How much does an Italian passport cost?
An ordinary Italian passport officially costs EUR 116.20: EUR 42.70 for the booklet and EUR 73.50 as an administrative contribution. Once compulsory photographs and travel to the office are counted, the real cost is around EUR 138 and can reach EUR 175.
Verifiable answer
An ordinary Italian passport officially costs EUR 116.20: EUR 42.70 for the booklet and EUR 73.50 as an administrative contribution. Once compulsory photographs and travel to the office are counted, the real cost is around EUR 138 and can reach EUR 175.
- How much does an Italian passport cost?
- €116 / application
- €116 – €175
- Italy
- 22 July 2026
- Confidence: High
- Electronic booklet fee, EUR 42.70; Administrative contribution, EUR 73.50; Issue of the document, valid ten years for adults; Fingerprint capture at the time of application
- Photographs meeting the ICAO standard; Travel to the police headquarters, local station or authorised municipal office; Home delivery where the service is offered; Agency or intermediary services; A fresh application if the passport is lost or stolen
- Where you have the photographs taken: booth or photographic studio; Distance to the office that captures fingerprints; Whether home delivery is available in your province; Whether the other parent's consent form is also required; Whether this is a first issue or a renewal after expiry
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Official price versus real cost
Official price
€116
/ application
Difference+€22 (+19%)
Real cost
€138
€121 – €175
The official price of EUR 116.20 is complete and correct as a statement of what the state collects, but incomplete as a statement of what the procedure requires. Applying needs two compliant photographs, which nobody gives away, and needs you to appear at a counter in person, often twice. Adding EUR 5 to 15 of photographs and the travel, the typical bill lands around EUR 138 — roughly 19 per cent above the published price. This is neither a hidden surcharge nor an irregularity: it is the ordinary difference between an administrative fee and the cost of a procedure.
Short answer
The passport fee is identical everywhere in Italy, but the final bill depends on two items no official schedule lists: the compulsory photographs and the journeys to the office that issues the document.
The passport is the clearest example of the gap between an official price and a real cost, which is why it opens our catalogue. The amount paid to the state is set by decree, is the same in Bolzano as in Ragusa, and cannot be negotiated: EUR 116.20 since 1 December 2025, after a Ministry of Economy decree of 23 September 2025 restated the booklet fee from EUR 42.50 to EUR 42.70. No police headquarters may charge more or accept less. Yet almost nobody spends exactly EUR 116.20, because applying requires two photographs meeting the ICAO standard and requires appearing in person at a counter. Neither item appears on any fee schedule, neither is optional in practice, and together they move the bill by twenty or thirty euros. This guide keeps the two figures apart: the one the state publishes, and the one that actually leaves your wallet.
What is included
- Electronic booklet fee, EUR 42.70
- Administrative contribution, EUR 73.50
- Issue of the document, valid ten years for adults
- Fingerprint capture at the time of application
What is not included
- Photographs meeting the ICAO standard
- Travel to the police headquarters, local station or authorised municipal office
- Home delivery where the service is offered
- Agency or intermediary services
- A fresh application if the passport is lost or stolen
How the price breaks down
| Item | Type | Frequency | Minimum | Typical | Maximum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Booklet feeAmount set by ministerial decree, in force since 1 December 2025. Paid through the PagoPA platform, no longer by postal order. | Compulsory | one-off | — | €43 | — |
| Administrative contributionAn electronic duty stamp of EUR 73.50, bought at a tobacconist or an authorised reseller. Unchanged since 2014. | Compulsory | one-off | — | €74 | — |
| Compliant passport photosRequired but not part of the official fee: two recent ICAO-format photographs. A photo booth is cheaper; a photographer costs more but almost never produces a rejected shot. | Compulsory | one-off | €5 | €5 | €15 |
| Travel to the officeThe application is made in person and collection may require a second visit. Anyone living far from the provincial capital should budget for two trips, or for home delivery where it is offered. | Optional | one-off | €0 | €0 | €40 |
| Home deliveryAn optional service offered by some police headquarters: it saves the second trip but is charged separately. | Optional | one-off | €0 | €0 | €10 |
What the price depends on
- Where you have the photographs taken: booth or photographic studio
- Distance to the office that captures fingerprints
- Whether home delivery is available in your province
- Whether the other parent's consent form is also required
- Whether this is a first issue or a renewal after expiry
Hidden costs
- Photographs rejected as non-compliant: they have to be retaken and repaid for
- A second journey to collect the document where delivery is unavailable
- A half-day or full day of leave from work for the appointment
- An extra duty stamp required by related paperwork, such as the other parent's consent form
Three realistic scenarios
Economy scenario
€121
You live in the provincial capital, use a photo booth for five euros and reach the office on foot or on a single transport ticket. You collect the passport in person at no extra cost.
Typical scenario
€138
Photographs from a studio for ten euros, two journeys to the provincial capital between applying and collecting, parking included. This is where most people will recognise themselves.
