Islanders applying for passports online will pay less than they do now under new fees which are being introduced alongside increases of around 6.5% to most immigration charges.
But those who continue to make paper applications will face higher passport fees, while the cost of getting an emergency passport outside office hours is set to jump by more than a third.
The changes are contained in the Immigration (Fees) (Jersey) Amendment Order 2026, which was made by Home Affairs Minister Helen Miles on 20 August.
Most of the changes will come into force on 1 September, with a new system of online and paper passport charges following on 16 November.
Currently, a standard passport application costs £74 for someone aged under 16 and £107 for an adult.
From 16 November, online applications will instead cost £66.50 for under-16s and £102 for adults – reductions of £7.50 and £5 respectively.
Paper applications will cost £80 for children and £115.50 for adults, meaning applicants choosing paper rather than online will pay £13.50 more.
The same fees will apply to first passports, replacements for lost, stolen or damaged passports, renewals and amendments, and extensions of restricted-validity passports.
Before that change takes effect, passport fees will rise from 1 September, with standard applications increasing to £80 for under-16s and £115.50 for adults.
Express fees will rise from £145 to £156.50 for children and from £178 to £192 for adults.
The largest percentage increase is for an out-of-hours temporary emergency passport, which will rise by just over 36%, from £180 to £245.
A temporary emergency passport issued during normal hours will meanwhile increase by 25%, from £100 to £125.
Most immigration application charges are also being increased by around 6.5%.
The cost for a student will rise from £524 to £558, while the charge for a minister of religion will increase from £885 to £943.
Fees for seasonal and certain sector-based work permit holders will go from £319 to £340, while other work-permit applications will increase from £885 to £943.
The cost of applying for indefinite leave to remain will rise by £197, from £3,029 to £3,226 – an increase of about 6.5%.
Fees under the British National (Overseas) route will also rise, from £193 to £206 for a 30-month application and from £268 to £285 for five years.
The £2,000 immigration fee for investors is unchanged, but the new schedule includes a £1,693 fee for someone seeking to enter Jersey to establish themselves in business and a £1,172 charge for someone seeking leave to remain as a visitor.
