Renewing Passport Questions

[eureka1]

For what it's worth I renewed my passport by mail recently and was astounded how quickly the replacement came. Three weeks!!!

[Kim in FL]

Originally Posted by flyonpa

One thing to keep in mind when your renew at US embassy or consular office, you might have a visa in your old passport. That might be a issue when you leave.

You need to bring both your old one so they can "Stamp" you out, but need your New One to scan the current passport number, and you can get back In, both to the US, or back to X.

Great point. And that Visa is only as good as the Passport. So, if your Passport expires, so does your Visa. You need to reapply for a Visa for your new Passport.

I've had to do this and it wasn't too much of a hassle...it's just like applying for the Visa for the first time ( in my country anyway, it might be different in Mexico) I had to return to the States to renew the Passport, took 2 weeks, and then flew back and got my Visa.


OP: If you fly into Miami you can get your Passport done in one day if you have all your ducks in a row. Go to the State.gov website...you'll find all the answers you need.

[Chava61]

Many U.S. embassies/consulates overseas issue the new passport on the spot. So I would definitely suggest the OP consider renewing his/her passport outside the USA.