US passport question

[gibbylod]

Random question about US passports:

When you renew your passport, does your passport number always stay the same? Or each new passport has a new number?

(I know this is completely random but I really need to know for a case I'm working on, and personally, I've only had one US passport so far so I have no way to check.)

Thank you!

[wise_rita]

Unfortunately it changes.

I have my old one memorised from writing it on so many immigration forms. I'm going through that all again so I've got a new number to learn.

[origami]

Awhhhh this makes me sad. My kids' passports are one digit apart and I thought that was cool. Boo that it probably won't last.

[gibbylod]

Thank you!!

[GilliC]

Dec 2, 2014 1:12:05 GMT -5 wise_rita said:

Unfortunately it changes.

I have my old one memorised from writing it on so many immigration forms. I'm going through that all again so I've got a new number to learn.

I hate this! I have had three passports in three years (because the one in the middle sucked; they stretched the photo and printed it really dark, so I even had a RyanAir gate agent question it until I offered a second ID!). Right when I was finally starting to learn the new number, I get a new passport and have to start over. However, I botched my last visa application twice in a row, so a few days ago when I tried to do it from memory, I only had a few digits off! Not bad for two months and zero international travel!