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UK passport price to rise to £51
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josey1964
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I am putting this in the Quick thread as you only have 10 days to act.
The price of a standard UK passport is to rise by 21% to help fight fraud and boost security, the Home Office said.
It will raise the cost of an adult 10-year passport by £9 to £51 from 1 December.
The increase follows a 27% rise in the cost of a passport two years ago.
PLANNED PASSPORT TIMETABLE .
1 December 2005: Passport price to rise to £51
February 2006: Passports with biometric facial images, rather than digital photos, start being issued
August 2006: All new passports should be biometric
October 2006: Start of interviews for passport applicants, in place of postal applications
2008: Combined passports and ID cards to be issued
The price of a standard UK passport is to rise by 21% to help fight fraud and boost security, the Home Office said.
It will raise the cost of an adult 10-year passport by £9 to £51 from 1 December.
The increase follows a 27% rise in the cost of a passport two years ago.
PLANNED PASSPORT TIMETABLE .
1 December 2005: Passport price to rise to £51
February 2006: Passports with biometric facial images, rather than digital photos, start being issued
August 2006: All new passports should be biometric
October 2006: Start of interviews for passport applicants, in place of postal applications
2008: Combined passports and ID cards to be issued
Josey
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Cheers, i was trying to put off getting a new pasport until a holiday next year but will apply as soon as i can!0
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They going to force everyone to pay £51 in 2006 for the new passports? Wonder why they are increasing the price then!?! Hmmm...Being bored is so boring Im bored of it... :rotfl:0
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If you apply now does that mean getting a new biometric one in 2006 and paying another £51?old_system wrote:Cheers, i was trying to put off getting a new pasport until a holiday next year but will apply as soon as i can!Being bored is so boring Im bored of it... :rotfl:0 -
How about childrens 5 year passports? Mine and my husbands are okay but we need to get new passports for our three children.
Anyone know please?Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards. Soreen Kierkegaard 1854.0 -
The new passport fees, effective from 1 December 2005, are as follows
Adult First - Post £51(9) Fast Track (7 day) £77.50(7.50) Premium (same day) N/A
Adult Renewal - Post £51(9) Fast Track (7 day) £77.50(7.50) Premium (same day) £96.50(7.50)
Child First - Post £34(9) Fast Track (7 day) £70(10) Premium (same day) N/A
Child Renewal - Post £34(9) Fast Track (7 day) £70(10) Premium (same day) £83(12)
Jumbo (48 page) - Post £62.50(8) Fast Track (7 day) £87(16) Premium (same day) £104.50(9)
(Increase in brackets).
http://www.ukpa.gov.uk/press_171105.aspenhanced background checks on applicants;
the gradual introduction of new biometric 'ePassports' from February 2006, which will contain a scan of the passport holder's unique facial features embedded in a chip held in the passport document;
face-to-face interviews for first-time adult applicants from October 2006.
http://www.passport.gov.uk/downloads/Leaflet_Proof_3.pdfYour current passport will remain valid until its expiry
date. You will not need to exchange your passport
for a biometric passport, but should apply for a new
passport in good time as and when your current
passport expires. It is best to allow 4–6 weeks for
a passport application.
W1zz0 -
My sons passport has just run out.
Thanks for that I will renew it todayTreat everyday as your last one on earth! and one day you will be right.0 -
mines needing renewed had better get the forms today at the post officeCompo challange:Amount won £0 Need to win £2400
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I hope they will charge on receipt of the the passport not delay sending it back then ask for more.
Torgwen..........
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So will the new ones be Biometric ones or normal? If you buy one now and then have to change next year to a biometric one that would be daylight robbery! Presumably the normal ones will run as they should ie 10 yrs.????Happiness is wanting what you have, not having what you want.
Primum non noce!0 -
bobdauilda wrote:So will the new ones be Biometric ones or normal? If you buy one now and then have to change next year to a biometric one that would be daylight robbery! Presumably the normal ones will run as they should ie 10 yrs.????
the old one should still be valid, but you might have a lot of problems getting into the usa if your passport isn't a biometric one... Fine if you don't plan on going there.No reliance should be placed on the above.0
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