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Guess I’m not renewing my expiring passport any time soon… I’m a US citizen

9nGQluzmnq3M 7y ago
Consular services for citizens (like passport renewals) will take priority over visas. A lot of countries like the Philippines are already loosening/waiving visa rules for foreigners stuck in the country though.
- sjtgraham 7y ago
  OP could be a non-US citizen with non-immigrant visa in passport.
  - jinushaun 7y ago
    I’m a US citizen.
    - sjtgraham 7y ago
      Then you have nothing to worry about at this point.
dntbnmpls 7y ago
Visa services are for non-citizens and that's being suspended. Services for citizens are still offered. So if you need to renew your US passport, you can still do it. Also as an added bonus, if you renew your passport through an overseas US embassy, you get it expedited without the extra charge. Meaning you can get your new passport in 2 or 3 weeks rather than months.
- tssva 7y ago
  If you are in the US and need to renew your passport, it can also be done via the mail.
chatmasta 7y ago
Same. Passport expiring soon. I’m living in the UK and can’t go home to the US right now (well I could, but it would require a 2 week quarantine). It’s mildly disconcerting, I hope this doesn’t really go on for 18 months.
- reifiedgent 7y ago
  I live in San Francisco on an E3 visa (Australian), but got caught out by the Schengen/UK bans and am currently in the UK where I am fortunately also a citizen. I can't go home to SF right now, and my visa expires in June. It remains to be seen whether I'll be able to renew it before then, or if travel restrictions will be lifted. Residents on non-immigrant visas are getting a raw deal. The world has got bigger problems but this really sucks.
- gnulinux 7y ago
  Maybe not 18 months, but this going to take a while to recover. It can take any where from 6 months to 8 months to a year. Be prepared.
- r00fus 7y ago
  > well I could, but it would require a 2 week quarantine That's actually quite reasonable as most folks are effectively shelter-in-place. Not a big deal, but would you really want to fly in these conditions? Expired but valid US passport = you can still re-enter the USA.
  - chatmasta 7y ago
    I definitely wouldn’t want to fly now, no (I’m also sheltering in place). For me it’s more of an existential panic that if there were some emergency it would not be feasible for me to return home quickly.
wil421 7y ago
It says they are suspending in-person interviews. You can still get renewals.
nradov 7y ago
You're unlikely to be able to travel internationally for a couple months anyway.
yardie 7y ago
You can always travel back to the US on an expired passport. You just can't go anywhere else without a valid one.

Consular services for citizens (like passport renewals) will take priority over visas. A lot of countries like the Philippines are already loosening/waiving visa rules for foreigners stuck in the country though.

sjtgraham 7y ago
OP could be a non-US citizen with non-immigrant visa in passport.
- jinushaun 7y ago
  I’m a US citizen.
  - sjtgraham 7y ago
    Then you have nothing to worry about at this point.

dntbnmpls 7y ago

Visa services are for non-citizens and that's being suspended. Services for citizens are still offered. So if you need to renew your US passport, you can still do it. Also as an added bonus, if you renew your passport through an overseas US embassy, you get it expedited without the extra charge. Meaning you can get your new passport in 2 or 3 weeks rather than months.

tssva 7y ago
If you are in the US and need to renew your passport, it can also be done via the mail.

chatmasta 7y ago

Same. Passport expiring soon. I’m living in the UK and can’t go home to the US right now (well I could, but it would require a 2 week quarantine). It’s mildly disconcerting, I hope this doesn’t really go on for 18 months.

reifiedgent 7y ago
I live in San Francisco on an E3 visa (Australian), but got caught out by the Schengen/UK bans and am currently in the UK where I am fortunately also a citizen. I can't go home to SF right now, and my visa expires in June. It remains to be seen whether I'll be able to renew it before then, or if travel restrictions will be lifted. Residents on non-immigrant visas are getting a raw deal. The world has got bigger problems but this really sucks.
gnulinux 7y ago
Maybe not 18 months, but this going to take a while to recover. It can take any where from 6 months to 8 months to a year. Be prepared.
r00fus 7y ago
> well I could, but it would require a 2 week quarantine That's actually quite reasonable as most folks are effectively shelter-in-place. Not a big deal, but would you really want to fly in these conditions? Expired but valid US passport = you can still re-enter the USA.
- chatmasta 7y ago
  I definitely wouldn’t want to fly now, no (I’m also sheltering in place). For me it’s more of an existential panic that if there were some emergency it would not be feasible for me to return home quickly.

wil421 7y ago

It says they are suspending in-person interviews. You can still get renewals.

nradov 7y ago

You're unlikely to be able to travel internationally for a couple months anyway.

yardie 7y ago

You can always travel back to the US on an expired passport. You just can't go anywhere else without a valid one.