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Security Changes

UK ePassports fees increase

Fees for the biometric ePassport, the most secure passport ever produced by the UK, were published 24/07/2006 as the Identity and Passport Service (IPS) announced that over a million ePassports have now been issued.

The new fees will came into affect on 5 October 2006. This completed a two-stage fee increase to allow the introduction of the latest generation passport to international standards as well as other anti-fraud measures such as enhanced background checks on applicants and preparations for face-to-face interviews for first-time adult passport applicants.

The new passport fees are as follows:

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