=====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]] 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?===
You can renew your passport online if all of these are true:
  - You have your passport onhand to mail with application
  - Passport is undamaged other than normal wear-and-tear
  - Passport was issued when you were 16 or older
  - Passport was issued within last 15 years
  - Passport was issued in your current name or you can document your name change

===How to renew online===
Here are the steps. Go to [[https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/have-passport/renew.html|travel.state.gov]] for specifics
  - Fill out DS-82
  - 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
  - Track your application status

===From the FAQs===
  * You must mail your DS-82 yourself. 
    * Mail using USPS with a trackable delivery method. 
    * Don't use UPS, FedEx, or DHL as they can't deliver to POB. 
    * 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
    * You can pay for both using one check
    * Just be sure to add up the fees correctly!
  * After printing your new passport, they will send you your new passport and return supporting docs
    * These may come in two separate mailings
    * There may be a 4 week delay between receiving the new passport and getting back your citizenship documents
  * 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