![]() ![]() While German embassies charge up to €141 compared to €60 at home, United States passports cost the same worldwide as at home – $130.Īs a reader wrote, obtaining a Cuban passport abroad, e.g., in the USA, is extremely expensive. Why countries charge significantly more for a passport at their embassies or consulates is a riddle for me. Passport pricing is also a political issue. Even if the current passport was significantly updated with state-of-the-art technology and security. Several countries managed to keep the costs for a new passport unchanged or slightly higher. How does a passport office justify higher costs? Did they negotiate just a bad purchasing contract? Governments like to brag about having the “most advanced” and “most secure” travel document every time a passport is updated (which is always good timing to increase the fees). If the fees of a passport are within the earlier mentioned range of 1% to 4%, then it’s fine with me. Should a passport office profit, and should your embassy charge you a higher fee abroad? Global Passport Fees 2023 People need passports, but at what costs? Below are the International Air Transport Association (IATA) trends from 2019 to 2040. The International Civil Aviation Organisation’s Doc 9303 also recommends a new passport design to maintain document security and integrity every few years. The forecast period of 2022-2027 is expected to reach a value of approximately USD 74 billion by 2026. The global e-passport market will be valued at USD 21 billion in 2020. The fee for a Lebanese passport with ten years of validity was set on Sep 27, 2022, to $52. Remark: Lebanon was earlier mentioned as the most expensive passport, but that was only the case when issued abroad ($300-$600). Bulgaria has the cheapest passport in the European Union, and Belarus is the cheapest in Europe. While Argentina, Vietnam, Belarus, China, India, Hong Kong, and Thailand charge citizens the lowest fees. Rather expensive passports are those from Liechtenstein, Australia, and Venezuela. In 2021, nearly 64 % of Congolese, just under 60 million people, lived on less than $2.15 a day. The DRC is among the five poorest nations in the world. Two readers of my website even commented that a DRC passport is now $250, making the Congolese passport one of the most expensive in the world for its citizens. Imagine if we Germans had to pay €9348 for a passport!īut that’s the case in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where a passport costs you the equivalent of $185 at an average income of only $65/month. I’m German, and our average income is €3230. There is an extreme case in Africa where the figure goes up to 285%! Exceptions are Italy, Serbia, or Romania, topping the 4%. EU countries usually charge between 1.x% and 3.x% for a passport compared to the average MONTHLY income. Passport fees should be related to the average income of its citizens. ![]() However, countries are still issuing booklets for much less than ten years. In the best case, you pay this fee only every ten years, as this is the maximum validity of a modern standard passport today. ![]() Passports are a necessity in today’s global world, and so are the fees someone has to pay for a travel document. A 10-year passport is now at a whopping $202 in 2023, which makes the Turkish passport, compared to the average national income, THE MOST EXPENSIVE PASSPORT (after below mentioned DRC). ![]() Turkish newspapers report a 122% increase in Turkish passport fees. ![]()
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