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UK passport fees: what you pay now and every price rise since 2023

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    • Timeline added: On 2 February 2023 the adult online fee rose from £75.50 to £82.50, and the adult postal fee from £85 to £93. The government said it was the first rise in 5 years.
    • Timeline added: On 11 April 2024 the adult online fee rose to £88.50 and the child online fee to £57.50. Postal fees rose to £100.00 for adults and £69.00 for children.
    • Timeline added: On 10 April 2025 the adult online fee rose from £88.50 to £94.50 and the child online fee from £57.50 to £61.50. Postal fees rose from £100 to £107 for adults and from £69 to £74 for children.
    • Timeline added: On 8 April 2026 the adult online fee rose from £94.50 to £102 and the child online fee from £61.50 to £66.50. Postal fees rose from £107 to £115.50 for adults and from £74 to £80 for children.
    • Confirmed: A standard 34-page child passport (under 16) costs £66.50 online or £80 by paper form. The 54-page version costs £80.50 online or £94 by paper form.
    • Confirmed: British nationals born on or before 2 September 1929 can get or renew a passport for free. They still pay for a fast-track passport or the 54-page version.
    • Confirmed: There is no refund if you cancel an application or are found not to be entitled to a passport.
    • Confirmed: The same change raised the one-day Premium service from £222 to £239.50. Applying online from overseas rose from £108 to £116.50 for adults and from £70 to £75.50 for children.
    • Confirmed: On 10 April 2025 the adult online fee rose from £88.50 to £94.50 and the child online fee from £57.50 to £61.50. Postal fees rose from £100 to £107 for adults and from £69 to £74 for children.
    • Confirmed: On 11 April 2024 the adult online fee rose to £88.50 and the child online fee to £57.50. Postal fees rose to £100.00 for adults and £69.00 for children.
    • Confirmed: The government says the fees move the Home Office towards a system paid for by its users rather than general taxation, and that it makes no profit from passport applications.
    • Confirmed: HM Passport Office says that in 2025, 99.7% of standard UK applications that needed no further information were processed within 3 weeks.
    • Source added: Passport fees (GOV.UK)
    • Source added: New fees for passport applications (GOV.UK)
    • Source added: Changes to passport application fees (GOV.UK)
    • Source added: Update on passport application fees (GOV.UK)
    • Source added: Proposed changes to passport application fees (GOV.UK)