Passport Renewal

US Passport

With many countries requiring that your passport have at least six months of validity beyond the dates of your trip, I decided to go ahead and renew my current passport. It expires in about twelve months. The last time I renewed a passport, it all had to be done through the mail. How nice and easy it is to renew online now! You can even have someone take your picture with a phone and upload it, following the photo instructions on the government website.

As soon as I hit the submit button, I received an email confirmation that my application had been received, and that my payment was being processed. Once the payment went through, another email arrived stating they had accepted the payment. A third email advised me that my application is being processed. All of this occurred within a three day time period.

In light of the turmoil going on at federal government agencies in the United States, I wasn't quite sure what to expect in terms of service for passports. But so far, so good!