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timun · 02-19-2024, 02:03 PM

You're not just paying $160 for a passport that costs under $10 to produce, you're paying for the administration of an entire government department to process the applications and manage the entire system.

For comparison's sake, 10-year passports cost:

Irish are €75-€105 ($110-$153 CAD) if applied for online (more if by other means),
UK £82.50 ($140 CAD) if applied for online (£93 [$158 CAD] if by paper form),
New Zealand are $206 NZD ($171 CAD),
US first-time applicants $165 USD ($222 CAD); renewals are $130 USD ($175 CAD),
Australian are $346 AUD ($305 CAD) (!!!)

02-19-2024, 02:03 PM	#10993
timun First Line Centre Join Date: May 2012 Exp:	You're not just paying $160 for a passport that costs under $10 to produce, you're paying for the administration of an entire government department to process the applications and manage the entire system. For comparison's sake, 10-year passports cost: Irish are €75-€105 ($110-$153 CAD) if applied for online (more if by other means), UK £82.50 ($140 CAD) if applied for online (£93 [$158 CAD] if by paper form), New Zealand are $206 NZD ($171 CAD), US first-time applicants $165 USD ($222 CAD); renewals are $130 USD ($175 CAD), Australian are $346 AUD ($305 CAD) (!!!)