Renew or replace your adult passport

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Overview

It costs £75.50 to renew or replace your passport if you apply online or £85 if you fill in a paper form.

You must be aged 16 or over (or turning 16 in the next 3 weeks) if you want an adult passport. There’s a different process to get a passport for a child.

There are different ways to renew or replace your passport if you’re outside the UK.

If you’re travelling to the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein, you may need to renew your passport before you travel.

How long it takes

Allow up to 10 weeks to get your passport. It takes longer to apply by post than online.

You may be able to get a passport urgently if you need one sooner.

Do not book travel until you have a valid passport.

Tracking your passport application

You can track your passport application immediately if you apply online or after 10 weeks if you apply by post.

Getting your new passport

Your new passport will be sent to you by courier or Royal Mail. They’ll either:

  • post it through your letterbox
  • hand it to you if you’re home
  • leave a card or post you a letter saying how you can get it (it will not say the package is your passport)
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Part of Travel abroad: step by step

  1. Step 1 Plan your trip

    1. Check foreign travel advice for the country you're travelling to or transiting through

    Find out what you need to do if you're travelling during coronavirus (COVID-19).

    1. Check the latest COVID-19 travel restrictions
    2. Check what you need to do if you're travelling to England from a country or territory on the red, amber and green list
    3. Check if you need a negative test result or to demonstrate your COVID-19 vaccination status to enter your destination, or if you need to quarantine upon arrival
    4. Get a COVID-19 test through a private provider in the UK, if you need one

    Find out what you need to do:

  2. Step 2 Get your passport, visas and permits ready

    How much time you need on your passport depends on the country you're visiting. Check the entry requirements for the country you want to travel to.

    1. Check your passport has enough time left on it for the country you're visiting
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    You may also need a visa to enter some countries.

    1. Check if you need a visa or permit

  3. Step 3 Get travel insurance and check if you need vaccinations or inoculations

    1. Get travel insurance
    2. Get ready to demonstrate your COVID-19 vaccination status
    3. Check what vaccinations or inoculations you may need on the TravelHealthPro website

  4. Step 4 Travel safely and check for travel disruption

    1. Find out how to travel safely in the UK during coronavirus (COVID-19)
    2. Check guidance for safer air travel during COVID-19
    3. Check if there are travel disruptions because of COVID-19

  5. Step 5 Going through border control

    You may need to show paperwork such as your passport or visa. You may also need a negative coronavirus (COVID-19) test result or demonstrate your COVID-19 vaccination status at the point of entry.

    1. Check the entry requirements for the country you are travelling to or transiting through

  6. Step 6 When you are abroad

    1. Follow the local coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions

    Find out what to do if:

  7. Step 7 Return to the UK

    There are different coronavirus (COVID-19) rules if you're:

    If you’re entering England, there are different rules depending on if you’ve travelled from a country or territory on the:

    • red list
    • amber list
    • green list
    1. Check what you need to do if you're travelling to England from a country or territory on the red, amber and green list
    1. Get a private test before you return to England (pre-departure test)
    2. Complete a passenger locator form
    3. Follow the rules for entering the UK

    Check if you want to:

  8. and When you arrive in the UK

    1. Follow the latest coronavirus restrictions
    2. Declare goods and pay tax and duty to UK customs