The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) and Passport (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 No. 15

Regulation 3

SCHEDULE AMENDMENTS TO THE SCHEDULE TO THE PASSPORT (FEES) REGULATIONS 2022

1.  For the table in paragraph 2 substitute—

“Category of prospective passport holder	Where the prospective passport holder lives	Method of application	Fee
Under-16 prospective passport holder	In the United Kingdom	Online	£53.50
	In the United Kingdom	Postal	£64
	Outside the United Kingdom	Online	£61
	Outside the United Kingdom	Postal	£71.50
Over-16 prospective passport holder	In the United Kingdom	Online	£82.50
	In the United Kingdom	Postal	£93
	Outside the United Kingdom	Online	£94
	Outside the United Kingdom	Postal	£104.50”.

2.  For paragraph 3 substitute—

“3.— (1) This paragraph and paragraph 4 apply where the application is administered under one of the priority services.

(2)  Where the prospective passport holder is an under-16 prospective passport holder or an over-16 prospective passport holder born after 2nd September 1929 and—

(a) the application is administered under the fast track service, the fee is the standard fee plus £72.50;

(b) the application is administered under the premium service, the fee is the standard fee plus £111.

(3) Where the prospective passport holder is an over-16 prospective passport holder born on or before 2nd September 1929 and—

(a) the application is administered under the fast track service, the fee is £72.50;

(b) the application is administered under the premium service, the fee is £111.”.

3.  In paragraph 4, for the words from “relevant” to the end substitute “fee for the fast track service specified in paragraph 3(2)(a) or, as the case may be, (3)(a), plus £22”.

4.  In paragraph 7, for “£10” substitute “£11”.

5.  For paragraph 8 substitute—

“8.— (1) This paragraph and paragraph 9 apply where the application is administered under one of the priority services.

(2) Where—

(a) the application is administered under the fast track service, the fee is the standard fee plus £83.50;

(b) the application is administered under the premium service, the fee is the standard fee plus £122.”.

6.  In paragraph 9, for the words from “relevant” to the end substitute “fee for the fast track service specified in paragraph 8(2)(a) plus £22”.

7.  In paragraph 10, for “£10” substitute “£11”.

8.  In paragraph 11, for “£10” substitute “£11”.

9.  For the table in paragraph 12 substitute—

“Category of prospective passport holder	Method of application	Fee
A member of, or a person attached to, His Majesty’s armed forces, or a dependant of such a person aged 16 years or over	Online	The standard fee plus £11
	Postal	The fee specified in the table in paragraph 2 for a postal application made by, or in respect of, an over-16 prospective passport holder who lives in the United Kingdom plus £11
A dependent aged under 16 years of a person who is a member of, or attached to, His Majesty’s armed forces	Online	The standard fee plus £11
	Postal	The fee specified in the table in paragraph 2 for a postal application made by, or in respect of, an under-16 prospective passport holder who lives in the United Kingdom plus £11
A member of, or a person attached to, His Majesty’s armed forces where the application is checked and submitted to His Majesty’s Passport Office by armed forces personnel who are nominated for that purpose		The fee specified in the table in paragraph 2 for a postal application made by, or in respect of, an over-16 prospective passport holder who lives in the United Kingdom plus £11”.