The proposals, which are subject to parliamentary approval, will include the following:
A standard online application made from within the UK will rise to £88.50 for adults and £57.50 for children
A standard postal application will increase to £100.00 for adults and £69.00 for children
A standard online application when applying from overseas will rise to £101.00 for adults and £65.50 for children
A standard paper application when applying from overseas will increase to £112.50 for adults and £77.00 for children
The new fees will help ensure that income from these applications better meets the cost of delivering passport and associated operations, reducing reliance on funding from general taxation. The government does not make any profit from the cost of passport applications.
The fees contribute to the cost of processing passport applications, consular support overseas, including for lost or stolen passports, and the cost of processing British citizens at UK borders. The increase will also help enable the government to continue improving its services.
The new fees include those newly applying or renewing their passport.
Passports will usually be issued within 3 weeks if they are applying from within the UK but customers are advised that they should apply in good time before travelling Apply online for a UK passport.
Passport fees are reviewed in line with His Majesty’s Treasury guidance Managing public money.
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The Bulletin spends lots of space warning Brits about this and that, but without any real evidence. For example a few weeks ago The Bulletin was telling readers that their friends and families needed letters of invitation to staay with them. No such thing says the Lawyers. Sad to see a respected Newspaper, decline so rapidly in standards. Thank God I dont, any longer spend money on it.