If you read my colleague Sean Hollister’s positive experience renewing his US passport online through a beta website from the State Department — without needing to ship his old passport — I have good news for you: that experience is now available for everyone.

The U.S. Department of State announced the opening of the online passport renewal system for American travelers on Sept. 18, 2024. Instead of printing a paper application and mailing it with a check,

Americans can now renew their passports online, bypassing a cumbersome mail-in paper application process that often caused delays

New options have arrived, for both U.S. passports and driver’s licenses, that may give travelers more flexibility.

Have an existing passport that was valid for 10 years and was issued between 2009 and 2015 or more than 9 years, but l

The Department of State announced Americans with a US mailing address can now fill out a passport renewal application via its website, rather than needing to print a physical copy and mail it in with a check.