{"id":83321,"date":"2021-12-13T23:00:30","date_gmt":"2021-12-13T23:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mytravelleader.com\/?p=83321"},"modified":"2021-12-13T23:00:30","modified_gmt":"2021-12-13T23:00:30","slug":"white-house-calls-for-online-passport-renewals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mytravelleader.com\/destinations\/white-house-calls-for-online-passport-renewals\/","title":{"rendered":"White House calls for online passport renewals"},"content":{"rendered":"
An executive order issued Monday by President Joe Biden will direct the State Department to make passports renewable online.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“Americans will be able to renew their passports securely online, saving time from having to wait and the effort and cost required to print, go to a post office, and use a paper check. This new online process will be done with safety and security,” says a White House primer.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Currently, the standard processing time for in-person and mail-facilitated passport renewals is between eight and 11 weeks, while expedited renewals take between five and seven weeks.<\/p>\n
The White House did not say when digital renewal will go live.<\/p>\n
The executive order extends well beyond passports to broadly address the customer-service experience offered by the U.S. government. The administration said it will make 36 customer-experience improvement commitments across 17 federal agencies, many of them involving technology enhancements.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In travel, other promised enhancements include shorter security and check-in lines at airports due to increased use of technologies and additional channels of communication to make it easier for travelers with time-sensitive questions to connect with the TSA.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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