People will need to pay more for their passports from next month
Brits renewing their passports are set to face new fee changes in the coming weeks, as the government is due to introduce updated application costs on April 8, 2026. The price of a standard UK passport will exceed £100 for the first time next month as fees are rising by 8%, the Home Office has announced.
The cost of online applications made within the UK for people aged 16 and above will increase from £94.50 to £102. Passports for children under 16 will cost £66.50, up from £61.50 currently.
There are similar percentage rises in fees for postal applications and those made from overseas. The changes, which are subject to parliamentary approval, are due to come into force on April 8.
They follow increases of 7% in each of the last two years, and 9% in 2023. The proposals, which, again, are subject to approval by Parliament, will include the following:
- The standard online application made from within the UK will rise from £94.50 to £102 for adults.
- It will go up from £61.50 to £66.50 for children, too.
- Postal applications will increase from £107 to £115.50 for adults and £74 to £80 for children.
- The fee for a Premium Service (one-day) application made from within the UK will rise from £222 to £239.50.
- The fee for a standard online application for a UK adult passport when applying from overseas will rise from £108 to £116.50.
- It will also increase from £70 to £75.50 for children.
- Overseas standard paper applications will increase from £120.50 to £130 for adults and £82.50 to £89 for children.
The Home Office said in a statement: “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.
“The Government does not make any profit from the cost of passport applications. 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.”
According to Gov.uk, the new fees will help the Home Office continue to move towards a system that covers its costs through those who use it, reducing reliance on general taxation. The government does not make a profit from passport application costs.
The fees contribute to the cost of processing passport applications, consular support overseas, including for lost or stolen passports, and processing British citizens at UK borders.
Customers are advised to apply well in advance of travelling. Apply online for a UK passport. In 2025, where no further information was required, 99.7% of standard applications from the UK were processed within three weeks.
