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KentuckyWoman

(6,953 posts) Mon Apr 28, 2025, 07:48 PM Monday

Online Passport renewal has been shut down

The site is up but not possible to use. Pay.gov is "under maintenance" since last week. It forces people to mail in the forms with their current docs with the hope and prayer the will come back.

Also last week, 1000s of big corporations were notified the have to get new I-9 from all employees by the end of the fiscal year. Most seem to be in banking and tech. The reason sited is mergers over the last 5 years.

Is it something? Nothing? A discussion among old ladies today I find I am not the only one with spider senses popping up.

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Online Passport renewal has been shut down (Original Post) KentuckyWoman Monday OP

Glad I renewed my passport before tho sociopath took over. JohnSJ Monday #1

Me too Hornedfrog2000 Monday #7

Same! And it was so easy online newdeal2 Monday #11

Pay.gov covers far more than passports..... getagrip_already Monday #2

Musk's teenage programmers probably tried to spped it up... nt LAS14 Monday #3

Would anyone be surprised if a private company popped up, handling the fees...... for a fee. Norrrm Monday #4

As far as I know, passport renewals have been mail-in for several years - perhaps always. Ms. Toad Monday #5

Yes, mail-in has long been available. Sogo Monday #6

That's exactly why I did, too. About a month ago. Everything online. Took my own photo. It passed scrutiny. wordstroken Monday #13

Renewed Passport Online calcin Monday #9

I trust your "spider" senses. More than I trust the media. Please give us more seances! erronis Monday #8

I got my new passport last week and I received my submitted docs back today. 33taw Monday #10

Fuck! My passport is good until 2026. I hope we have sorted this out by then. By which I mean, I hope the Trump Martin68 Monday #12

Just got my renewed Passport last week. I mailed in my old one to Tx mid March. I also got email c-rational Monday #14

We were able to renew ours through the post office Chakaconcarne Tuesday #15

JohnSJ

(98,506 posts)

1. Glad I renewed my passport before tho sociopath took over.

Reply to KentuckyWoman (Original post)

Mon Apr 28, 2025, 08:00 PM

Monday

Hornedfrog2000

(156 posts)

7. Me too

Reply to JohnSJ (Reply #1)

Mon Apr 28, 2025, 09:38 PM

Monday

I managed to lose my brand new real id drivers license though

newdeal2

(2,412 posts)

11. Same! And it was so easy online

Reply to JohnSJ (Reply #1)

Mon Apr 28, 2025, 09:52 PM

Monday

And fast.

getagrip_already

(17,705 posts)

2. Pay.gov covers far more than passports.....

Reply to KentuckyWoman (Original post)

Mon Apr 28, 2025, 08:51 PM

Monday

Pre-check, global entry, federal license fees (maritime, aviation, etc), hundreds of fees get routed through pay.gov.

LAS14

(15,161 posts)

3. Musk's teenage programmers probably tried to spped it up... nt

Reply to KentuckyWoman (Original post)

Mon Apr 28, 2025, 08:54 PM

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Norrrm

(1,374 posts)

4. Would anyone be surprised if a private company popped up, handling the fees...... for a fee.

Reply to KentuckyWoman (Original post)

Mon Apr 28, 2025, 09:12 PM

Monday

Ms. Toad

(36,763 posts)

5. As far as I know, passport renewals have been mail-in for several years - perhaps always.

Reply to KentuckyWoman (Original post)

Mon Apr 28, 2025, 09:21 PM

Monday

You have to mail your old passport in, as well as a new passport photo. The last 3 renewals in our family were mail-in. 2015 (I think), 2023, and 2024. The most recent one was very tight on time, since my spouse forgot to check to see if her passport was still valid. If there had been a non-mail version, we would have used it. As to the 2023 one, ny daughter does everything online that it is possible to do online, and she mailed hers in. I don't remember looking for an online version for mine in 2015 - but the post office screwed up my photo and it got rejected, so the post office agreed to pay for express mail both directions to get it back on time.

Sogo

(6,219 posts)

6. Yes, mail-in has long been available.

Reply to Ms. Toad (Reply #5)

Mon Apr 28, 2025, 09:36 PM

Monday

Online is a more recent animal. I used it just a couple of months ago to renew mine. It was really easy; had a friend take my photo with my phone, uploaded it, and sent it along with the online verification of my info. Received it back within about three weeks. I didn't have to send in my old passport; they just deactivated it (the barcode).

wordstroken

(1,118 posts)

13. That's exactly why I did, too. About a month ago. Everything online. Took my own photo. It passed scrutiny.

Reply to Sogo (Reply #6)

Mon Apr 28, 2025, 10:37 PM

Monday

Got the passport and card sent to me Priority Mail within a few weeks. Was really easy.
The website I used was travel.state.gov

calcin

(17 posts)

9. Renewed Passport Online

Reply to Ms. Toad (Reply #5)

Mon Apr 28, 2025, 09:50 PM

Monday

I renewed my passport completely online this last February 2025. I was worried but it was very easy. You do have to meet the qualifications in order to renew online. I did not have to mail back my expiring passport. My husband followed the guidelines given for passport pictures and took a few pictures of me on my iPhone. The first picture was rejected so I tried the next one. The second picture was accepted. I wanted to get passport renewed before there were any more cuts.