Report a lost or stolen passport
An individual’s passport is an important document that carry’s the individual’s personal details and therefore it is vital to report to the relevant authority if your passport is lost or stolen. Along with being a required document to travel overseas, a passport provides the government with a valuable tool to identify individuals.
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How to report a lost or stolen passport
In the event that you lose your passport, or it is stolen, while you are abroad, it is vital to notify the relevant authority. Individuals can inform the authority by visiting their country’s consulate in the foreign jurisdiction. In the case that there is no available consulate or they are unable to go there, they should contact the relevant body in their country of domicile by calling them.
The usual procedure in most countries follows similar steps. The individual is required to complete a specific official form that details their situation as well as personal information. If you are abroad, the authority will issue you specific travel documents so that you are able to travel back to your country.
After the individual has entered their country of domicile, the rest of the process of obtaining a replacement passport is relatively simple. However, it needs to be completed urgently as the authorities need to be informed of the new passport number to update their records.
The replacement passport procedure is similar to the passport renewal process; applicants must sent passport photos and pay the fee to the relevant body. Additionally they must prove their identity through some other means, for example by driving license or birth certificate. Once a passport is reported lost or stolen, it cannot be revalidated therefore it becomes void.
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