What should I do if I lose my passport while studying in the UK?

Step 1: You must report the loss to the local police station and issue a bill. Reminder: you can usually get a police officer's card on the same day.

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. 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.

Note: 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.

Step 2: reissue your passport or travel permit (it takes 4 working days to apply for a travel permit locally, and only 2 working days to expedite it, which is faster).

Reminder: A travel permit is not the same as a passport. After losing their passports, tourists can go to the embassy or consulate of the host country to reissue their passports or travel permits 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.

Method 1 of losing your passport for studying in the UK: reissue your passport locally. The issuing time is 15 working days from the date of accepting the application, and the waiting time is long. When returning to China, tourists can go back to the entry-exit permit center where their registered permanent residence is located, provide the certificate issued by the local police station and the relevant certificate provided by the travel agency when the certificate is lost, or publish the lost notice information in the designated newspaper according to the regulations of the relevant departments, and choose one of the three materials.

Among them, the police station certificate is undoubtedly the simplest method. Materials to be carried: travel permit and its photocopy (photo page, entry stamp page), household registration book and its photocopy, ID card and its photocopy, original and photocopy of foreign alarm records, translation by a translation company recognized by the entry-exit administration department, and 2-inch photos.

Method 2: It takes 4 working days to apply for a tourist permit locally, and only 2 working days to expedite it, which is faster. A travel permit is a blueprint the size of a passport, except for personal information, which is a blank visa page. In principle, a blank travel permit can only be used for returning to China, and it must be used together with a copy of the passport and a certificate of loss of the passport issued by the police in the host country. 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. There is also a layer of customs between Hong Kong and the mainland, so tourists with temporary documents cannot enter Hong Kong. It is best for passengers to fly back to China directly from the reporting country.