The rollout of online passport renewal is restricted to certain windows, beginning midday Eastern time weekly. Officials say the processing times for renewing online are the same as renewing by mail.

If your New Year’s resolution was to travel more, don’t just double-check your passport expiration.

You also need to apply in person if your last passport was issued before you turned 16, your passport has been lost or stolen, or your most recent passport was issued more than 15 years ago .

The U.S. is on the brink of exiting the top 10 in an annual ranking of the world’s most powerful passports for the first time in the index’s 20-year history.