1	Title
2	Commencement
3	Principal regulations
4	Regulation 3A revoked (Periods to which fees relate)
5	Schedule replaced
	Schedule Schedule replaced
	Explanatory note
	Administrative Information

Regulations

1 Title

These regulations are the Passport (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2025.

2 Commencement

These regulations come into force on 2 May 2025.

3 Principal regulations

These regulations amend the Passport (Fees) Regulations 2015.

4 Regulation 3A revoked (Periods to which fees relate)

Revoke regulation 3A.

5 Schedule replaced

Replace the Schedule with the Schedule set out in the Schedule of these regulations.

Schedule Schedule replaced

r 5

Schedule Fees

rr 4, 5

Part 1 Applications being lodged online

Item				Fee ($) (excluding GST)
1		For the issue of an adult passport		214.78
2		For the issue of a child passport		125.22

Part 2 Applications being lodged in passports office in New Zealand

Item		Fee ($) (excluding GST)
1	For the issue of an adult passport (not being an application described in item 3)	214.78
2	For the issue of a child passport (not being an application described in item 3)	125.22
3	For the issue of a replacement passport on the surrender, before its expiry, of an emergency travel document	No fee
4	For the issue of a certificate of identity	125.22
5	For the issue of a refugee travel document	125.22

Part 3 Applications being lodged in passports office in London or Sydney

Item		Fee ($) (excluding GST)
1	For the issue of an adult passport (not being an application described in item 3)	314.00
2	For the issue of a child passport (not being an application described in item 3)	184.00
3	For the issue of a replacement passport on the surrender, before its expiry, of an emergency travel document	No fee

Part 4 Applications to New Zealand overseas mission

Item				Fee ($) (excluding GST)
1		For the issue of an emergency travel document		685.00

Part 5 Additional fees

Item			Fee ($) (excluding GST)
1	Priority fee
	For—
	(a)	an application for the issue of a passport or certificate of identity being lodged in a passports office in New Zealand or online:	214.78
	(b)	an application for the issue of a passport being lodged in a passports office in London or Sydney	314.00
2	Callout fee
	For—
	(a)	an application for the issue of a passport or certificate of identity being lodged in a passports office in New Zealand:	655.65
	(b)	an application for the issue of a passport being lodged in a passports office in London or Sydney	892.00
3	Handling fee
	For a New Zealand overseas mission to forward an application for a passport to a passports office in New Zealand, London, or Sydney		64.00

Rachel Hayward,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Explanatory note

This note is not part of the regulations but is intended to indicate their general effect.

These regulations, which come into force on 2 May 2025, amend the Passport (Fees) Regulations 2015 (the principal regulations).

The schedule of fees in the principal regulations is replaced with a new schedule that increases the fees payable in respect of passport and other travel document applications.

Regulatory impact statement

The Department of Internal Affairs produced a regulatory impact statement on 29 January 2025 to help inform the decisions taken by the Government relating to the contents of this instrument.

A copy of this regulatory impact statement can be found at—

Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2019.

Date of notification in Gazette: 1 May 2025.

These regulations are administered by the Department of Internal Affairs.

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