"The increase will also help enable the Government to continue improving its services.If your visa application is approved, your passport and visa can be collected from the pickup location you selected when you scheduled for interview appointment. "The fees will also 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 Government does not make any profit from the cost of passport applications. "The new fees will help the Home Office move towards a system that meets its costs through those who use it, reducing reliance on funding from general taxation," the government writes on its website. Postal applications have also risen from £85 to £93 for adults and £58.50 to £64 for children. You can use this service to renew an adult or child passport change your name on your passport (for example with a marriage certificate or deed poll) make changes to your personal details on your passport (for example, your gender) replace a lost, stolen or damaged passport apply for a first child passport.Įarlier this month the cost of renewing a passport changed.įrom February 2, Home Office bosses changed the fee for a standard online application submitted from within the UK will rise from £75.50 to £82.50 for adults and £49 to £53.50 for children. It costs £155 for an adult passport (or £166 for a 50 page frequent traveller passport), and £126 for a child passport (or £137 for a 50 page frequent traveller passport). One week Fast Track means your new passport will be delivered to your home within one week of your appointment at a passport office. You can only use Online Premium to renew an adult passport that was issued after 31 December 2001.
It costs £193.50 (or £204.50 for a 50 page frequent traveller passport) and appointments go quick in busy times, so you'll need a bit of luck.Įducation Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) The earliest you can book an appointment is two days from when you book it.
You can use this service to renew an adult passport, and it is the fastest way to get a new passport. Online Premium allows you to get your new passport at your appointment at a passport office, with appointments lasting up to 30 minutes. There are two ways to apply for an urgent passport:
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You might be able to upgrade your existing application instead. However, if you’ve already applied for a passport and have not received it yet, do not pay for an urgent passport - you will not get your passport sooner. If you’re applying for a first adult passport, the government recommends that you use the standard service. You cannot apply for a fast track passport if you’re outside the UK, in which case you should apply for an emergency travel document instead. If you need a passport to travel urgently for medical treatment or because a friend or family member is seriously ill or has died, call the Passport Advice line instead. You'll need to book a passport office appointment and pay online for fast-track, with appointments bookable up to three weeks in advance. If this is still too long, or you don't want to risk it being longer, then there are things you can do to speed up the process.Īccording to the government's website, you can pay to get your passport sooner if you’ve not already applied and you think the standard service will take too long.
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