Going to renew a US passport has historically been difficult.

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but that became even more difficult during the COVID-19 pandemic, when long waits reached 18 weeks

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The US Department of State stated that it has diminished its backlog of approximately 2 million applications

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but still guesstimates that it will take eight to eleven weeks to renew a passport, not including mailing times

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A current internet passport renewal programme may abbreviate the wait time by making the process much easier

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The Department of State launched a pilot programme for online passport renewals on Aug. 2

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based on an executive order signed by President Joe Biden in December 2021, with 25,000 open slots that were filled by Aug. 12

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It's a solid list of new features that Apple can use to justify the forenamed price hike

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