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Originally Posted by Rainger99
I am renewing my passport online. Anyone done it lately? About how long did it take?
And why would anyone order the 32-page (standard) passport instead of the 52-page (large) passport? They are both the same price.
Finally, a passport is for ten years but you can’t use it for travel after 9.5 years because many countries require that you have a valid passport with six months remaining.
So you have to renew it about 8-9 months before it expires. The new passport should run from the date the old one expires - not from the date it is issued.
The State Department recommends renewing it nine months before it expires.
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We just did my wife's passport online and it took about 2 weeks to come back via mail. I did mine last year and it was about the same.
Taking the photo was the biggest problem getting a picture with the proper background that the system would accept. My wife's picture was a breeze but mine required a lot of trial and error. Good luck!