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Forget tedious paper applications, Americans can now renew passports online
The State Department announced Wednesday that its online renewal system is now fully operational, after testing in pilot programs, and available to adult passport holders whose passport had expired within the past five years or will expire in the coming year.
Americans can now renew their passports online, bypassing a cumbersome mail-in paper application process that often caused delays. toggle caption Jenny Kane/AP/AP WASHINGTON — Americans can now renew their passports online, bypassing a cumbersome mail-in paper application process that often caused delays. After staffing shortages caused mainly by the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in lengthy passport processing delays, the department ramped up hiring and introduced other technological improvements that have reduced wait times by about one-third over last year.
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