2-week backpacking trip
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Lost passport abroad: what to do
From the police report to an emergency passport, and what to do about visas and flights.
First hour (4)
- Check bags, hotel safe, last taxi or restaurant again
- Stay calm and keep your phone charged
- Find your passport copy or photo, on your phone or emailNo copy? Your number may be on old visas or bookings.
- Write down where and when you last had it
Report it (6)
- Report to the local police and keep the report
- US citizens: report using Form DS-64, or call 1-877-487-2778Open
- Find your nearest embassy or consulate, and call them
- UK citizens: apply for an Emergency Travel DocumentOpen
- Indian citizens: ask the nearest mission for an Emergency Certificate or a new passport
- Tell your travel insurer
Get ready for the embassy (6)
- New passport photos, to their size
- Police report
- Proof of citizenship: copy of old passport, birth certificate or national ID
- Other ID, such as a driving licence
- Flight booking or travel plan
- Money for the fee: check what payment they take
Fix your trip (4)
- Tell the airline, and move the flight if you need to
- Tell your hotel: many need ID at check-in
- Check if you need an exit stamp or a new visaYour entry stamp is lost too. Ask the embassy or the local immigration office.
- Check your emergency document is accepted for transit stops
Back home (3)
- Replace your emergency document with a full passport
- Check for identity misuse on your bank and credit accounts
- Save passport copies in your email and with a family member
Written from www.usa.gov
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