U.S. Passports Archives

Returning to the United States on an Expired U.S. Passport

Returning to the United States on an Expired U.S. Passport If you are overseas and your passport expired on or after January 1, 2020, you may be able to use your expired passport to return directly to the United States only, until December 31, 2021. You qualify for this exception if all the following are true: You are a …

By U.S. Embassy Montevideo | 4 June, 2021 | Topics: Consular Affairs, News, U.S. Citizen Services, U.S. Passports | Tags: American citizens, Expired U.S. Passport, Passport, U.S. Citizens

Starting November 1, eye glasses will no longer be allowed in passport photos

Picture Perfect Passport Did you know? Bad photos are the #1 reason passport applications get held up during the application process. In 2015, we received more than 200,000 unacceptable passport photos! Submitting a passport application with a bad photo will delay processing your application and could interfere with planned travel. Save yourself the anxiety of …

By U.S. Embassy Montevideo | 13 September, 2016 | Topics: News, U.S. Passports