Originally Posted by
Ika2276
Literally on the day when they announced the closure of all passport facilities, my passport was about to expire in 6 months and I wanted to start the renewal process.
I'm stuck now in China, with an expiring passport and an expiring residence permit. No new passport, no new visa.
I can't find any information anywhere about a timeframe or any news from the state department.
People working abroad still need new passports! Even the IRS calls backs some of their workers.
The next step is to seek consular services at the US C-G or Embassy closest to you. But keep in mind that this isn't usually considered an emergency and staff will want to push you off into normal operating hours. If that goes nowhere, then try Overseas Citizen Services at +1-888-407-4747 (or +1 202-501-4444). If that too goes nowhere, hit up the office one of your US Senators to seek constituent services.
An eventual step may be for the host country or other countries to just acknowledge that passports are valid (at least for some purposes) for X months beyond the printed expiration dates on the passports, but I haven't asked around to see what is being done on that front yet.