Passports: Expanding Online Passport Renewal Overseas
Key claim: Americans overseas could renew passports online, and applicants would no longer need a passport with a year or less of remaining validity to use the online process.
Abstract
(Proposed Rule · State Department) The Department proposes to amend 22 CFR 51.21 by consolidating requirements for persons applying by mail and online in the United States and overseas. This proposed change includes expanding online passport application availability to qualified applicants located in foreign countries. In addition, the Department is proposing to remove the requirement that an applicant’s most recently issued passport must have a year or less of remaining validity to qualify to submit an online passport application. Finally, the Department is proposing technical corrections to 51.8(b) to change “on-line” to read “online” for consistency.
Why this matters
Americans overseas could renew passports online, and applicants would no longer need a passport with a year or less of remaining validity to use the online process.