Spanish passport in the UK: renewal, fee and collection
A Spanish passport in the UK is issued by the consulate general of your district, and only there: the applicant has to appear in person, children included, because fingerprints are taken from age 12 and a signature from age 14. Honorary consulates can only handle passports for children under 12.
The fee is £26.35 at all three consulates, and you can renew when the current passport has less than a year left.
Before you book: the consular register
To get a passport you must be on the consulate's consular register. In London that is a hard gate: the passport booking platform asks for your registration number and a personal key, and joining the register there is done by post only. Register first, then book.
What to bring
Your previous passport and your DNI if you have one. If you have neither, or both expired three or more years ago, a full birth certificate issued for passport purposes in the last six months; it is not needed if your birth is registered at that same consulate.
One recent colour photograph of 32 by 26 mm on a white background.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Fee | £26.35 |
| Average time | about 3 weeks |
| Renewal window | with under 1 year left |
| Fingerprints / signature | from 12 / from 14 |
| Honorary offices | under-12s only |
- Previous passport and DNI, if you have one
- Full birth certificate for passport purposes, if needed
- One colour photo, 32 × 26 mm, white background
- The fee
- In Manchester, a Special Delivery envelope up to 500 g
How each consulate does it
London: a dedicated passport booking platform that asks for your consular registration number and a personal key sent by email; payment card only (no American Express); collection without an appointment, Monday to Friday, 8:15 am to 2:30 pm, or by a prepaid Special Delivery envelope.
Passports not collected within six months are destroyed.
Manchester: the booking link on its passport page, one appointment per person; payment by debit or credit card, plus a Special Delivery envelope (up to 500 g) for returning the passport; collection without an appointment, Monday to Friday, 1 pm to 1:30 pm, with the original receipt.
Edinburgh: its passport booking link, after reading the information note it links to; fee £26.35 (the page does not say how it is paid); collection without an appointment at the consulate, Monday to Friday, 9 am to 2 pm.
How long it takes
The average is three weeks from the application, which the consulates call indicative. The receipt carries a code to follow the file at sutramiteconsular.maec.es. Someone else can collect it with your signed authorisation, the receipt and a copy of your ID.
In Manchester collection is from 1 pm to 1:30 pm, no appointment, with the original receipt.Related guides
Checked against the official pages on 10 November 2026.
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