Passport fees

How much does it cost?

The current passport fees are set out in the table below.

Passport fees are charged by IPS for the service of receiving and considering passport applications. The fee is not usually refundable if the application is unsuccessful or withdrawn. This applies to all types of passport applications.

The Identity and Passport Service recommend that you apply early using the Post Office Check & Send service* (which is available at certain Post Office® branches). If you are applying at a passport office, you must make an appointment by calling us on 0870 521 0410. A Premium same-day service is only available on weekdays if you make an appointment before 16.00 in London, 13:30 in Liverpool, 13:00 in Peterborough, 12:30 in Glasgow and Newport and 12.00 in Belfast and Durham. On Saturday, the Premium same-day service is available for appointments before 11.00. The waiting time for your passport will be four hours once the application has been accepted and a receipt supplied by the cashier.

You can pay your passport fee in a number of ways. Please see our section on How to pay.
The passport fee includes return of your passport by Secure Delivery.

Under special circumstances, you can claim a refund of the IPS Premium or Fast-track service fee. See our section on Refund of Premium or Fast-track fee.

For an international comparison of passport fees, download the pdf (56kb)

First adult passport can apply by Check & Send or by Post and there is a "not guaranteed" six week service

	By post - not guaranteed standard three week service	At certain Post Office® branches – two week Check & Send service*	By appointment only at passport office counters guaranteed one week Fast Track service	By appointment only at passport office counters – guaranteed same day Premium service
First adult passport	£72	£72	Not available	Not available
Replacement of a lost, stolen, missing or damaged passport**	£72	£72	£97	Not available
First child passport (also when previously included on a parent's passport) and to replace a lost, stolen, missing or damaged passport.	£46	£46	£81	Not available
Renewal or Amendment of an existing adult passport**	£72	£72	£97	£114
Renewal or Amendment of an existing child passport (if extension does not apply)***	£46	£46	£81	£94
Extension of a child’s passport to full validity (if details, for example, name, national status, have not changed and passport issued before 26 March 1998. We cannot extend these passports beyond 10 years for the date of issue)	Free	Free	Free	Not available
Extension of a restricted validity passport	Free	Free	Free	Not available
Jumbo passport (48 page)(Not available to children)	£85	£85	£105	£123****

If payment by cheque is not honoured by your bank or your bank mandate form is refused, the passport will be cancelled and will be no longer valid for identity and traveling purposes. The British passport remains the property of The Crown and not the bearer and will be cancelled at any time if the debt is not settled. This means that the passport record which is checked at border controls will show that the passport has been cancelled and is not valid for travel.

* You must pay a handling charge to Post Office Ltd. This service is not guaranteed and turnaround time may exceed two weeks during periods of peak demand.
** Applicants born on or before 2 September 1929 are eligible for free standard 32 page ten year passports. Fast Track and Premium services will attract the difference between the standard passport fee of £72 and the fee charged for the enhanced service provided at the counter (for example, usual Fast Track fee is £97 less standard fee of £72 - fee payable £25.00).
*** Children aged 15 or under should apply for a child passport, which is valid for five years. Applicants aged 16 years or over should apply for an adult passport.
**** A Jumbo passport is only available through Premium service if you are applying to renew an existing passport.

Secure Delivery

The passport fee includes return of your new passport by Secure Delivery, and the return of your supporting documents by second class post. You can pay an additional fee of £3.00 if you want us to return your supporting documents by Secure Delivery. You do not need to pay this extra fee for Secure Delivery if you apply for a 48-page passport and you are not an adult first time applicant or if you qualify for a concessionary passport by virtue of being born before 2 September 1929. Please note that IPS will not provide compensation for any loss or delay resulting from the use of Royal Mail first or second class services.

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24-hour Passport Adviceline: 0870 521 0410 (see terms and conditions). Calls are charged at 8p per
minute from a BT landline; live operators are available to assist with your enquiry 24 hours a day