# Passport renewal question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passport-renewal-question/93252>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 14, 2001, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passport-renewal-question/93252 "2001-11-14T02:35:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![Fretful\_Porpentine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fretful_porpentine/32/2873_2.png) [@Fretful\_Porpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fretful_Porpentine)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2001, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passport-renewal-question/93252/21 "2001-11-15T15:27:37Z")

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[slight nitpick] Actually, according to the State Department web site, your passport is only good for five years if you were under _16_ when it was issued; it’s good for ten if you were between 16 and 18.

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