Can you submit your most recent passport book/card with the application? Were you at least 16 years old when the passport book/card was issued? Was your most recent passport book/card issued less than 15 years ago? Do you use the same name as printed on your most recent passport book/card? If not (such as a name change due to marriage, or legal name change) can you submit the proper documentation supporting the name change? Are you over 16? If any of the the five questions above are not true You must apply in person. Otherwise, If all of those questions apply to you, you can renew it by the mail, so follow these steps below to see how you can renew your U. S. Passport.
Plan on starting your renewal about 10 weeks before you need your passport. That way you allow some additional time for processing just in case.
