Cost of a passport set to increase this summer

Treasury says higher fees will mirror fees introduced in the UK earlier this year

The cost of a passport is set to increase for Manx residents later this summer.

Treasury Minister Chris Thomas will bring an amendment to the Passport Fees Order to Tynwald next month.

The document proposes increasing the price of the standard service for a new passport from £107 to £115.50, and from £74 to £80 for children.

An express passport would go up from £190.50 to £205.50, while an adult temporary passport would rise from £234.50 to £253.

Express passports for children will cost £170, up from £157.50, while temporary passports for children will increase from £83 to £90.

The order comes into force on 1 August; Treasury says it's to match increases to fees which were introduced in the UK in April.