What to do if you lost your passport while traveling abroad??
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Lost your Passport
Passport is the most important document for an Individual. And it becomes a life saver when we are traveling abroad. Everybody takes a great care of their passport when they are outside of their country but still anything can happen. We Indians are not much aware of these things. We are not even bothered to take Travel Insurance. We have the habit to learn from mistakes and so do I.
I still remember, last month my friend was traveling abroad with his family. When I asked him- “ Did you take travel Insurance?”. He replied, “Boss I don’t have money to take Insurance”. The main problem here was awareness. We Indians are not much aware of Travel Insurance. When I went abroad for the first time, I also didn’t take Insurance and nobody was there to tell me about it. Also I didn’t even felt the need of it until something happened. K , I will cover the Travel Insurance in my next write up.
If you ever lost your passport while traveling abroad the first thing you should do is to not panic. You should be well prepared before you leave. I am here to tell you what to do if you loose your passport.
1. Check list
Prepare the check list before you fly.
- Photocopy of your passport, one valid photo ID proof, flight tickets, hotel bookings and Tour bookings if any.
- At least 3-4 copies, left one or two at home or keeping in Mail is also a good option.
- Don’t keep at the same place, distribute it.
- Photocopy of Insurance papers.
- Make a list of consulates, High Commission and Embassy office address and phone numbers and keep them handy while traveling.
- Passport size photos.
2. If your passport is lost, damaged or stolen
The first thing you should do is to go to the nearest police station and obtain a crime report.
3. Now inform the Embassy or high commission of India at that place
You need to filled the necessary form giving details of your passport along with the Crime Report obtain from the local Police station. Also you need to submit the passport size photographs.
4. You will be given a temporary passport
After submitting the above documents you will be issued a temporary passport or any document alternative to passport with the help of which you can easily return to your country.
So now you all knows what to do while if you loose your passport while traveling abroad.
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