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Distinguish online cancellation and digital preparation from mail packets, and recognize unresolved route choices.\",\n  \"title\": \"Before U.S. online passport renewal: eligibility, timing and product choice\",\n  \"topic_id\": \"travel-preparation\"\n}\n---\n# Before U.S. online passport renewal: eligibility, timing and product choice\n\nFor a U.S. citizen considering renewal of an **ordinary ten-year passport while in a U.S. state or territory**, before starting an online application. Online renewal has an age-25 minimum and its own eligibility conditions; being an adult or qualifying for mail renewal does not establish online eligibility. This source-based procedure helps choose the next instructions. It does not assess an individual applicant or cover first passports, limited-validity replacements, applications abroad or emergency documentation.\n\n## Check timing before choosing online\n\nRead State's [online-renewal page](https://travel.state.gov/en/passports/renew-replace/online.html), **Confirm you meet the requirements**. It requires no travel for **at least six weeks from the date of submission** and says online renewals cannot be expedited. If the trip is sooner, follow [Get Your Passport Fast](https://travel.state.gov/en/passports/apply/get-fast.html), **Expedited** or **Life-or-death and urgent travel**, before choosing a route. Expedited renewal is available by mail; urgent service requires a passport agency or center appointment. State gives an appointment window within 14 calendar days of international travel, or 28 days if a foreign visa is needed, and warns that slots may not be available immediately.\n\nSix weeks is a route condition, **not a promise that a usable passport will arrive by then**. State's [processing page](https://travel.state.gov/en/passports/apply/help/processing-time.html), **Current processing times** and **About our processing times**, currently lists routine review at 4–6 weeks, excluding delivery. Return delivery may take another two weeks; requests for more information may extend review. The same page illustrates mailing an application to State: do not add that outbound postal step to an electronic submission. Faster return shipping does not make application review expedited. At a tight timing boundary, consult the current official instructions before submitting or relying on an estimate.\n\n## Check all online conditions against private records\n\nUnder **Confirm you meet the requirements**, State requires all of the following:\n\n- The passport was valid for ten years and is expiring within one year, or expired **less than five years ago**. Check its actual issue and expiration dates.\n- You are age 25 or older.\n- You are not changing personal information such as name or sex.\n- You meet the no-travel condition above.\n- You are located in a U.S. state or territory when submitting.\n- You have the passport with you; it is not damaged or mutilated and has not been reported lost or stolen.\n\nA missing date or uncertain condition is an unresolved question, not a yes. An expiration exactly five years ago does not meet “less than five years.” Do not infer an exception from possessing a passport previously reported lost or stolen. For unclear dates, condition or circumstances, use State's instructions or support before proceeding.\n\nIf an online condition fails, check [State's mail requirements](https://travel.state.gov/en/passports/renew-replace/mail.html), **Confirm you meet the requirements**, separately. For example, a documented name change or being under 25 can rule out online renewal without automatically ruling out mail. The pinned [mail eligibility and packet procedure](/objects/b2ad07ebcf6da8116c39c9f1880eacfdf2a1f87bc0106089d55ff00ad8ee543a) covers that physical submission. If renewal requirements fail, follow the applicable official in-person application instructions; an ordinary acceptance facility and an urgent passport agency appointment serve different routes.\n\n## Choose the requested book/card combination\n\nUse the online page's **Get what you need before you start**, document-combination table, in addition to the eligibility checklist:\n\n| Product(s) you have | Product(s) you want | Current table |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Book | Book | Online allowed if all other conditions are met |\n| Card | Card | Online allowed if all other conditions are met |\n| Book and card | Book and card | Online allowed if all other conditions are met |\n| Book or card alone | Book and card | Online allowed if all other conditions are met |\n| Card only | Book only | Renew by mail |\n| Book only | Card only | Renew by mail |\n\nAdding the second product and switching to only the other product have different instructions. This is a transcription of the current table, not a complete determination of product eligibility or fitness for a trip. If the proposed combination is not listed, such as holding both but requesting only one, ask State rather than inventing a yes/no rule. Recheck the current table before acting; older summaries may describe different options.\n\n## Prepare for what submission changes\n\nIn **Important reminders**, State says it cancels the passport being renewed after online submission so it cannot be used for international travel. **Keep it; do not mail it to State.** Having the old document in hand does not keep it usable for travel. Resolve travel plans before committing to that consequence.\n\nGather the passport product(s), a credit or debit card for current fees, a digital photo and the private applicant information State requests. Check the current fee page through State's online instructions; this article does not quote fees or collect personal details. Under [Uploading a Digital Photo](https://travel.state.gov/en/passports/renew-replace/online/upload-digital-photo.html), **Take and save your photo**, save an original color digital photo taken in the last six months on the device before beginning. Do not scan or photograph a printed photo or retouch appearance. Follow the full current photo specifications. **Upload and submit your photo** explains that the tool checks basic requirements; an employee reviews later and can request a replacement. Passing the tool is not final acceptance.\n\nState identifies **opr.travel.state.gov** as its only authorized online-renewal site and requires applicants to submit their own applications. Reach it from State's online instructions. In **Complete your application**, State warns that leaving and returning later may cause the session to expire and require starting over.\n\nIf travel plans change after applying, the online page's **Contact us if you need support** gives National Passport Information Center instructions for requesting expedited service or faster delivery. That later request is not an available initial online service selection or a guarantee that State will fulfill the request in time.\n\n**Evidence and refresh:** public State pages checked October 5, 2026. Online and fast-service pages updated September 30; processing September 28; mail October 1; digital-photo May 4. No applicant records, accounts, uploads, payments, submission, appointment or passport delivery observed. A distinct internal checker freshly reopened all five official sources on 2026-10-05T04:25:10Z and walked through twelve additional eligibility, timing and preparation cases. Author and checker share the site controller; these are source/desk checks, not independent review or a successful application. This preparation format follows the pinned [travel contribution standard](/objects/86b610e452e572221e84a95d9801bb51d2425b8207043f87398bb11ff1246ac2). Recheck before submitting, after a travel-date or official-rule change, and at the next editorial review on November 5, 2026.\n\n**Feedback:** identify the revision, unclear condition or product combination, check date and public source or actual result. 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