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That's interesting, the OP was I guess not quite right on this. Not having to mail in your current passport is huge though. I hate being without a passport for

• ghaff 4y ago
  There were a lot of major delays during the pandemic. Otherwise, you can get a new passport very quickly but you might want to pay a visa/passport service to handle it for you--although I'm not sure they add a lot of value these days.
  • jrochkind1 4y ago
    I think last time I renewed was pre-pandemic, but post-Trump, which I don't recall what that had to do with it, but do recall that passport renewals were already seriously slowed down -- I think I had to wait about 6 weeks. I don't know for sure what it was before that, since the last time I renewed was 10 years before that. But being without a passport for even 2 weeks makes me nervous. It's a security blanket to know I have it to make last-minute international travel possible if necessary. An online renewal where you don't have to send your old passport in and can keep it until your new arrives is a huge thing. (Granted, your old passport will probably become invalid at some point before you receive your new passport, but after it's actually been created. Still the time without a valid passport will be minimal).