The new fees have been announced by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) and will take effect from 9 April 2025.
An emergency travel document lets you travel from abroad if you need to travel urgently and cannot use your UK passport. It is usually only valid for one single or return journey and you can travel through a maximum of five countries.
People usually apply for emergency travel documents if their passport has been lost, stolen, or damaged abroad, or because their passport is full, has recently expired or is with HM Passport Office or a foreign embassy.
From 9 April, the cost of administering an application for – and, if successful, providing – an emergency travel document will rise from £100 to £125.
Emergency passports are issued in exceptional circumstances, usually when an emergency travel document cannot be issued. This cost will rise from £75 to £125.
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The new fees include the cost of couriering the emergency travel document to you. Previously, this was an additional separate cost.
To obtain an emergency travel document while abroad, you must first report your lost or stolen passport to the local police, then apply online for an emergency travel document through the Gov.uk website.
Passport application fees rising
Fees for all passports are rising from 10 April. The fee for a standard online application made from within the UK will rise from £88.50 to £94.50 for adults and from £57.50 to £61.50 for children.
Postal applications will increase from £100 to £107 for adults and £69 to £74 for children.
The fee for a Premium Service (1 day) application made from within the UK will rise from £207.50 to £222 for adults and from £176.50 to £189 for children.
