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Who counts as an adult applicant

aged 16 or over (or turning 16 in the next 3 weeks) statement

standing figure · verified 2026-10-04 against the official source

You must be aged 16 or over (or turning 16 in the next 3 weeks) to get an adult passport.
key
uk/gov/passport-renewal-adult/age
value
aged 16 or over (or turning 16 in the next 3 weeks) statement
period
—
effective
— to date
source
https://www.gov.uk/renew-adult-passport
verified
2026-10-04 — fresh (33 days ago; next check by 2026-11-03)
next expected change
none named (irregular: changed by statute or order on no fixed date)
source checked
2026-11-02 (the newest day the automated check fetched the source page)
hash
sha256:938205eadc027256861d38b3f14294e1ca64d0ac5d6f89fc163351aa1544be81
signature
EdDSA, key db-2026-10 — keys

As JSON

curl -s https://databutler.dev/f/uk/gov/passport-renewal-adult/age?max_age=30d — schema; verify with npx verified-facts verify https://databutler.dev/f/uk/gov/passport-renewal-adult/age

{
  "protocol": "verified-facts/0.3",
  "key": "uk/gov/passport-renewal-adult/age",
  "aliases": [
    "uk/gov/passport/age",
    "uk/gov/adult-passport/age",
    "uk/gov/passport-renewal/age",
    "uk/gov/renew-passport/age",
    "uk/gov/first-passport/age",
    "uk/gov/first-adult-passport/age",
    "uk/gov/passport-fees/age",
    "uk/gov/overseas-passport/age",
    "uk/gov/urgent-passport/age"
  ],
  "label": "Who counts as an adult applicant",
  "value": "aged 16 or over (or turning 16 in the next 3 weeks)",
  "unit": "statement",
  "period": null,
  "effectiveFrom": null,
  "effectiveTo": null,
  "source": "https://www.gov.uk/renew-adult-passport",
  "quote": "You must be aged 16 or over (or turning 16 in the next 3 weeks) to get an adult passport.",
  "verifiedDate": "2026-10-04",
  "nextScheduledRefresh": "2026-11-03",
  "changeCadence": "irregular",
  "nextExpectedChange": null,
  "sourceCheckedAt": "2026-11-02",
  "status": "fresh",
  "ageDays": 33,
  "maxAgeDays": null,
  "hash": "sha256:938205eadc027256861d38b3f14294e1ca64d0ac5d6f89fc163351aa1544be81",
  "signature": {
    "alg": "EdDSA",
    "kid": "db-2026-10",
    "jws": "eyJhbGciOiJFZERTQSIsImtpZCI6ImRiLTIwMjYtMTAifQ..j2AuQBOGRnUCFFZ6RuqybLTrEd5JAYKnFpgQ66jT29ckyn75-ISVaLoDYFbC-_fiO1aGAMuKIczM3pa-XT-DAA",
    "keys": "https://databutler.dev/.well-known/jwks.json"
  },
  "publisher": {
    "name": "Data Butler",
    "url": "https://databutler.dev/"
  },
  "cite": {
    "url": "https://databutler.dev/facts/uk/gov/passport-renewal-adult/age",
    "text": "databutler.dev, verified 2026-10-04 against https://www.gov.uk/renew-adult-passport"
  }
}