Passport applications and renewals

We have two services available at selected branches

Digital Check & Send

We’ll complete and submit your application for you digitally, so there’s no need for a paper application

No paper form filling
We’ll take your digital photo to correct specifications
Available at 1,100 branches

Paper Check & Send

We’ll ensure that your application is complete and correct before sending it off

Application is checked to ensure it meets all requirements
Use your own compliant photographs
Available at 2,500 branches

Illustration of two Irish passports

Irish passports

Apply for your first or renew your current passport in-branch to receive at home.

Passport guides

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First issued in the UK in 2010, biometric passports add a number of new .

Common passport questions

How much is a passport?

You’re an adult or a child
You apply digitally or using paper forms
You use one of our Passport Check & Send services

There’s no difference in the HM Passport Office fee for new or renewed passports.

Our Passport Digital Check & Send service helps you get your application right first time, with no paper forms to fill in, for just £16. There’s also a Paper Check & Send service for the same price, which makes sure your paper application is good to go.

Here’s a summary of the different fees for passports and Check & Send. Please note the totals don’t include the cost of getting compliant photos taken.

Adult (digital application)

Adult (paper application)

Child (digital application)

Child (paper application)

How do I renew a passport?

You can renew an adult passport or child’s passport quickly and easily at the Post Office with our Passport Check & Send services. With Digital Check & Send, we complete and submit your application digitally, with no forms to fill in. Or, if you prefer applying with paper forms, we can check they’re all good to send with our Paper Check & Send service. Use our branch finder tool to find where you can renew your adult or child’s passport.

Who can sign a passport application?

Works in (or is retired from) a ‘recognised profession’
Is ‘a person of good standing in their community’

You’ll find more guidance on this and what counts as a recognised profession on the HM Passport Office pages. The countersignatory can’t work for HM Passport Office or be a doctor (unless they know you very well, such as a friend).

A countersignature is often not required if you’re renewing a passport. That’s unless your appearance has changed significantly since your previous or most current passport photo was taken.