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British passport fees set to exceed £100 mark as first time
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Standard adult passports will cost more than the current price of over a hundred pounds, with renewals for those aged sixteen and upwards rising from ninety-four point five zero dollars one-hundred twenty-two cents.
Key Points
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1The cost of a standard adult British passport is set to rise from £94.50 to over £102, marking the first time it exceeds this threshold.
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2This represents an eight per cent increase and follows three consecutive years of significant price hikes announced by the Home Office in March 2026.
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3The new fees are scheduled to take effect on April 8th following parliamentary approval processes that were still ongoing as reported earlier.
Developments
March 19, 2025
"Thursday March 19" is the date of reporting; however articles state proposals coming into effect three weeks from that time (April).
Price for getting a passport online is to rise above £100 for the first time - and getting it in one day will cost £239.50
Daily Mail
18h ago
The UK government is raising passport application fees by approximately £26 over three consecutive years to shift costs away from taxpayers toward a self-funding model. Standard online adult applications will now exceed £100 for adults and children's passports, while urgent one-day services are set at nearly double the previous cost of standard processing (£34 per person).
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News.google.com
19h ago