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Online passport renewal is back for eligible applicants. Forget long lines and potentially monthslong wait times. Eligible U.S. travelers can once again renew their passports online.
Processing times given by the U.S. Department of State as of July 2022 are eight to 11 weeks. The expedited process can take from five to seven weeks.
The average wait time for nonexpedited passports has dropped from 18 weeks to as low as eight weeks.
A passport is an official travel document issued by a government that certifies a person's identity and nationality for international travel. [1] A passport allows its bearer to enter and temporarily reside in a foreign country, access local aid and protection, and obtain consular assistance from their government.
The advantage of the DS-82 passport renewal form is a traveller can mail in the form on their own, and they also do not have to pay the $35 processing fee associated with a DS-11 passport application. DS64 Lost [86] Lost or stolen passport requires DS64 in addition to DS11 only if the lost passport is valid due to the second passport rule:
As of 2025, holders of a United States passport may travel to 183 countries and territories without a travel visa, or with a visa on arrival. The United States passport ranks [Note 1] 9th in terms of travel freedom, according to the Henley Passport Index. [1] It is also ranked 8th by the Global Passport Power Rank. [2]
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In 1990, as part of the Immigration Act of 1990 ("IMMACT"), P.L. 101–649, Congress established a procedure by which the Attorney General may provide temporary protected status to immigrants in the United States who are temporarily unable to safely return to their home country because of ongoing armed conflict, an environmental disaster, or other extraordinary and temporary conditions.