Passport costs to increase 1 January 2017

Legislative Instrument – F2016L01597 – Australian Passports (Application Fees) Amendment (2016 Measures No. 1) Determination 2016, increases the costs of Australian passports, travel documents and other associated processes from 1 January 2017.

The following increases will come into effect on that date:

• Provisional travel documents – Nil
• Passports for children and those over 75, with five year validity – $10 to $135
• Priority processing of passport applications – an additional $54 to the usual fee
• All other Australian travel documents – an additional $20. These documents are:
  • Passports with 10 year validity – $270
  • Passports for children aged 16 or 17, lodged on or after 1 January 2016, valid for 10 years – $270
  • Frequent traveller passports, 10 years validity – $396
  • Frequent traveller passports for children aged over 16 or 17, valid for 10 years and lodged after 1 January 2016 – $396
  • Applications for emergency passports lodged on or after 1 January 2016 – $171
  • Applications for replacement passports lodged on or after 1 January 2016 – $171
  • Application for certificate of identity – $171
  • Application for document of identity – $70
  • Application for convention travel – $171

This Determination will commence on 1 January 2017.

Extract From MIA.