Can I get a new passport if I lose it?

If you lose your passport, you can get a replacement.

Residents who apply for a replacement ordinary passport at the exit-entry administration agency of the public security bureau at their place of residence should approve, issue and produce an ordinary passport within 7 working days from the date of accepting the application materials. The issuance time limit for applying for a replacement ordinary passport across provinces and places is 20 days. If in remote areas or areas with inconvenient transportation or due to special circumstances, the exit and entry management agency of the public security organ cannot issue an ordinary passport within the above time limit, the time limit for issuance of an ordinary passport can be extended to 30 working days.

The materials for passport reissue are as follows:

1. Photos that meet the standards of the "Guidelines for Photos of Entry and Exit Documents";

2. Entry and Exit Documents for Chinese Citizens Application form;

3. Resident ID card; during the period of receiving, renewing, or re-issuing the resident ID card, you can submit a temporary resident ID card;

4. Issued by the provincial public security agency Other materials submitted by the immigration management agency and approved by the National Immigration Administration;

5. A description of the damage, loss or theft of the original ordinary passport must be submitted; if the ordinary passport is damaged or applied for a replacement, it must also be submitted Damaged ordinary passport. If Chinese citizens who have settled abroad want to return to China for a short period of time to apply for a replacement ordinary passport, they must also submit a valid certificate of residence abroad.

The conditions for applying for a passport are as follows:

1. Have the nationality of the People’s Republic of China;

2. Be 16 years or older;

3. Provide valid identity certificate and personal information;

4. Pay the corresponding passport fee;

5. No bad exit or criminal records.

To sum up, regarding the requirements and conditions for passport application, if a citizen goes abroad for non-official reasons such as settling in a foreign country, visiting relatives, studying, employment, traveling, engaging in business activities, etc., he or she shall apply to the county level where the registered permanent residence is located. Apply for ordinary passports from the entry-exit management agencies of the public security organs of the above local people's governments. When a citizen applies for an ordinary passport, he or she must submit his or her resident ID card, household registration booklet, recent bareheaded photo, and relevant materials regarding the purpose of application.

Legal basis:

Article 11 of the "Passport Law of the People's Republic of China"

In case of any of the following circumstances, the passport holder You can apply for a replacement or reissue of your passport in accordance with regulations:

(1) The validity period of the passport is about to expire;

(2) The visa page of the passport is about to be used up;

< p>(3) The passport is damaged and cannot be used;

(4) The passport is lost or stolen;

(5) Other passports that need to be replaced or reissued for legitimate reasons situation.

Passport holders who apply for renewal or reissue of ordinary passports must apply in person to the exit and entry administration agency of the public security bureau of the local people’s government at or above the county level in the country where their residence is registered; abroad, they must apply in person to the People’s Republic of China It shall be submitted by the People's Republic of China's embassy, ??consulate or other overseas institution entrusted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. If a Chinese citizen who has settled abroad applies for a replacement or reissue of an ordinary passport after returning to the country, he or she must submit the application to the exit and entry administration agency of the public security bureau of the local people's government at or above the county level in the place of temporary residence. The renewal or reissue of diplomatic passports and official passports shall be handled in accordance with the relevant regulations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.