New American passport

Apologies if this was covered before. What are the steps for those of us in the UK to renew our passports. We have to get a new photo. What's the best place to get one that meets US specs? And then do we post it to the embassy? Does this have to be couriered now?

thanks.

Any passport photo booth in the post office, etc will be fine.  Then you can either take it to the embassy or post it.  It's easier to take it to the embassy because you can get it back that day (someone correct me if I'm wrong...).

It's easier to take it to the embassy because you can get it back that day (someone correct me if I'm wrong...).

Relatively certain that it has to be done via that courier system thingy that the embassy has set up? I know I really wanted to change my name in my passport before we went to the US for Thanksgiving, but decided against it 'cause from their website it appeared that I couldn't do it in person....

Any passport photo booth in the post office, etc will be fine.  Then you can either take it to the embassy or post it.  It's easier to take it to the embassy because you can get it back that day (someone correct me if I'm wrong...).

If you send in a photo from a photo booth it will be sent right back to you! DO NOT submit an application with that size photo.

Passports now have a scaned image and so a larger photo is needed.

Here are the instructions.
http://www.usembassy.org.uk/cons_web/acs/passports/renewal.htm

You may also submit your application by Royal mail, but make sure to inclose a return special delivery envelope.

Katie

thanks very helpful!