Apply for a UK passport

You can apply for, renew, replace or update your passport and pay online.

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You can pick up passport application forms from your local Post Office and apply by post, or use the Post Office Check and Send service.

Before you start

Applying for a passport can take up to 10 weeks. Do not book travel until you have a valid passport - your new passport will not have the same number as your old one.

You'll need

• a digital photo
• a credit or debit card
• your National Insurance number (if you have one)
• details of your parents' birth dates and birthplaces (you'll also need their passport numbers if they have UK passports)

Cost

Passport type	Standard service	Fast Track service
Adult (16 and over) first adult passport	£88.50	£154.00
Adult (16 and over) renewal	£82.50	£148.00
Child (under 16)	£58.50	£124.00

How long it takes

Your passport should arrive within 10 weeks if you apply using the standard online service.

It should arrive:

• by the end of the next working day if you use the Online Premium service
• within 7 working days if you use the Fast Track service

> Check if you need to allow extra time

It can take longer if:

• HM Passport Office need to ask you for more information or documents
• your application hasn't been filled out correctly
• your supporting documents haven't been certified correctly
• your photographs don't meet the rules

Getting your first adult passport

You need to get an adult passport if you're 16 or over and:

• this is your first UK passport
• your last UK passport was reported lost or stolen
• your last UK passport was issued before 1 January 1994
• you've changed your name and cannot provide documents to show the link between your old and new names
• you've changed your gender
• you cannot provide your last UK passport

Renewing a passport

You can renew your passport online if:

• you're 16 or over (or turning 16 in the next 3 weeks)
• you currently have or had a UK passport which you can account for
• your most recent passport has not been cancelled or reported as lost or stolen
• you can provide a digital photo