There is a kind of warmth called "helping you go home". How to "go home" after losing your passport abroad?

Personal experience

I went to Phuket last August. When I got off the plane, I found I couldn't find my passport in the hotel. At first, I asked all kinds of friends for advice. I also called embassies, airports and airlines. I didn't get exact help because I had problems with my English expression. Finally, I went to the travel agency, and he instructed me to do so.

First, I called the police, and then I made a loss certificate at the police station. Then I went to the embassy and reissued my travel permit according to the guidelines. It will take about two days. It will be faster if you have a passport photo, which costs 465,438+000 baht. It's quick to handle. If a tourist applies for a tourist card at a tourist destination, it will only take two working days to complete it, but it will take 15 working days to reissue the passport from the date of accepting the application. Then I found a guide in Phuket when I went to handle it. She took me to handle it. English is really poor. Finding someone who can speak English can save a lot of things.

Passport detailed process

The first step: the local police station reports the loss, and generally you can get the police station certificate on the same day.

If you find that your passport is missing, first of all, you must calm down and think about your own course of action. Did you leave it in the car, restaurant or hotel? If someone steals it, many thieves from other places will only take the money, but the cards and certificates that are useless to them will stay nearby. If you find them in time, maybe you will get something by going back to the original road and looking for them carefully. Don't let go of the trash can, but also inform the police and staff at the scene. If you are lucky, you may be able to dig out your passport from it.

If it is determined that your passport is lost, you should report it to the local police station or police station as soon as possible. Report-police-inquiry-record-witness record-colleague record-signature of administrative leader of police station-official seal of police station. In many tourist destination countries, this is a very important item in the daily process of the police station or immigration bureau, and usually the police station certificate can be obtained on the same day.

★ Tip: It is very important to report the loss to the police station. The lost passport certificate issued by the local police is one of the necessary materials to apply for a travel permit. When calling the police, you can report the case directly to the police station or call the local police number.

Step 2: Apply for a travel permit or reissue a passport.

It takes four working days to apply for a travel permit. It should be noted that a travel permit is different from a passport.

After losing their passports, tourists can reissue their passports or travel permits at China's embassy or consulate in the host country before returning home. To handle the relevant documents, travelers need to show proof of lost passport, copy of passport and other documents issued by local police.

According to the latest regulations, the issuance time of ordinary passports is uniformly set at 15 working days from the date of accepting applications. Of course, it is impossible for people who travel abroad to stay for such a long time. It is recommended to apply for a tourist permit. Under normal circumstances, it takes four working days for the embassy to apply for a travel permit, and only two working days for expedited travel.

A travel permit is a blueprint the size of a passport, except for personal information, which is a blank visa page. In principle, blank travel cards can only be used for returning to China, and cross-border travel is not allowed. At the same time, it should be noted that the blank travel permit must be used together with the copy of the passport and the certificate of loss of the passport issued by the local police. Only show a blank travel permit, which has no special instructions. The inspectors will still think that you have a blank passport, and if there is no police certificate, they will still think that you have entered the country illegally with a blank passport. Therefore, the passport loss certificate issued by the police cannot be lost.

Since there is no valid endorsement of the destination country on the travel certificate, travelers need to contact the local agency of their airline in order to return and keep the return ticket immediately. If you can't prove legal entry, you may be suspected of illegal entry. Some countries can't go through the customs when they get a travel permit, so they have to go to the immigration bureau to reissue their entry visas. When holding a blank travel permit, it is recommended not to run around. The safest way is to return to China directly from the country that issued the travel permit. However, there is one problem that deserves special attention. Because there is a layer of customs between Hong Kong and the mainland, tourists with temporary documents cannot enter Hong Kong. It is best for passengers to fly back to China directly from the reporting country.

You'd better make a backup of relevant identification before going abroad, and take a copy with you. The best way is to take a copy of your ID card, a photo of your passport's first page and visa page, a photo of your household registration book and a photo of your air ticket with you during your trip, and prepare one in the mail.

Guide to passport loss prevention

First of all, after you use your passport during your trip, you'd better put it in your bag, not in your hand. It is best to keep the passports of minor passengers by their peers' parents or tour leaders.

2. Fill in the address and contact number in the "emergency information" column on the last page of the entry-exit certificate, so that once found, you can contact the owner in time.

When shopping abroad, you should avoid exposing your wealth and being targeted by thieves. Don't put your passport and wallet together and store them separately to prevent accidents. At the same time, before boarding the plane, don't rush shopping to prevent you from losing your passport when you are busy.

Just bring a copy of your passport. You only need to use the original when staying in a hotel or flying.