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Your child’s first passport in the post

We’ll help you get it right first time for just £9.75

How to get a first passport for your child

Our Paper Passport Check and Send service makes it easy to get your child’s passport. All for £9.75 (plus additional £58.50 passport office fee).

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Get an application form in branch

Find your nearest Post Office.

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You fill in the application form

You’ll need to ask someone to counter sign section 10 and certify your child’s photo.

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We’ll check your application is right

And send off your application to HM Passport Office by special delivery. All for just £9.75.

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You receive the passport in the post

You’ll receive your child’s passport from the HM Passport Office in up to 3 weeks.

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Use our branch finder tool to find where you can apply for a child’s first passport.

 

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FAQs

How much does it cost to get a first child passport?

It will cost you £68.25 in total to get a first child passport. This includes the passport fee of £58.50 and a Post Office Check & Send fee of £9.75.

How old does a person have to be to get a child’s passport?

Any UK citizen, including infants and newborn babies, needs to have a passport in their own name before they travel.
Children up to the age of 16 should travel on a child’s passport. Over the age of 16 a full adult passport is required.

Note: between the ages of 12 and 15, the child should sign the declaration (section 6) on the passport form in their own right.

What do I need to bring?

Here’s what you need to provide when you come into branch to get a first child passport:

  • Passport form with section 10 counter signed by a whitness
  • Two certified photos

Full payment for your application: the passport fee plus the £15.40 Digital Check & Send fee.

How long does it take to get a passport?

It should take 3 weeks to process a renewal application.
For urgent applications, go here.

How can I get in touch?

Online:
Using our online contact form

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Alternatively Textphone us:
0345 722 3355
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Choose a giftˠ with our Travel Insurance

when you purchase it with another selected travel product

Choose from a Hawaiian Tropic sun cream bundle worth up to £33 or a £10 Amazon.co.uk Gift Cardˡ. Terms and conditions applyˠ

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Top tips for filling in a passport form

  •  Use a black ballpoint pen and write in capitals
  • Bring originals of your supporting documents, not photocopies
  • Stay within the white boxes and keep your signature within the border
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Definitions

ˠ Offer open to customers who purchase Travel Money or load currency onto a new or existing Travel Money Card  in-branch or online (minimum spend applies to online purchases), or use Passport or Digital Passport Check & Send service in-branch, or apply for an International Driving Permit in-branch between 1 June and 29 September 2019, and then go on to buy a new Travel Insurance Policy online, by phone or in-branch, between 1 June and 29 September 2019 or renew a Travel Insurance Policy online, or by phone, between 1 June and 29 September 2019. Customers must use the promotional code provided when buying the Travel Insurance Policy and must have a valid email address. One £10 Amazon.co.uk Gift Cardˡ (ˡRestrictions apply, see  www.amazon.co.uk/gc-legal) or Hawaiian Tropic Sun Cream Bundle to the value of £33 per Policy, providing each Policy is purchased at least 30 days apart. Customers have 14 days to claim the gift from receipt of email on how to redeem. Gifts will be sent within 7 days of being claimed. Each Gift is subject to its own t&cs. Cannot be used in conjunction with other offers. For full T&Cs visit postoffice.co.uk/traveloffer19.