What if I lose my travel identity card?

The ways to deal with the loss of overseas travel identity cards are as follows:

1. Go to the Exit-Entry Administration of the local public security bureau;

2. Provide the original and photocopy of the household registration book, and fill in the application registration form for resident identity card;

3. Collect electronic photos at the social service photo point of the entry-exit department;

4. After the examination and approval by the public security organ, the resident identity card shall be issued within 60 days.

Replacement process after ID card is lost:

1. Go to the local police station to report the case: explain the loss of ID card and obtain the report certificate;

2. Go through the formalities at the public security organ where the household registration is located: bring identification materials such as the report certificate;

3. Fill in the application form for replacement of ID card: fill in relevant information as required;

4. Take electronic photos: take photos at the designated place of the public security organ;

5. Pay the cost of work: pay the cost of ID card as required;

6. Waiting for the ID card to be made: get a new ID card according to the notice of the public security organ.

To sum up, if a foreign tourist loses his/her ID card, he/she needs to go to the Exit-Entry Administration of the local public security bureau, provide the original and photocopy of the household registration book, fill in the application registration form for resident ID card, collect electronic photos at the social service photo office of the exit-entry department, and issue a new resident ID card within 60 days after being approved by the public security organ.

Legal basis:

People's Republic of China (PRC) Identity Card Law

Article 12

The public security organ shall, in accordance with the provisions, apply for the collection, renewal and replacement of resident identity cards. The public security organ shall issue resident identity cards within 60 days from the date when citizens submit the registration form of resident identity cards; In areas with inconvenient transportation, the processing time may be appropriately extended, but the extension time shall not exceed thirty days. Citizens who urgently need to use their resident identity cards during the application, renewal and replacement of their resident identity cards may apply for temporary resident identity cards, and the public security organs shall handle them in a timely manner in accordance with regulations. The specific measures shall be formulated by the public security department of the State Council.