You can renew online if you meet all these requirements:

1. The passport you are renewing is or was valid for 10 years, and you are age 25 or older. 
2. The passport you are renewing was issued between 2009 and 2015, or over 9 years but less than 15 years from the date you plan to submit your application. 
3. You are not changing your name, gender, date of birth, or place of birth.
4. You are not traveling internationally for at least 8 weeks from the date you will submit your application. We will only offer routine service during this limited release, and the time it takes to get a passport will be the same as renewing by mail. 
5. You are applying for a regular (tourist) passport. You cannot renew a special issuance (diplomatic, official, service) passport online.
6. You live in the United States (either state or territory). You do not qualify to renew online if you live in a foreign country or have an Army Post Office (APO) or Fleet Post Office (FPO) address.
7. You have your passport with you, and it is not damaged or mutilated, and you have not previously reported it as lost or stolen. Keep your most recent passport and do not mail it to us. 
8. You can pay for your passport using a credit or debit card.
9. You can upload a digital passport photo.
10. You are aware that the passport you are renewing will be canceled after you submit your application and you cannot use it for international travel.

If you do not qualify to renew online, you may be able to renew by mail or in person at a passport agency or center.

Click the Sign In button on the MyTravelGov homepage. Clicking the button will take you to Login.gov where you can sign in as an existing customer or create a new account.   

Watch a video explaining how to create an account.

Find answers to frequently asked questions about the process of creating an account.  

After creating your account, click on the "Renew Your Passport" button on the home page to start your application.  

During the next several months, we are limiting the number of daily applications. The system will open for a limited midday eastern time window each day, and will close once we reach our limit for the day.  If we have reached the daily limit, you will need to wait to start your application.  

You can save your application and finish it at a later date. You have 30 days to complete your application after you start it. If you do not complete your application in 30 days, you will need to start over. 

At this stage of the application, we check the passport(s) you are renewing against our records to see if you can renew online. 

• Enter your information as it was printed on the passport you are renewing. 
• Try again if you believe you should be eligible to renew online. We may be experiencing temporary, technical issues with our system.
• If you are not eligible to renew online, the application will give you a list of reasons. Double check your information before re-entering it.

Validity of Most Recent Passport: Make sure your most recent passport was valid for 10 years. The passport must be expiring within one year or have been expired less than five years.  

Your Name: Double check the spelling, capitalization, hyphens, and spacing between letters in your name and compare them to your most recent passport. 

• If last name is spelled "McDonald" but printed as "Mc Donald," (with a space), make sure you enter your name as "Mc Donald"(with the space included) on the application. 
• If your last name is spelled “Smith-Jenkins“ (with a hyphen) and printed in your most recent passport with the hyphen, try entering your name as “Smith Jenkins” (without a hyphen) or "SmithJenkins" (with no space). We will add the hyphen to your name when we review your application. 

Passport Book, Passport Card, or Both Documents: You can renew passport books and passport cards online. If you want to renew a passport book but not a passport card, leave the card section blank on the application. If you want to renew a passport card but not a passport book, leave the book section blank.

The following chart explains what documents you can renew online:

If you are traveling internationally in less than 8 weeks, you cannot renew online because we are only offering routine service.

• Routine times do not include mailing times.
• Routine times are the same for customers who renew online and renew by mail. 

Need your passport in 3-8 weeks? Get expedited service and renew by mail.

Need your passport in less than 3 weeks? Make an appointment to renew in person at a passport agency or center.

You will need to upload an original, digital photo in .JPEG file format. This process is different than renewing by mail when you staple a paper photo to your physical application. 

• Go to our Uploading a Digital Photo page to see photo examples and requirements.
• Have someone else take your photo. No selfies.
• Do not scan a photo, or take a photo of an already printed photo.

Paying for your Passport

To complete your application, you must pay all passport fees. Click the “Sign and Pay” button which will take you to another secure website - pay.gov – where you will pay your passport fees.  

Use your credit or debit card so we can process your payment quickly. You can also use an ACH, or Automated Clearing House payment, to transfer funds from your bank account. Processing an ACH payment may take longer than a credit or debit card.

Confirming Payment

We will send you emails about the status of your payment.

The first email will notify you that your payment is pending. The second email will confirm we processed your payment, which may take up to 3 days. If we are unable to process your payment, you will receive an email asking you to login to your account and pay again.  

Double check your spam or junk folder if you do not see the emails in your inbox. 

Keep Your Most Recent Passport

When you complete your application, you will need the passport you are renewing on hand. Keep your most recent passport. Do not mail it to us, or try to use it to travel since we will cancel it. 

We will send you two emails right after you pay for your passport: one will confirm your payment is pending, and one will confirm we received your payment.

One week after you apply, go to our Online Passport Status System to enroll in more email updates about the status of your application. We will notify you when your application is in process, approved, and when we send your passport. We will also notify you if we need more information to process your application. 

Our Application Status page includes details about what each status message means.