Why passports so expensive

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Conflict and political distrust have led to a gross disparity in passport cost and affordability in this region. Yemen and Lebanon are among the most expensive and least affordable passports in our study. Yet, the countries sandwiched between them geographically Iraq, Israel, and Saudi Arabia get a far better deal.

Passports in this region also tend to offer far more restrictive travel options. Qatar has the second most affordable passport in the region.

The South Korean passport is a real winner. Japan and Singapore are the only countries in the world whose passports grant access to more destinations and respectively. Africa entertains the extremes of passport affordability.

The Madagascar passport is free, making it the best value and affordability in the world, although it offers access to only 55 countries. The Tanzania one just pips Egypt on both value 8. Only three African passports offer access to more than countries: those of South Africa, Mauritius, and Seychelles. Do you have your passport in order? We also use cookies set by other sites to help us deliver content from their services. You can change your cookie settings at any time. Your supporting documents for example birth certificates will be sent back to you free of charge by normal second class post.

Choose this option on your application if you want to use it. You can also use the Post Office Check and Send service for free and get free secure delivery. You must pay a fee if you need to get a passport urgently or if you want a frequent traveller passport 50 pages instead of I think that is justified. All data are for a standard adult passport. The fees abroad can be significantly higher.

The values in the table are the regular domestic passport fees. Thanks, Guy for your input. Much appreciated. I always use the data for the standard documents. I heard about the processing fees. It happens in other countries too.

Cheers, Tom. I know Malaysia does the same. Thanks, Tom. Dominican Rep. There are two options for obtaining Sri Lankan Passports. Thx Guy. According this link its 7 years. This is directed to the author. Thank you, Aniel. The passport in the country is much cheaper. However, still relatively expensive compared to the average income in Cuba.

Passport issuing fee in Belarus is from 1 to 3 b. The base amount is variable and changed by the Council of Ministers from time to time, at the moment 1 b. Zimbabwe has different fees.