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Paul127
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Apr 03, 2017

Renewing a US Passport

I need to renew my passport and am looking for suggestions on how to do it.

Paul
  • Thanks for the information, I'm off to the post office.

    Paul
  • Go to your Post Office. That is the best place to get this info. Sometimes they even have a special section of the facility dedicated for this government service.

    If you have their phone number,give them a call first. They will tell you what you need to have before you show up. They usually require two latest photos and your expired passport if available.

    The last time I had mine renewed it cost me around 75.00 USD. It's good for ten years. You pay extra if you need a faster processing say one or two weeks.

    Depending on where you live it might take about 30 days to arrive.
  • donn0128 wrote:
    Take your passport picture get an application from the post office, fill it out, send it in with your current passport and the correct fee and wait.
    The option if you need it sooner is to go to a passport office and wait in line.


    Exactly, we did ours that way, and they were back in a month.
  • Take your passport picture get an application from the post office, fill it out, send it in with your current passport and the correct fee and wait.
    The option if you need it sooner is to go to a passport office and wait in line.