The treacherous process of renewing a passport might soon be a thing of the past.

As of Wednesday, people who want to renew their passports online rather than sending everything in the mail have the opportunity to do so.

The online renewal program — which the State Department first tested in 2022 before taking it offline in 2023 — is open to the public, but is beta mode for now.

Having the program in a trial mode will allow officials to “monitor the system’s performance in real time” and alter the process in response to evaluation and user feedback, according to the U.S. Department of State.

Additionally, users might not be able to start their application right when they want to. The renewal system will open for a limited time each day around 1 p.m. Eastern time. Only a small amount of spots will be open per day, and it will close once the daily limit is reached.

Online renewals don’t necessarily guarantee a faster renewal, however. Officials said that these renewals are not yet eligible for expedited processing and will take about the same processing time as those submitted by mail.

But not everyone can participate in the beta program.

In order to renew online, you must meet the following requirements:

“This beta release during which we are limiting the daily applications is an important and standard part of the software development process,” the State Department wrote on its website.

“We appreciate your patience while we test our system and prepare for a full launch of the updated online passport renewal system. ”