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The cost of renewing an adult passport

To renew an adult ten-year 32-page passport costs:

• £72.50 for the standard service
• £103.00 for the one-week Fast Track Service
• £128.00 for the one-day Premium service

If you were born on or before 2 September 1929, your passport is free of charge. However, you will need to pay the extra fee for Fast Track or Premium services if you use them.

You can find detailed information in the section 'Passport fees, how long it takes and urgent passport applications'.

• Passport fees, how long it takes and urgent passport applications

The application form

How to get it

You can get the form in four ways. You can:

• complete the application form online, in which case IPS will print out the completed form and send it to you to sign and return with the supporting documents
• collect it from a Post Office branch that offers the Check & Send service
• request an application form online and IPS will send it to you in the post - allow up to five working days for delivery
• call the Passport Adviceline 0300 222 0000 and ask IPS to send it to you in the post - allow up to five working days for delivery

• Online passport application form explained

• Complete the application form online Opens new window

• Find your nearest Check & Send Post Office Opens new window

• Request a passport application form Opens new window

Who needs to sign it

Usually, only you need to sign it if you are applying to renew your passport.

However, if your appearance is very different from the photo in your current or last passport, you should get your form countersigned at section 10.

The person you ask to countersign must be someone who has known you for at least two years. They must:

• be over 18
• hold a current British or Irish passport
• be willing to write their passport number on the form

They should work in a recognised profession or otherwise have good standing in the community. You can find a list of suitable professions by following the link below to 'Who can countersign your application?'

You should ask the same person to certify one of your photographs. They do this by writing on the back:

• 'I certify that this is a true likeness of [Miss, Mr, Mrs, Ms or other title and your full name]'

They must also sign and date the statement.

• Who can countersign your application?

The supporting documents

Apart from the completed application form and two recent identical photographs, the only supporting document you need to send is your current or last passport.

• Passport photos and who can certify them

What happens to your old passport?

IPS will cancel your old passport when a new one is issued. You cannot use the old passport, but IPS will return it to you unless it has been defaced or altered. In these cases it will be destroyed and not returned to you.

IPS advises you to photocopy all relevant pages showing stamps and visas. This may be helpful if you need replacements.

More useful links

• Table of passport fees, how to pay and refunds

Useful contacts

• Foreign Office Travel Advice

• Identity and Passport Service (IPS)