Stories of RecordRules and dates that keep changing, with every change on record.

Travel and borders · UK passport · Passport fees · HM Passport Office · Travel documents

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

DevelopingBy Last changed Verified · Confidence: highVersion 1 · See all changes

Where it stands now · Developing

Current fees took effect on 8 April 2026: £102 for an adult online application and £115.50 by post.

Last changed (version 1) · Last verified · Every earlier version

An ink stamp held just above the open pages of a passport lying on a wooden deskIllustration
Illustration, not a photo of a UK passport or of HM Passport Office. Credit: Storyblocks. Illustration, not a photo/footage of the event. Credit: Storyblocks.

A standard adult UK passport now costs £102 online or £115.50 by paper form. A child passport costs £66.50 online or £80. These fees took effect on 8 April 2026. It was the fourth rise in a row, after increases in February 2023, April 2024 and April 2025. The government says the fees cover its costs and make no profit.

Latest update

First version: current UK passport fees and every fee rise since February 2023, from GOV.UK announcements.

What changed in this version

Version 1, : Record created.

Key facts

  • A standard 34-page adult passport (16 and over) costs £102 online or £115.50 by paper form. The 54-page frequent traveller passport costs £116 online or £129.50 by paper form. [1]
  • 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. [2]
  • 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. [5]
Line chart of UK standard passport fees for applications made from inside the UK. Adult postal: £85 before 2 February 2023, £93, £100, £107, then £115.50 from 8 April 2026. Adult online: £75.50, £82.50, £88.50, £94.50, then £102. Child postal: £58.50, £64, £69, £74, then £80. Child online: £49, £53.50, £57.50, £61.50, then £66.50. Fees changed on 2 February 2023, 11 April 2024, 10 April 2025 and 8 April 2026.
Graphic by Stories of Record, from the sources below. Each standard UK passport fee since early 2023, from HM Passport Office and Home Office announcements. The change and percentage panel is our own calculation. Credit: Stories of Record (all rights reserved).

Timeline

  1. 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. [2]
  2. 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. [3]
  3. 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. [4]
  4. 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. [5]

What is 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. [1]
  • 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. [1]
  • There is no refund if you cancel an application or are found not to be entitled to a passport. [1]
  • 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. [2]
  • 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. [3]
  • 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. [4]
  • 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. [2]
  • HM Passport Office says that in 2025, 99.7% of standard UK applications that needed no further information were processed within 3 weeks. [2]

What remains unconfirmed

No open questions are being tracked.

Why it matters

The fee you pay depends on age, how you apply and where you apply from, and it has changed every year since 2023. This record keeps each official change in one place so you can check the current price and when it last moved.

What happens next

  • Passport fees are reviewed under HM Treasury guidance. We will add any new fee change here when the government announces it. [2]

Questions

How much is a UK adult passport now?

£102 if you apply online from the UK, or £115.50 by paper form. The 54-page frequent traveller passport costs £116 online or £129.50 by paper form.

How much is a child passport?

£66.50 online or £80 by paper form for a standard passport for a child under 16.

When did the fee last change?

On 8 April 2026. Before that, fees rose on 10 April 2025, 11 April 2024 and 2 February 2023.

Is it cheaper to apply online?

Yes. An adult standard passport costs £102 online and £115.50 by paper form.

Can I get a refund?

No. GOV.UK says there is no refund if you cancel your application or you are not entitled to a passport.

Sources

  1. Passport fees, GOV.UKOfficial (government)
    Accessed 7 October 2026.
  2. New fees for passport applications, GOV.UKOfficial (government)
    Accessed 7 October 2026.
  3. Changes to passport application fees, GOV.UKOfficial (government)
    Accessed 7 October 2026.
  4. Update on passport application fees, GOV.UKOfficial (government)
    Accessed 7 October 2026.
  5. Proposed changes to passport application fees, GOV.UKOfficial (government)
    Accessed 7 October 2026.

People, places and organizations

organization
HM Passport Office
organization
Home Office