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专题06应用文阅读

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（2025·安徽蚌埠市·一模）

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YouCanFinallyRenewYourPassportOnline—Here’sHow

Areyoufinallyreadytobookthatwonderfultripthatyou’vebeendaydreamingabout?Butbeforeyougo,renewingyourpassportisatroublesomein-personprocessuntilnow.Fortunately,thegovernmentjustlaunchedanonlinepassport-renewalprogramthatwillmakeitaloteasier.

Cananyonerenewtheirpassportonline?

Asofrightnow,no.Thereareafewrestrictionsthatcustomersneedtoconsiderbeforeattemptingthis.Torenewyourpassportonline:

Youmustbeadomesticcitizen.

Thepassportyou’rerenewingneedstohavebeenissuedbetween2009and2015.

Youmustbe25yearsoldorolder.

Youarenotchangingyourname,gender,dateofbirthorplaceofbirth.

Youarenotlivinginaforeigncountry.

Youareapplyingforaregular(tourist)passport,notaspecial-issue(diplomatic,officialorservice)passport.

Youcanuploadadigitalpassportphoto.

Howmuchdoesrenewingapassportonlinecost?

Itcosts$130toapply—whichisthestandardamountforaroutinepassportrenewalat,say,thepostofficeorothergovernmentoffice.Rightnow,theonlyformofavailablepaymentisacreditcard.

Howlongdoesittaketogetapassportthat’sbeenrenewedonline?

Theprocesstakessixtoeightweeks,justlikearoutinepassportrenewalinpersonorviamail.Ifyouneedyourpassportquickly,mailinyourapplicationwiththeextra$60feeforexpedited(加快的)service,andyouwillgetitintwotothreeweeks.

Canyouuseyourcurrentpassportwhilewaitingforthenewone?

No.Similartowhenyouapplyforapassportbymail,you’llhavetosendyouroldpassportback,sodon’tplanontravelingoutofthecountryduringthetimeyou’rewaitingforyourrenewedpassport.Thegovernmentwilleventuallysendbacktheoldpassporttokeepforyourrecords,butthenewonewillarrivefirst.

21.Whocanapplyforonlinepassportrenewal?

A.Anofficial