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The United Kingdom Emergency Passport and Document Fees

Key Points  

  • Starting 9 April 2025, the United Kingdom implemented new fees for emergency travel documents and emergency passports 

New Fees for Emergency Travel Documents and Passports  

The United Kingdom (UK) introduced new fees for emergency travel documents (ETDs) and emergency passports on 9 April 2025.  

ETDs allow a traveler to travel internationally in urgent situations when a British passport cannot be used. Typically, it is valid for a single trip or a return journey. The updated fee now covers the courier service for delivering the ETD, which was previously charged as a separate expense. 

Service    Current fee up to 8 April 2025  New fee from 9 April 2025 
Administering an application for, and if successful providing, an emergency travel document (in addition to direct costs, if any)     £100  £125 
Exceptionally, administering an application for, and, if successful, providing an emergency passport, on occasions when it is not possible to provide an emergency travel document (in addition to direct costs, if any)     £75  £125 

 

OISC registration number F202000157 

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