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STATE RIN: 1400-AF97 Publication ID: 2026 
Title: Passports: Online Passport Renewal 
Abstract:

The Department is amending 22 C.F.R. 51.21 by consolidating requirements for persons applying by mail and online in the United States and overseas. This change includes expanding online passport application availability to qualified applicants located in foreign countries. In addition, the Department is removing the requirement that an applicant’s most recently issued passport must have a year or less of remaining validity to qualify to submit an online passport application. Finally, the Department is making technical corrections to 51.8(b) to change on-line to read online for consistency.

 
Agency: Department of State(STATE)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 14192 Designation: Not subject to, not significant 
CFR Citation: None     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  07/00/2026 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of international interest.
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Jennifer Tinianow
Department of State
2201 C Street NW,
Washington, DC 20520
Phone:202 485-8800
Email: passportofficeofadjudicationsgeneral@state.gov