US State Department's plan to launch online passport renewals
Jul 18, 2016, 8:21 pm
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There certainly is precedent at the state and Federal level for the entry and transmission of sensitive information. We already have Internet submission and approval of driver's license renewal at the state level to the filing of Federal income tax. It can be done.
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Jul 19, 2016, 2:20 am
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online renewal would be nice. Shouldn't have to go thru so many Q& A at the locations like " why you need a passport" at passport agency location and "why did you go and where did you go at airport arrival"? It's a basic right and yes constitutional right and not up for debate!
Jul 19, 2016, 10:11 am
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online renewal would be nice. Shouldn't have to go thru so many Q& A at the locations like " why you need a passport" at passport agency location and "why did you go and where did you go at airport arrival"? It's a basic right and yes constitutional right and not up for debate!
Jul 19, 2016, 11:22 am
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online renewal would be nice. Shouldn't have to go thru so many Q& A at the locations like " why you need a passport" at passport agency location and "why did you go and where did you go at airport arrival"? It's a basic right and yes constitutional right and not up for debate!
Jul 19, 2016, 10:49 pm
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online renewal would be nice. Shouldn't have to go thru so many Q& A at the locations like " why you need a passport" at passport agency location and "why did you go and where did you go at airport arrival"? It's a basic right and yes constitutional right and not up for debate!
Jul 20, 2016, 6:36 am
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I've had a passport almost my whole life thanks to being born into a military family and then my own time with the Army so I'm on something like my fifth renewal. I don't remember the details of the first few but the last three I've handled myself through the mail and have never been questioned. Now I understand some folks have been questioned about their travel when being interviewed for whatever Trusted Traveller program they're enrolling in but neither my wife or I were asked about that even in light of fairly extensive International travel.
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When it comes to those questioned (by application accepting authorities) when it comes to passport applications, they tend to fit into some sort of very limited minority profile/criteria. That's why so very few people experience questions when it comes to these applications -- although if leaving something out on the applications, asking for expedited service of sorts, or seeking a secondary passport with two year validity, then there are somewhat increased chances of being asked questions.
Jul 22, 2016, 6:42 am
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So, basically make the form you mail in an electronic one and allow upload of your picture. That part makes sense.
Would you still need to mail in your old passport though?
If I need to mail it in, I actually don't mind also printing the form with it.
Would you still need to mail in your old passport though?
If I need to mail it in, I actually don't mind also printing the form with it.
Jul 22, 2016, 2:49 pm
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Sending in the current/most recent passport would still be part of the process before being issued a valid renewal passport.
Jul 29, 2016, 5:39 am
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The benefit of having to deal with fewer scanning and manual keyboard entry errors made by government employees, of needing fewer government employees for manual handling processes, of inhibiting fulfillment of applications despite applicant's errors and omissions.
Jul 29, 2016, 7:03 pm
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Online photo uploading? Possibly. But by having the forms entered online by applicants, whether with online or offline photo uploading, the benefit being pursued is the benefit for the government.
The benefit of having to deal with fewer scanning and manual keyboard entry errors made by government employees, of needing fewer government employees for manual handling processes, of inhibiting fulfillment of applications despite applicant's errors and omissions.
The benefit of having to deal with fewer scanning and manual keyboard entry errors made by government employees, of needing fewer government employees for manual handling processes, of inhibiting fulfillment of applications despite applicant's errors and omissions.
I know of at least one European country offering online national ID card applications (they produce a biometric ID that's good enough for travelling throughout EU/Schengen) - although you still have to collect the ID in person in country (their passports still have to be done using a physical application, I imagine primarily because of the thumbprint requirement).