What should I do if I lose my passport and ID card abroad? Can I go back to China?

Passport and ID card are very important personal documents when traveling abroad, and they are also the most important documents to identify whether you are a legal traveler. But some tourists are so worried that they lose their passports and don’t even tell them that they have lost their ID cards. How can they return to their country?

First of all, losing your passport and ID card takes time and circumstances. The following are common situations:

1. Loss of documents is the most common situation in overseas countries;

2. It is rare that you have gone through exit procedures abroad and are ready to log in. I checked the machine and found that the document was lost;

3. What is also rare is that it has entered China but has not yet entered Chinese customs.

Second, if it is the first situation above, you can refer to the following methods:

1. During overseas travel, due to poor storage or accident, whether it is lost or stolen If it was still robbed, first confirm whether the passport has been lost and whether it can be recovered. If it can be retrieved or retrieved, the impact on you at this time can be minimized, such as forgetting to stay at the hotel;

2. Call the local police. Once the police are called, it means that your passport will enter an irreversible process. The local police will issue you with certification materials and report the loss of your passport (relevant information about the loss of your passport will be entered into the international security sharing system). Even if you later find your passport, it will lose its value and become invalid.

3. With the materials issued by the police, go to the Chinese embassy or consulate in the local country to apply for a replacement travel permit. Of course, you need to verify your identity and relevant information with the domestic public security organs. This cannot be done in three or two days!

4. Get the travel permit and return to the country with the new document.

During this period, due to the loss of your original passport, your subsequent itinerary may be completely disrupted and your air tickets will be cancelled, which will cause very painful losses.

Third, if it is the second situation described above, it is very rare. That is, you have completed the departure procedures abroad and are about to board the plane, but you find that your passport is lost (or stolen) and you are unable to board the plane.

1. Although this situation is extremely rare, it is not ruled out. Either Madaha went shopping in the international area after checking in and accidentally lost his documents because of his large luggage, or he encountered a thief in a country with poor security.

2. In this case, in addition to being stolen, it is still very likely to be recovered. Try to find a way to go back the same way;

3. Unfortunately, it cannot be undone. It is rare to report a crime at the airport and go through the "repatriation" process with your boarding pass and departure information, or contact the permanent embassy in China for coordination. Specific actions are only suggestions.

Fourth and third situation, you have landed in China but have not entered the customs. You are still "outside the customs" and your passport is found to be lost.

1. The document was probably lost on the plane. Contact the airline as soon as possible;

2. The luggage was stolen on the plane (it has also been stolen on the plane in recent years). On the one hand, they were reported and dealt with, and on the other hand, their identity was verified through the boarding pass at customs. This situation is easier to handle than the second one. After all, in China, verifying identity information is relatively simple.

Verb (abbreviation of verb) prevention and suggestions

Passport is important identity information for us to travel abroad. Losing your passport abroad can bring extremely painful lessons, so you must keep it carefully. Therefore, it is recommended:

1. Make a copy of the passport homepage and visa page before departure, carry it with you, and put the passport in the safest place;

2. When you do not need to show the originals, Photocopies may be used. Even if the passport is lost, if you keep a copy, it will save time and improve efficiency;

3. Use your mobile phone to take photos of the passport and visa pages and save them in your mobile phone for later use.

4. As for the lost ID card, it is useless abroad. Just come back and reissue it.