The US Government Just Made Passport Renewal Surprisingly Painless
Online passport renewal is faster, cheaper and dramatically less painful than the old process. Here's how to get started.
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Passport renewal has long occupied a particular category of adult chores: not the hardest thing you'll ever do, but reliably more annoying than it has any right to be. The State Department has finally addressed the whole frustrating business with an online renewal system that replaces every analog step with a digital one, and the result is a process that takes about as long as ordering something online.
Who's eligible to renew online? If your current passport was issued within the last 15 years, you're likely in the clear. The government claims the application takes about 40 minutes, but if you've got your documents ready, you'll probably finish it faster than it takes to order a pizza. All you've got to do is set up a MyTravelGovaccount...
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