US Passport Renewals

U.S. Passport renewals can be obtained easily through either the U.S. Department of State Passport Services or a private passport expediting service. The expedited services of the State Department can take two weeks or more. Passport expediters can have your passport renewed and returned to you within 10 days to as little as 24 hours.

US Passport Renewals by the State Department

You can renew your passport by mail if...

• your present passport is not damaged;
• you received the passport within the past 15 years;
• you were over age 16 when it was issued;
• you still have the same name, or can legally document your name change.

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If you don´t meet these conditions, you will have to apply for your US passport renewal in person.

If you meet the criteria, you can renew your passport by mail. To do so, you must first fill out Form DS-82, Application for Passport by Mail. Send in the application, along with your present valid or expired passport, two identical passport photos and a check for $75 payable to the U.S. Department of State

If your name has changed, you must include a certified copy of the legal document that verifies this fact. "Copy" does not mean a memeographed copy. This must be an original, certified document.

For regular passport processing, send all the items in a padded envelope to the following address:

National Passport Processing Center
Post Office Box 90155
Philadelphia, PA 19190-0155

You should expect your passport to be returned to you within 3 to 4 weeks. Sometimes it takes longer. The State Department´s expedited services take 2 to 4 weeks. Neither of these are guaranteed. If you request expedited services through the State Department, the address is different.

National Passport Processing Center
Post Office Box 90955
Philadelphia, PA 19190-0955

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