How much to pay for passport renewal

SINGAPORE: Singapore passports will be valid for 10 years, up from the current five, for applications submitted from October, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said on Friday (May 7).

The increase in the validity period applies to Singapore citizens aged 16 and above who submit a passport application on or after Oct 1. 

"This will reduce the frequency of passport renewals and offer greater convenience to Singaporeans," said ICA in a news release. 

For those aged below 16, the passport validity will remain at five years. 

"As children’s facial features change more rapidly, renewing their passport every five years will allow the photograph in their passport to be updated more frequently, which will minimise identification problems when going through immigration," the agency said. 

The passport application fee will remain unchanged at S$70. For applications submitted in person at Singapore's overseas missions, an equivalent of S$80 in foreign currency will be charged. 

BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGY HAS STABILISED: ICA

The validity period of the Singapore passport was reduced in 2005, from 10 years to five years, with the introduction of the biometric passport. 

The biometric passport incorporated an embedded microchip that contains the passport holder's biometric information, such as facial and fingerprint identifiers. 

"Reducing the validity period in 2005 was to allow ICA to monitor the stability of the technology and incorporate enhancements, as necessary, when Singaporeans renew their passport," ICA said. 

"This ensured that the Singapore passport remains a highly secure and
trusted travel document, which gives Singaporeans access to many countries without the need for a visa."

There is now widespread use of biometrics by immigration authorities around the world to validate travellers' identities, and to detect stolen and forged passports. The technology has also stabilised, and ICA said it now has "greater confidence" in the durability of the passport microchip.

"In view of these developments, ICA has assessed that it is now viable to increase the validity of the Singapore passport to 10 years without compromising security or global confidence in the Singapore passport," it said. 

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Countries that previously issued a five-year passport and have increased this to 10 years include the US, UK, Canada, France, Germany, Australia, China, Japan and South Korea. 

The validity of passports is capped at 10 years in compliance with the International Civil Aviation Organisation's (ICAO) recommendation. Therefore, any remaining validity in an old passport cannot be added to a new one that has a 10-year validity period, said ICA.

Currently, any remaining validity of an old Singapore passport, up to a maximum of nine months, will be added to the validity of the new passport. 

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The application process for the passport remains unchanged. Citizens who need to apply for a new passport can do so online via ICA's e-service. 

Those who are unfamiliar with or have difficulty accessing the e-service can get their family members or friends to assist with the application online or apply on their behalf. 

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You and your foreign domestic worker (FDW) should mutually agree on who should pay for her passport renewal. This should be decided preferably at the start of her employment and stated in the employment contract.

Passport renewal fees can be relatively costly for an FDW. While you are not required to pay for your FDW’s passport renewal, you could consider helping with the cost out of goodwill.

Passport applications lodged overseas incur an additional overseas application fee (overseas surcharge). This fee is included in the total fee on our Fee Table for each passport type.  To see the exact price of the overseas surcharge, visit the fee page at passports.gov.au. This fee does not apply to replacement passport and emergency passport applications.

From Monday 24 August all services at the Australian High Commission will be charged in Australian dollars.

Please be aware that you may be charged a foreign transaction fee or currency conversion fee by your credit card provider if your credit card was not issued in Australia.

Period beginning: 01 January 2022

 10 Years Validity Passport

 (for persons aged 18 and over)

A $446

 10 Years Validity Passport

 (for persons aged 16 and 17)

 A $375

 5 Years Validity Passport

 (for children under 16)

 A $222

 5 Years Validity Passport

 (optional for person 75+ only)

A $293

 Replacement Passport

(to replace a passport due to full visa pages)

 A $193

 Note: 

The fees above apply and are payable under the provisions of the Australian Passports (Application Fees) Act 2005 and the Australian Passports Determination 2005.

Passport fees are payable at the time of lodgement via Visa, Mastercard and American Express only. NETS, Cash and cheques are not accepted.

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