Passport courier costs
In addition to the passport application fee, you also need to pay for the cost of courier delivery.
From 31 January 2025 the cost of courier delivery is increasing for passports being delivered to an address outside of New Zealand or Australia. These price increases range from:
- NZD$1.00 – $3.00 for applications lodged online or in New Zealand
- AUD$1.00 - $2.00 for applications lodged in Australia
- GPB£1.00 for applications lodged in the United Kingdom
Check back here from 31 January 2025 to see the full list of updated courier costs.
The amount you pay depends on the country the passport is being delivered to.
If you apply online, this cost is automatically calculated when you complete the online application form. Delivery costs for online applications are charged in New Zealand dollars and range from NZD$5 to NZD$56.
Delivery costs for paper applications are charged in the appropriate local currency, depending on which office you send your form to (New Zealand, Sydney or London). See the table below.
If you apply under the urgent service and collect your passport from a DIA public counter, you will not be charged for courier delivery. The counter collect option is not available for applications lodged under the standard service.
Courier costs by delivery zone
Delivery zone | If you apply in New Zealand or online |
If you apply in Australia |
If you apply in the United Kingdom |
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New Zealand | NZD$5.00 | Lodge your application online or in NZ | Apply online or in New Zealand |
Australia | NZD$13.00 | AUD$12.00 | Apply online or in Australia |
United Kingdom | NZD$27.00 | Lodge your application in the UK | GBP£13.00 |
Asia-Pacific | NZD$22.00 | AUD$20.00 | Apply online or in New Zealand or Australia |
United States | NZD$32.00 | AUD$30.00 | GBP£16.00 |
Europe (excluding the UK and the countries listed below) | NZD$43.00 | AUD$40.00 | GBP£21.00 |
Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, Croatia, Greece, Macedonia, Malta, Switzerland, Serbia, Libya, Pakistan, Ukraine | NZD$51.00 | AUD$47.00 | GBP£25.00 |
Russia, Iran, Nepal and Belarus (dispatched via MFAT Diplomatic Bag) | NZD$56.00 | AUD$52.00 | GBP£27.00 |
Rest of the world | NZD$45.00 | AUD$42.00 | GBP£22.00 |
Courier costs are subject to price changes, due to inflationary and industry cost pressures, charged by the Department’s contracted courier providers (New Zealand Post and DHL).
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