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British passports are about to get more expensive - here's who can get an Irish one
Getting your hands on a British passport will cost you 7% more from tomorrow. The cost of the online application will jump up by £6 to £94.50.
Here, we're going to look at how you can beat the hike... Why is the price going up? Over the past two years the cost of a UK passport application has risen more than 25%.
Where is all that money going? The Home Office insists it makes no profits, and is focused on keeping the waiting time for a British passport at around three weeks. "The new fees will help the Home Office to continue to move towards a system that meets its costs through those who use it, reducing reliance on funding from general taxation," the government said when it announced the rise.
Part of the cost goes towards funding passport control and border officers, while some of the money supports "consular support overseas, including lost or stolen passports.
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