Passport Fees

[Yoyoma1910]

It used to be so cheap.






Last year I had to start the application process for a fiancee visa, and while I was filling out the paper work, it jumped from around $180.00 to around $460.00. Those figures might be a little off, as I don't remember the exact cost.

[shlin28]

Chinese Passport- 200 Yuan (~£20) with a waiting time of two weeks. It is valid for 5 years.

In short, it is dirt cheap

[rasoforos]

Greek Passport (Renewal)

We are required to change all pre-2006 passports since the big brother wants our passports to have a chip with biometrics in it.

It cost me about 75 euros + 11 more for pictures and lasts for 5 years. Valid for 5 years but you can get one cheaper if you are ok with a smalled validity period.

It takes about 3 days to be ready.

The only problem is that the system is quite bureaucratic. You gotta go to your nearby tax office to pay the 75 euro fee and then go to your nearby passport office to submit the receipt from the tax office, your old passports, the pics you got and fill in a form.

Apparently paying at the passport office is something that the greek civil service never thought (mainly because it would mean several lazy civil servants would not be needed anymore)


The old passports were much cheaper and u only needed to give your pics,proof of address and the money to a tour operator and they d get it for you (but it would take 2 weeks)

[HoreTore]

A more interesting question:

How much for fake passports?