You need to pay the correct fee in the local currency when applying for your passport. All fees are subject to change. No refunds will be issued for unsuccessful or fraudulent passport applications.
Methods of payment
For those applying in Beijing, we accept cash or credit card (RMB only) if you apply in person. If you apply by post, you may chose to send us an authorisation form for credit card payment or a postal order in RMB. For us to return your passport to you by post, you will need to pay us RMB30 as postage. Applications at the office in Shanghai can be made in cash only and will incur an additional 30 RMB charge for postage of the passport from Beijing to Shanghai.

Prices
The following prices are calculated according to the current consular exchange rate (with effect from 28 October 2009): £1 = RMB12
Standard Passport (32 pages)
GBP: £124.5
RMB: 1,495
Frequent Traveller's Passport (48 pages)
GBP: £150.5
RMB: 1,810
Child Passport
GBP: £79.5
RMB: 955
Emergency Passport
GBP: £69
RMB: 830
Emergency Travel Document
GBP: £89
RMB: 1070

Additional fees
Call out fee
There is a call out fee for issuing a temporary or emergency passport outside of office hours. You will need to add this fee (per hour or part of an hour) to the cost of the passport.
GBP: £128
RMB: 1,540