What should I do if I lose my Japanese tourist passport?

Hidden dangers of overseas travel lurk in every corner and detail of the journey. In recent years, tourists from China have also become the "favored" targets of thieves all over the world. However, losing money is a trivial matter. If you lose your passport, you will be in big trouble. A donkey friend once joked: "When traveling abroad, you should take care of your passport like you take care of your life!" "But what if I really lost my passport abroad? As one of the most important projects in overseas travel, it is very important to master the following emergency methods to deal with the loss of overseas travel documents urgently and prevent more serious situations.

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Chiang Mai passport suddenly "disappeared"

Party: Xiaoyu

Xiaoyu and her friend went to Chiang Mai, Thailand during the Spring Festival in the Year of the Horse.

Travel. I had a good time all the way, and suddenly I found that I lost my passport. I was in big trouble. Xiaoyu went to the local police station to report the loss, and then went to the consulate of China in Chiang Mai. Unfortunately, Xiaoyu had to go to Bangkok because the local consulate in China was also having the Spring Festival holiday. So, with the certificate issued by the police, Xiaoyu boarded the flight of AirAsia from Chiang Mai to Bangkok. After arriving in Bangkok, Xiaoyu went to the China Embassy in Thailand to apply for a travel permit. She applied for expedited processing and issued a travel permit the next day. However, because Xiaoyu booked a plane ticket from Bangkok to Hong Kong. However, based on her situation, the airline reminded her that she could only fly back to Guangzhou directly from Hong Kong after returning to Hong Kong, and could not choose to enter Hong Kong by land.

Tip: It is best not to put your passport in your carry-on bag, because the goal of the bag is too obvious, and it is easy to become the "sweet cake" in the eyes of thieves. You might as well put it with your clothes and bring a copy of your passport. After all, you only need to use the original when staying in a hotel or flying.

Cebu passport "shipwreck" at sea

Party: Mr. Wang

Mr. Wang took part in a delegation's trip to Cebu, Philippines last year. One of the trips was to go to sea, and as a result, the wind was very strong at sea, and the small bag carried by Mr. Wang was blown into the sea. Finally, the bag was not found, and the passport in the bag was naturally lost. The local authorities immediately assisted Mr. Wang to report to the police to prove the lost place, time and other supporting materials. Later, Mr. Wang asked the consulate for help, and the local consulate of China in Cebu could help Mr. Wang get a travel permit.

Later, I helped Mr. Wang to report the loss of his passport to the airline on the return flight, so that the airline could board the plane safely after reporting the loss.

Tip: It is best to keep all the information that can prove your identity, such as boarding pass. These materials seem useless at ordinary times, but they are very useful when you lose your passport, at least to prove where you are from.

Report the loss to the local police station as soon as possible

Reminder: you can usually get a police officer's card on the same day.

If you find that your passport is missing, first of all, you must calm down and think about your own course of action. Did you leave it in the car, restaurant or hotel? If someone steals it, many thieves from other places will only take the money, but the cards and certificates that are useless to them will stay nearby. If you find them in time, maybe you will get something by going back to the original road and looking for them carefully. Don't let go of the trash can, but also inform the police and staff at the scene. If you are lucky, you may be able to dig out your passport from it.

If it is determined that your passport is lost, you should report it to the local police station or police station as soon as possible. Report-police-inquiry-record-witness record-colleague record-signature of administrative leader of police station-official seal of police station. In many tourist destination countries, this is a very important item in the daily process of the police station or immigration bureau, and usually the police station certificate can be obtained on the same day.

Tip: It is very important to report the loss to the police station. The lost passport certificate issued by the local police is one of the necessary materials to apply for a travel permit. When calling the police, you can report the case directly to the police station or call the local police number.

This is the quickest way to apply for a travel permit.

Reminder: A four-day travel permit is not the same as a passport.

After losing their passports, tourists can reissue their passports or travel permits at China's embassy or consulate in the host country before returning home. To handle the relevant documents, travelers need to show proof of lost passport, copy of passport and other documents issued by local police.

According to the latest regulations, the issuance time of ordinary passports is uniformly set at 15 working days from the date of accepting applications. Of course, it is impossible for people who travel abroad to stay for such a long time. It is recommended to apply for a tourist permit. Under normal circumstances, it takes four working days for the embassy to apply for a travel permit, and only two working days for expedited travel.

A travel permit is a blueprint the size of a passport, except for personal information, which is a blank visa page. In principle, blank travel cards can only be used for returning to China, and cross-border travel is not allowed. At the same time, it should be noted that the blank travel permit must be used together with the copy of the passport and the certificate of loss of the passport issued by the local police. Only show a blank travel permit, which has no special instructions. The inspectors will still think that you have a blank passport, and if there is no police certificate, they will still think that you have entered the country illegally with a blank passport. Therefore, the passport loss certificate issued by the police cannot be lost.

Since there is no valid endorsement of the destination country on the travel certificate, travelers need to contact the local agency of their airline in order to return and keep the return ticket immediately. If you can't prove legal entry, you may be suspected of illegal entry. Some countries can't go through the customs after getting a travel permit, so they have to go to the immigration bureau to reissue their entry visas. When holding a blank travel permit, it is recommended not to run around. The safest way is to return to China directly from the country that issued the travel permit. However, there is one problem that deserves special attention. Because there is a layer of customs between Hong Kong and the mainland, tourists with temporary documents cannot enter Hong Kong. It is best for passengers to fly back to China directly from the reporting country.

Tip: You'd better make a backup of relevant identification before going abroad, and take a copy with you. The best way is to take a copy of your ID card, a photo of your passport's first page and visa page, a photo of your household registration book and a photo of your air ticket with you during your trip, and prepare one in the mail.

Return to China to reissue your passport

Reminder: You need to make a separate appointment to subsidize the valid visa of the original passport.

After returning to Guangzhou, tourists can go back to the entry-exit permit center where their household registration is located, provide the local alarm paper and relevant certificates provided by the travel agency when their documents are lost, or publish a notice of loss in a designated newspaper according to the regulations of relevant departments, and choose one of the three materials. Among them, alarm paper is undoubtedly the simplest method.

In addition, for many tourists, the lost passports may still have visas valid in some countries. In this case, according to the regulations of the American Embassy and the Canadian Embassy, the lost visa can only be subsidized after making an appointment for an interview at the embassy again. Other countries can choose to go to the embassy or consulate in Guangzhou to affix a valid visa to the new passport.