Public Comments Sought on U.S. Passport Renewal Paperwork Process
Published Date: 2/18/2025
Notice
Summary
If you’re renewing your U.S. passport using form DS-82, the Department of State wants your feedback on their info collection process. They’re asking for public comments by March 20, 2025, to make sure the form is easy and quick to use—about 40 minutes per application. This helps keep passport renewals smooth for over 8 million people each year, with no new fees announced.
Analyzed Economic Effects
5 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 3 costs, 0 mixed.
You must affirm sex-offender status
The DS-82 passport renewal form was revised to add an applicant statement affirming that the applicant is not required to register as a sex offender, in accordance with International Megan's Law (34 U.S.C. 21501 et seq., and 22 U.S.C. 212b). This attestation is part of the information collection used when renewing a passport.
Form now requests biological sex at birth
To comply with Executive Order 14168 and International Civil Aviation Organization standards, the DS-82 was changed to replace the term "gender" with "sex" and will request the applicant's biological sex at birth as male "M" or female "F." The instructions and biographical data fields were amended to reflect this change.
Time burden: 40 minutes per renewal
The Department estimates 8,321,500 respondents will use form DS-82, with an average time to complete the form of 40 minutes per response and a total estimated burden of 5,547,700 hours per year. Responding is required to obtain the passport renewal benefit.
Online passport renewal available
Passport Services offers an Online Passport Renewal (OPR) option so eligible applicants can complete the required steps online; applicants may also download the DS-82 or obtain it at an acceptance facility. The completed form must be signed and submitted by mail or in person at an acceptance facility, passport agency, or U.S. embassy/consulate.
No new passport fees announced
The notice describes the proposed information collection for passport renewal and does not announce any new fees for renewing a U.S. passport using form DS-82.
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