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The U.S. passport is a fundamental requirement for citizens who hope to travel abroad, as it will be requested by the competent authorities to allow entry and in many cases, it must be valid for at least 6 months.
In this context, it is crucial to keep in mind that not all documents are valid for the renewal process. There are some cases in which the time when they were obtained or their particular characteristics require a complete renewal.
The U.S. automatically denies passport renewals to those who did not complete the process on time
In these cases, it will be necessary to obtain a new document as if it had never been processed in the first place, submitting Form DS-11 at one of the authorized passport centers.
According to what the authorities specified, no passport that was processed more than 15 years ago can be renewed; that is, any copy issued before November 2010 will no longer be eligible to be updated through this process.
The other passports whose renewal the United States will prohibit
Those who possess passports with any of the characteristics listed below are also not eligible for the process:
How to get a new passport from scratch when the United States denies renewal
To carry out the process from the beginning, it is necessary to meet the following steps:
All of the documentation can be submitted at an authorized passport issuance center. The days and locations available in November and December for those who wish to carry out this process can be found here.