What to do if your travel documents are lost?

Legal subjectivity:

1. The method of reporting a loss should generally be published in a local newspaper at or above the municipal level, rather than going through any loss reporting procedures with the public security organs. 2. Reporting a loss is only a legal way to exempt yourself from liability. For example, if someone picks up your ID card and applies for a malicious overdraft on a consumer card, etc., if you report the loss, the consequences will have nothing to do with you. But reporting a loss does not mean that the ID card you reported as lost cannot be used. If the ID card is recovered after you report the loss, you can continue to use it. The law is objective:

Article 12 of the "Resident Identity Card Law" When citizens apply to receive, exchange or replace resident identity cards, the public security organs shall handle it in a timely manner in accordance with regulations. The public security organs shall issue resident identity cards within 60 days from the date when citizens submit the "Registration Form for Application for Resident Identity Cards"; in areas with inconvenient transportation, the processing time may be appropriately extended, but the extension shall not exceed 30 days. Citizens who urgently need to use their resident identity cards during the period of applying for, renewing or re-issuing their resident identity cards may apply for temporary resident identity cards, and the public security organs shall handle the matter in a timely manner in accordance with regulations. Specific measures shall be prescribed by the public security department of the State Council. Relevant units and their staff shall keep confidential the personal information of citizens recorded on resident identity cards obtained during the performance of duties or provision of services.