Sunnier days and warmer temperatures may have turned thoughts to summer holidays but would-be travellers need to be quick off the mark if they need a passport.
The Government is about to push up the cost of passport applications next month.
It will be the third rise in passport fees since February 2023.
So anyone hoping to travel abroad who needs to renew, replace or apply for a passport should do so as soon as possible to avoid the extra cost.
Here’s what we know about the price increases and when they come into force.
How much are passport application fees increasing by?
Home Office proposals, which are subject to approval by Parliament, will include the following price increases:
Standard online applications from within the UK will rise from £88.50 to £94.50 for adults and £57.50 to £61.50 for children Postal applications from within the UK will increase from £100 to £107 for adults and £69 to £74 for children Premium Service (1 day) applications from within the UK will rise from £207.50 to £222 for adults and £176.50 to £189 for children Standard online applications from overseas for a UK passport will rise from £101 to £108 for adults and £65.50 to £70 for children Overseas standard paper applications for a UK passport will increase from £112.50 to £120.50 for adults and £77 to £82.50 for childrenThe same fee is charged whether you are applying for a passport for the first time, renewing an existing one or replacing a lost or damaged one.
The Home Office says it generally takes about three weeks to get your passport after an application is received (Photo: Craig Hastings/Getty/Moment RF)The price increases are due to come into effect from Thursday 10 April. However, these are subject to the increases gaining parliamentary approval by that date.
How long does it take for a new passport to arrive?
The Home Office maintains that it generally takes about three weeks to get your passport after an application has been received. Processing time starts from when the Passport Office receives the application, rather than when it is posted off.
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It can take longer than three weeks, if the Passport Office requires more information about the applicant or needs to interview them.
But applicants will be informed of this within three weeks of applying.
Those applying from overseas for a UK passport can different turnaround times.
However, the Home Office said 99.7 per cent of standard applications from the UK in 2024, where further information was required, were processed within 3 weeks.
Standard time for a UK passport application to be processed is three weeks, according to the Home Office (Photo: tattywelshie/Getty)Why are passport application fees increasing?
The Government says the new fees will help the Home Office “to continue to move towards a system that meets its costs through those who use it, reducing reliance on funding from general taxation”.
It said the fees were reviewed in line with HM Treasury guidance and it does not make any profit from the cost of passport applications.
Instead, 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”.
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