meltdown…..🤬.
Already possible before this
Didnt our ssn get hacked recently? Wouldnt trust this..
I agree and I still prefer to do it in person.