Rubio says most Americans will apply for passports entirely online starting next year
The State Department says Secretary Rubio has described a change that would let most Americans apply for U.S. passports entirely online.
What we know
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a post on X that starting next year, most Americans will apply for their passport entirely online. [1]
- The State Department said Rubio said that Americans will be able to apply for their first passport entirely online starting next year. [2]
- The department also cited an ABC News report saying Rubio said the change would come within the next year. [3]
- The State Department shared a report from The Hill with the headline "New US site lets Americans apply online for passport." [4]
- Not yet confirmed: The sources do not say the exact start date for the online applications, how the system will work, or which applicants would still need to apply another way. The timing is described differently across the posts: "starting next year" in some and "in the next year" in the ABC News citation. The sources also do not make clear whether the site described in The Hill's headline is already available.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said most Americans will be able to apply for a U.S. passport entirely online starting next year. Rubio made the statement in a post on X on Sept. 30. [1]
Rubio described the change as "a revolution in how government works for the American people." In the same post, Rubio said the Trump administration is making government "simpler, faster, and more accessible." [1]
The State Department said in an earlier post on X that Rubio had made similar remarks. According to the department, Rubio said Americans will be able to apply for their first passport entirely online starting next year. [2]
The department later shared an ABC News report on the topic. It said the report stated that Rubio says Americans will be able to apply for a passport entirely online in the next year. [3]
The State Department also posted a link to a report from The Hill with the headline "New US site lets Americans apply online for passport." [4]
The posts do not explain how the online process would work, what it would cost, or whether some applicants would still have to apply in person or by mail. Rubio's post refers to "most Americans," while the State Department's post refers to first-time applicants.
RECEIPTS · 4 SOURCES
- 1POST ON X · @SecRubio (Secretary Marco Rubio)Starting next year, most Americans will apply for their passport entirely online. A revolution in how government works for the American peopOpen source ↗ Archived copy
- 2POST ON X · @StateDept (Department of State)SECRETARY RUBIO on https://t.co/pt9rQXC44r: Starting next year, Americans will be able to apply for their first passport entirely online. htOpen source ↗ Archived copy
- 3POST ON X · @StateDept (Department of State)ABC NEWS: Secretary of State Marco Rubio says that in the next year, Americans will be able to apply for their passport entirely online. httOpen source ↗ Archived copy
- 4POST ON X · @StateDept (Department of State)THE HILL: New US site lets Americans apply online for passport https://t.co/LUfSe4ve8ROpen source ↗ Archived copy