Premium scenario
€175
Professional photographs, a home far from the provincial capital with two car journeys, home delivery, and half a day of unpaid leave for the appointment.
How to spend less
- Check the photograph requirements on your police headquarters' website before having them taken: ICAO non-compliance is the most common reason for rejection and for paying twice.
- Check whether your headquarters offers home delivery: it costs a few euros and removes an entire return journey.
- If you are eligible, apply at an authorised post office rather than the police headquarters: for many people it is far closer, and the amount owed to the state is identical.
- Do not use an intermediary agency for a routine application: they charge a fee on a procedure whose assistance is already free.
- Book the appointment well in advance: urgent applications cost no more but require documented urgency, and those who cannot prove it end up buying changeable flights instead.
Frequently asked questions
Why does the passport cost EUR 116.20 rather than EUR 116?
Because the booklet fee rose from EUR 42.50 to EUR 42.70 under a Ministry of Economy decree of 23 September 2025, published in the Official Gazette on 17 October 2025 and effective from 1 December 2025. The EUR 73.50 administrative contribution was unchanged. Many pages online still quote the earlier EUR 116 total: if you find that figure, the source has not been updated.
Are the photographs included in the price?
No. The official schedule covers only the booklet and the administrative contribution. The two photographs meeting the ICAO standard are compulsory in order to apply but are paid for separately, and cost roughly EUR 5 to 15 depending on whether you use a booth or a photographic studio. This is the main item separating the official price from the real cost.
Does the cost vary by region?
No. Both compulsory items are national and set by decree, so EUR 116.20 applies everywhere in Italy. What varies by area is everything around it: the distance to the office that captures fingerprints, appointment waiting times, and whether home delivery is offered. Those differences, not the fee, are what move the final bill.
How do you pay now that the postal order has been abolished?
Since 1 December 2025 the booklet is no longer paid for by postal order but through the PagoPA platform: at post offices, through online banking, or via participating payment service providers. The EUR 73.50 administrative contribution remains an electronic duty stamp bought at a tobacconist or an authorised reseller.
How much does a passport for a child cost?
The two compulsory items are identical to an adult's: EUR 116.20 in total. What differs is the validity period, which is shorter than the ten years granted to adults, and the procedure, because both parents must consent. The cost per year of validity is therefore considerably higher, which is worth weighing before applying for a very young child.
Is there an urgent passport, and does it cost more?
There is no urgency fee: anyone with a documented need can request priority handling but still pays EUR 116.20. The cost of urgency is indirect and falls on the trip instead — people who cannot get an appointment in time end up buying changeable or refundable tickets, which cost more than ordinary ones.
Sources and methodology
How we worked it out
The two compulsory items come from official State Police pages and were checked against two different provincial headquarters, to confirm the amount is national rather than a local adjustment. The legal basis — a Ministry of Economy decree of 23 September 2025, published in Official Gazette 242 of 17 October 2025 — was traced through the Italian Embassy in Bern's notice, so that the guide cites the instrument and not merely a report of it. The additional items have no administered price: photographs and delivery are given as observed market ranges, and travel as a stated estimate rather than measured data. That is why the official total is marked as a fixed price while the real cost is marked as a range.
Why this confidence level
High confidence on the two compulsory items: they are set by decree, published by institutional sources, and were verified against two independent provincial headquarters as well as traced back to the Official Gazette. Confidence is lower on the additional items, which are observed market prices rather than administered ones — which is why the real cost is presented as a range rather than a single figure.
Booklet fee restated at EUR 42.70 and administrative contribution at EUR 73.50
Rilascio del passaporto: richiesta, costi e modalità di pagamento (opens in a new tab)
Polizia di Stato — Questura di Oristano · Public authority · Verified on 22 July 2026
Official police page updated on 5 May 2026: states the EUR 116.20 total explicitly and the switch from postal order to the PagoPA platform from 1 December 2025.
Authority5/5
Independent confirmation of the new amount and payment channels
Avvio della Piattaforma Incassi per il pagamento del passaporto elettronico (opens in a new tab)
Polizia di Stato — Questura di Milano · Public authority · Verified on 22 July 2026
A second provincial police headquarters was checked to confirm the amount is national rather than local: it reports the same adjustment.
Authority5/5
Legal basis: Ministry of Economy decree of 23 September 2025, Official Gazette 242 of 17 October 2025
Ministero degli Affari Esteri — Ambasciata d'Italia a Berna · Public authority · Verified on 22 July 2026
Used to trace the figure back to the instrument that set it rather than to a page reporting it. This is why the guide carries High confidence.
Authority5/5
Revision history
Verified on 22 July 2026 against two independent provincial police headquarters and traced back to the Ministry of Economy decree of 23 September 2025. The EUR 116.20 total was confirmed and the payment method updated following the abolition of the postal order.
- 22 July 2026
- 22 July 2026
- 22 October 2026
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