The Path To Finding Better Passports

How to Renew your Passport Fast

It is not something people look forward to; arranging for traveling, only to discover that your passport has expired. Their potions may seem bleak, but there is hope. They have two options; renew via mail, or go to an agency in person to do it. They will have to fill out the application, make the necessary payments and submit the materials, along with the old passport, to the nearest renewal agency.

Many people opt for renewal by mail. The Department of State usually shows on this website how far an application has gone. You will also get to see how much you need to pay, as well as the form you are supposed to fill, called “Passport by Mail.”

The mail option is sometimes not applicable in certain circumstances. Those who have damaged passports of ones that are older than fifteen years cannot use this, for example. In case you also changed your names after the last application and you cannot demonstrate the change remotely, you will have to come in to do so. The same applies for those who got their last ones while younger than sixteen years.

You need to call the agency after checking the applicable fees, for them to tell you how to send it. In normal circumstances, you will be asked to put the Form DS-82, the old passport, and the rush fees in a manila envelope, unfolded, then include the word expedited on it, before sending it via courier to the agency.

Those who wish for even faster renewal times will have to apply for renewal in person. You need to call the nearest agency first to make an appointment. They will be given a specific time to show up there. It is expected that as you go for the appointment, you will have all the necessary documents, as well as the rush fees with you. There should also be a travel ticket or other document showing the need for such a rushed process.

According to the law, the renewal process should not take more than five days to be started. It should therefore not take more than five days for your renewal process to begin being worked on. After those days, you should be able to monitor remotely the progress.

There are private expediters who can help out in this process. They normally charge a fee for their services, but they relieve you of the pressures of going through it. Exercise due diligence when dealing with them so as to avoid being swindled.

You can easily give up if you see your passport has expired when you need it the most. A passport renewal is luckily not an impossibility, and quite fast.

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