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    You’re at the Airport and Your Passport Is Gone. Now What?

    by SharonKurheg December 19, 2025
    by SharonKurheg December 19, 2025

    You’re on your way home from a great overseas trip. You’re at airport security and doing what pretty much everyone else does, either consciously or subconsciously – checking your pockets …

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    Why You’re Not Supposed to Smile in Your Passport Photo

    by SharonKurheg December 12, 2025
    by SharonKurheg December 12, 2025

    When my passport was getting close to expiring, I started gathering everything I’d need to renew it. I have to tell you – I really, really hate getting my passport …

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    The One Step of My Online Passport Renewal That Nearly Broke Me

    by joeheg June 6, 2025
    by joeheg June 6, 2025

    Renewing your passport as recently as a year or two ago was a major process. After filling out your paper application, getting a mini headshot, and writing a check to …

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    Update for Broken Online Passport Renewal Portal

    by SharonKurheg April 30, 2025
    by SharonKurheg April 30, 2025

    On Monday afternoon, we made y’all aware that the State Department’s online passport renewal website was not working appropriately and stopped people from being able to renew their passports online. …

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    Happiest Update Ever for Passport Renewals

    by SharonKurheg September 23, 2024
    by SharonKurheg September 23, 2024

    I’ll be the first to admit that for a while there, getting a renewed passport was something of a joke. There were anecdotal stories of people not getting their passports …

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    Excellent Change for Passport Renewals

    by SharonKurheg September 12, 2024
    by SharonKurheg September 12, 2024

    The State Department has had its….challenges? Yeah, “challenges” is a good word…when it comes to passport processing over the past 4 years. The Covid pandemic threw them through a loop, …

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    How Well Are Online Passport Renewals Working Out For People?

    by SharonKurheg August 26, 2024
    by SharonKurheg August 26, 2024

    A little more than 2 months ago, the State Department began a beta release of its online passport renewal system. There are certain criteria of who is eligible to renew …

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    You Can Renew Your Passport Online Again, But You Better Be Quick

    by SharonKurheg June 14, 2024
    by SharonKurheg June 14, 2024

    On June 12th, the State Department began conducting a beta release of their passport renewal system and eligible U.S. citizens can once again renew their passports online. Since the program …

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    Expedited Passport Service Is Back! (& Update On Wait Times)

    by SharonKurheg September 28, 2020
    by SharonKurheg September 28, 2020

    When the U.S. State Department announced in June that they were going to begin processing passports again, they had a huge task ahead of them. Since being shut down in …

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    The U.S. State Department Just Turned Things Up To 11

    by joeheg March 20, 2020
    by joeheg March 20, 2020

    When things get bad, sometimes the only thing you have to get you through is comedy. As I was reading today that the U.S. Department of State raised the Global …

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