What to do if you lose your passport while traveling?
23/03/2019
Passport is the most valuable asset of each person when traveling, losing money is often not as scary as losing a passport. So in this article, travel blogger Nguyen Hoang Bao will share the secret to help you "keep in mind" in the situation of losing your passport in a foreign country.
According to the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, when you lose a valid passport, to prevent identity theft for malicious purposes, you must immediately report this situation to the local police and the nearest Vietnamese Diplomatic Mission.
WHAT DO YOU NEED TO DO?
• Fill in all information in the Passport Loss Report Form according to the Passport Form (ATTACHED LINK BELOW), and email it to the Consular Department (at cls.mfa@mofa.gov.vn) and the Vietnamese Diplomatic Mission where you are present, along with 02 4x6 cm photos.
• Submit a copy of the police report of lost passport.
• Present at the Representative Office.
• The information you provide in the Passport Loss Report Form (Passport Form) will be entered into the data of the Immigration Department (Ministry of Public Security) and the cancellation of the validity of that passport will be notified to most countries in the world.
• Once a lost passport has been reported cancelled, it will not be reinstated and cannot be used again if found. You will need to apply for a new passport.
TIME TO RECEIVE PASSPORT
• If you bring other documents proving your Vietnamese nationality such as ID card, proof of your legal entry into the host country (airline ticket, entry declaration) within 5 working days, you will get your passport back if you continue your journey to another country; if you return to your country, you will be issued a Travel Pass.
• If you travel in a tour or group, a business delegation, the person accompanying the group must present a personal passport, confirming that you are a member of the group, and you will be issued a Return Pass within 24 hours.
• If you do not have any other documents and are not subject to the above, the Vietnamese Representative Office must conduct verification. Within no more than 5 working days, you will be considered for re-issuance of your passport or Travel Pass.
HOW TO PRESERVE DOCUMENTS AND PREVENT INCIDENTS
1. Always keep your passport with you: Buy a special bag to keep your passport safe inside your shirt as well as to store money and other important documents. Fanny packs today do a great job of this.
2. Prepare documents to save time in case of an incident: Keep at least three 4×6 photos in your pocket (white background, face looking straight, bare head, no colored glasses), photocopy the information page on your passport, ID card and visa if any. Be careful not to put important documents, money or credit cards in your passport. In addition, scan and store these documents on online storage channels.
3. Look up and save the address and phone number of the Vietnamese embassy or consulate abroad.
4. Learn some basic conversational phrases: You can practice some basic English phrases, and for other languages you can take notes or take pictures of the necessary conversational phrases in your notebook or phone.
With the development of technology today, you should download automatic translation software and applications to your phone. Don't forget to download the language of the country you are going to, so you can use the application even without internet.
5. Stay calm when an incident occurs: Staying calm is the first key to being able to solve your own problems in order, especially in the case of traveling alone, be mentally prepared to deal with bad situations when they occur.
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