Will a Leather Passport Cover Fit Your Passport Book?
Yes, if your passport was issued by the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia or any EU country. Those books share a standard size and the cover is cut for it. The Leatherius Leather Passport Cover – distressed top-grain cowhide, $43.50 – fits all of those without modification, and we hold the dimensions for countries whose passports are cut differently, so tell us the issuing country and we will cut to size.
That is the honest answer. We do not publish a millimeter spec, because the books themselves vary slightly between issues and a number on a page would be less reliable than the list above.
What fits, and what to tell us
| Passport | Fits as standard | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Yes | Order as listed |
| United Kingdom | Yes | Order as listed |
| Canada | Yes | Order as listed |
| Australia | Yes | Order as listed |
| Any EU country, Ireland included | Yes | Order as listed |
| Everywhere else | Cut to size | Name the issuing country in the checkout note |
| Child's passport | Same book size | Order as listed |
| Passport card | Not a book | Choose the travel wallet build, it sits in a card slot |
Renewals and thick books
A renewed passport is the same size as the one it replaces, so a cover bought today still fits after the next renewal. Books with extra visa pages are thicker rather than wider, and the cover accommodates that because the passport sits in slip pockets rather than a rigid frame. A well-stamped book with loose pages sits a little prouder in the cover, which is normal.
The cover should feel snug at first. Leather relaxes with handling, and a cover that slides on too easily on day one will be loose by the end of the year.
At the immigration desk
You do not have to remove the cover before you reach the counter, and nothing about a leather cover is restricted at a border. Officers routinely ask for the book itself, so the cover comes off in one motion at the desk. Slip pockets are the reason that is easy – there is no press stud or elastic to fight.
Automated gates and kiosks read the passport's data page directly, so the book comes out of the cover for those too. If you go through e-gates often, the plain cover build is the one to have, since there is less to hold when the passport is out of your hands.
Cover or travel wallet
The cover is two slip pockets and nothing else, which keeps it barely thicker than the book. The travel wallet build adds card slots and a long slot on the facing side, so a folded boarding pass sits flat without creasing across the barcode.
Both fit the same passports. The wallet is noticeably thicker once loaded, which matters if the destination is an inside jacket pocket rather than a bag. The full comparison is in passport cover vs travel wallet.
Two passports in one cover
The cover is cut for a single book. Dual nationals and couples do better with two covers, ideally in two colors, which also solves the problem of grabbing the right one at the gate. A family of four travels most smoothly with four colors and four sets of initials, and the shade options are set out in the passport cover color guide.
Bulk and pocket questions
A cover adds the thickness of two layers of leather to the book. In a jacket pocket that is unnoticeable with the plain cover and noticeable with a loaded travel wallet. In a small crossbody bag both are fine, and the cover is the piece that stops the passport from bending against everything else in there.
Vaccination cards are a different size from a passport and do not sit in the passport pocket. A folded card fits in the travel wallet's long slot, alongside the boarding pass.
Frequently asked questions
Does a leather passport cover fit a UK passport book?
Yes. The cover fits the standard books issued by the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Australia and every EU country without any modification.
Do you have to take the cover off at immigration?
Usually yes, because the officer wants the book itself. The passport slides out of the slip pockets in one motion, and there is no fastening to undo.
Will one passport cover fit two passports?
No. It is cut for a single book. Two covers in two colors is the better answer for a couple, and it makes them easy to tell apart in a hurry.
What if my passport is a different size?
Name the issuing country in the checkout note. We hold dimensions for passports cut differently from the standard book and will make the cover to that size.
