New passport fees take effect

The announcement, signed by Foreign Affairs Minister Don Pramudwinai on February 23, stipulates the new fee rate will be effective from March 11.

Here are the new rates:

• Bt500 for making a 3-year passport

• Bt1,000 for a 5-year passport

• Bt1,500 for a 10-year passport

• Bt1,000 for issuing an official passport

• In case a passport is needed urgently (on the same day), applicants must pay an additional Bt2,000.

• Bt200 for issuing an emergency passport

• Bt100 for passport endorsement

• Bt100 for a copy of passport holding history

The Foreign Affairs Ministry will exercise its discretion on whether to wave the fee for urgent or emergency passports due to humanitarian or government-related reasons.