Table of passport fees, how to pay and refunds

Passport fees vary depending on the type of application and the service you use. You may be able to get a refund if Premium or Fast Track services do not meet their guaranteed times. Read this guide to costs and how to pay.

How much your passport will cost

The Identity and Passport Service (IPS) recommends the Post Office's Check & Send service. As well as the 'normal service' fee shown, you must pay a handling charge to the Post Office. The charge is currently £8.17. (If you were born on or before 2 September 1929, you don't have to pay this charge.)

Adults (aged 16 and over)

Passport type	Normal service by post (aims to return your passport within 3 weeks - not guaranteed)	One-week Fast Track service (by appointment only)	One-day Premium service (by appointment only)
Renew or amend an existing adult passport	£77.50	£112.50	£129.50
First adult passport - if you have previously held a child passport issued in the UK	£77.50	£112.50	£129.50
First adult passport - if you have never held a child passport issued in the UK	£77.50	N/A	N/A
Replace a lost, stolen or damaged adult passport	£77.50	£112.50	N/A
Extend a restricted validity adult passport issued on or after 1 May 2008*	£77.50	£112.50	N/A
Jumbo (48-page) passport	£90.50	£120.50**	£138.50**

Children (aged under 16)

Passport type	Normal service by post (aims to return your passport within 3 weeks - not guaranteed)	One-week Fast Track service (by appointment only)	One-day Premium service (by appointment only)
First child passport (includes those who were previously on a parent's passport)	£49.00	£96.50	N/A
Renew or amend an existing child passport	£49.00	£96.50	£109.50
Replace a lost, stolen or damaged child passport	£49.00	£96.50	N/A
Extend a restricted validity child passport issued on or after 1 May 2008*	£49.00	£96.50	N/A

Adults born on or before 2 September 1929

Passport type	Normal service by post (aims to return your passport within 3 weeks - not guaranteed)	One-week Fast Track service (by appointment only)	One-day Premium service (by appointment only)
Standard 32-page ten-year passport	Free	£35.00	£52.00

* An extension to a restricted validity adult or child passport issued before 1 May 2008 is free.
** Only available when renewing an existing passport (normal or jumbo size).

Postage and Secure Delivery

The passport fee includes sending out your new passport by Secure Delivery and returning your supporting documents by Royal Mail second-class post.

IPS can also return your supporting documents by Secure Delivery for an extra fee of £3.00.

If you want your supporting documents sent back by Secure Delivery, add £3.00 to the fees shown in the table when you make your payment.

The extra £3.00 is waived if you:

renew your passport with a 48-page jumbo passport
were born on or before 2 September 1929

IPS will not pay for any loss or delay that is caused by Royal Mail services.

How to pay

How you apply	Debit card/credit card accepted?	Cheque/postal order accepted?	Cash accepted?
Using Check & Send at a Post Office	yes	yes, payable to 'Post Office Ltd'	yes
By post	yes - complete the form in the application pack	yes, payable to 'Identity and Passport Service'	no
In person at a Regional Passport Office	yes	yes, payable to 'Identity and Passport Service'	yes

Claiming a refund of the Premium or Fast Track fee

If you pay for the Premium or Fast Track service and your application isn't processed within the specified time, you can claim a refund. You'll be refunded the extra service fee - not the standard passport fee. However, IPS won't refund the fee if your application wasn't processed within the specified time due to circumstances beyond its reasonable control. For example, in some cases IPS may need to take extra time to look at your application, including confirming details you have given and contacting your countersignatory.

You can also claim a refund if you applied for the Premium or Fast Track service fee because you:

need to travel urgently because of the death or serious illness of a family member, friend or business associate
are travelling abroad for medical treatment
are seriously ill, or are the carer of a seriously ill person, and your travel has been arranged by a charitable/religious organisation

You should pay the fee in full and then claim a refund of the Premium or Fast Track service fee. IPS assesses each claim for a refund on its own merit.

Follow the link below to download a refund claim form. If you don't have a printer, you can call the Passport Adviceline on 0300 222 0000 to request a copy of the form. Please read the notes that come with the form and fill out every section. Then send it to the Customer Service Manager at the Regional Passport Office at which you made your application.

What the fee covers

IPS does not make a profit. Passport fees cover the costs of providing passport services in the UK. Part of the fee is called 'the consular premium'. This covers the costs of providing consular help to British nationals who find themselves in difficulty while overseas.