Epassport Fees Announced Home OfficePress Release 24 July 2006 Fees for the biometric ePassport, the most secure passport ever produced by the UK, were published today, as the Identity and Passport Service (IPS) announced that over a million ePassports have now been issued. The new fees will come into effect from 5 October 2006. This completes 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. Postal Fast Track Premium v £ £ £ Adult 66 (51) 91 (77.50) 108 (96.50) Child 45 (34) 80 (70) 93 (83) Jumbo 77(62.50) 97 (87) 114.50 (104.50)