See the all-in cost of renewing your Indian passport from the UK — consular fee, Tatkal premium, VFS charge, and courier — for the whole family.
Renewing an Indian passport from the UK costs £93 for a 36-page 10-year booklet, plus £2 ICWF and the £29.78 VFS Global service charge — £124.78 all-in. Add Tatkal for faster processing or jumbo pages if you travel a lot, then see your true total below.
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Adds a flat £92. London and Birmingham only; 3–10 working days.
Replaces the normal booklet fee with the £110 re-issue fee.
Each family member is charged separately.
Optional — VFS returns your documents by tracked post.
Your all-in cost with NriDirect
£239.78
Estimate only. Indian consular and VFS fees are paid to the authorities at your appointment and float with the INR exchange rate — confirm the live amount on the VFS UK fee page. The NriDirect service fee covers preparing your application, checking documents and booking VFS. Normal processing is ~4–5 weeks; Tatkal ~3–10 working days subject to HCI approval.
Renewing an Indian passport from the UK has several components. The consular fee depends on the booklet you choose — £93 for a 36-page 10-year booklet or £130 for a 60-page jumbo booklet for frequent travellers. An ICWF surcharge of £2 is added per application. The VFS Global service charge of £29.78 is paid at the VFS centre. Optional secure courier (£8 for 3–5 days, £15 next day) returns your documents by tracked post.
If your passport was lost, stolen or damaged, the re-issue fee of £185 replaces the normal booklet fee. Tatkaal adds a flat £92, and is offered at HCI London and CGI Birmingham only — not Edinburgh.
Timelines vary with HCI processing and police verification:
Processing can be longer if police clearance is required or if there is a change in your personal details. NriDirect checks your forms and documents before submission to reduce the risk of rejection and delay.
The services this tool relates to — handled end to end, with document checks and VFS booking included.
A standard 36-page 10-year booklet is £93 in consular fee, plus £2 ICWF and the VFS Global service charge of £29.78 — £124.78 per applicant before optional courier. A 60-page jumbo booklet is £130, so £161.78 all-in. These figures took effect on 1 July 2026 under the Passports (Amendment) Rules 2026 — the first rise in about 14 years, which is why older guides quote far less. Confirm the live amount on the VFS UK fee page.
Tatkaal adds a flat £92 on top of the normal booklet fee, taking a 36-page adult booklet from £93 to £185. It is offered at HCI London and CGI Birmingham only — not Edinburgh — and is refused for a change of name, a single-parent minor application, a passport expired more than three years, or where you have no valid UK visa. Normal processing runs 4–6 weeks; VFS quotes Tatkaal as 7–10 days on its checklist and 3–5 working days elsewhere.
A lost, stolen or damaged passport requires a re-issue with a higher fee of around £110, which replaces the normal booklet fee rather than adding to it. You will usually also need a police loss report. The VFS charge and optional courier still apply on top.
Yes — each applicant pays the consular fee, surcharge and VFS charge separately. This calculator multiplies per-applicant costs by the number of applicants so a family sees the real total.