Originally Posted by
SusanDK
Is it permitted to submit a routine passport renewal application to an embassy if not living in the foreign country? When I lived in Denmark (for 30 years), I just mailed my renewal application to the embassy in Copenhagen and got the new passport back in the post in about 3-5 days. It was brilliant and I didn't even need to make a trip to the embassy. The most difficult part of the whole process was getting a correctly sized photo, since the US passport photos are different sized than Danish passports.
But if I no longer live there, could I have submitted a renewal application using my in-law's Danish address? Obviously, I would have had to do this when my current passport was still more than six months from expiration in order to get into Denmark. I assumed that the passport services via the embassy were for citizens living abroad and/or emergency situations, not to process a routine renewal.
To answer your question: yes, it is allowed. There is no requirement to be a legal resident local to the US Embassy in Denmark in order to make a regular US passport application appointment and use it to get a passport. Even a US-residing or Sweden-residing American visiting Denmark can make an appointment online and use an expiring US passport to get a new full duration regular US passport issued for in-person pick-up in Denmark.