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--- passport_renewal [2022.06.04 06:04] – created Steve Isenberg
+++ passport_renewal [2022.06.04 07:35] (current) – Steve Isenberg
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 =====Renewing a passport=====
-Selected notes on renewing your passport. This information summarized 04June2022 from [[https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/have-passport/renew.html|travel.state.gov]]
+Selected notes on renewing your passport. This information summarized 04June2022 from [[https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/have-passport/renew.html|travel.state.gov]] and from [[https://www.usa.gov/passport#item-34907|usa.gov]]\\ See also [[https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/passport-help/faqs.html|this travel.state.gov page for detailed answers (FAQs)]]
 ===Can I renew online?===
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   - Submit your most recent US Passport
   - Include any applicable name change documents
+    * a certified copy of your marriage certificate, or
+    * a court order of your name change
   - Provide a photo
+     * taken within 6 months of submitting your application
+     * and look like you do now
+     * be exactly 2”x2” (51 x 51mm)
+     * USPS some offices take passport photos
+       * $15 fee
+       * Lexington, Bedford, and North Waltham offices take photos
+       * You must make an appointment in advance
+     * AAA takes passport photos
+       * $10 for basic members
+       * $15 for nonmembers
+       * Premier members get 4 free sets/household/year
+       * No appointment required
+     * Best if you wear non-white clothing
   - Calculate fees
   - Mail completed application
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     * Postal employees //should not// review your DS-82 and supporting docs
   * OK to renew your passport before expiration
+    * Best to renew 9 months before it expires
   * You can send multiple renewal applications in one envelope
     * You and spouse can send both applications in the same envelope
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   * Your new passport will have a different passport number
     * Be sure to update any DHS Trusted Traveler account with the new passport info
+There's more FAQ on [[https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/passport-help/faqs.html|this travel.state.gov site]]
+===Mailing it===
+    * Mail DS82 for routine service to this address
+      * National Passport Processing Center
+      * Post Office Box 90155
+      * Philadelphia, PA 19190-0155
+    * Include
+      * One recent passport photo
+      * Correct passport fees, $130/passport, payable to “U.S. Department of State”
+      * Most recent U.S. Passport Book
+      * Printed, signed, and dated DS-82
+        * single sided paper
+        * compare to what's on the screen
+        * make sure all data blocks and barcode appear clearly and in the same format