Yes.
No, every passport book has its own unique number. However, in the federal database, they keep all the passport numbers you have had in your life.
* Some countries also add the National ID Number of the bearer in the data-page of their passports (the US does not have such thing) and that number will remain the same all the time.
Is a passport number the same when it's renewed
It depends upon the country.
Yes indeed.
no.
No, I just talked to the people at the passport office of internal affairs and they said that the NZ passport has only a passport number and not a passport book number.
You will have to get a new passport. Look in the related links and there is a how-to guide.
You must have reported the passport lost so that you may be able to Apply for the resplacement. Your passport number could be used to verify some information about your passport.
Technically, it expires when you lost it, since you should have reported it's loss and gotten a new one. Contact your passport office with that number.
Yes, generally all passports have passport numbers or control numbers.
A passport is required when you want to travel outside the country inside which you were born and live. The passport number in the new blue biometric Brazilian passport is located on the information page where your photograph is.
No, you receive your original passport back, with information printed on the back page regarding the amendment date and content.AnswerThe above answer is correct that you do receive your passport back if you have more than a year validation remaining with a notation on the front page of the passport directing customs to look on the last page of your passport for the amended name.However, please keep in mind that most Asian countries will not accept an amended passport. In my case i had to make a speacial request with the passport agency explaining that the People's Republic of China do not accept amended passports and needed a new passport which did change my number for legal entry in to China.Comment:I had my passport amended to state that I had a name change. It was on one the last few pages that are there just for amendments. I lived in China (Shanghai and Shenzhen) and traveled around Asia quite a bit (Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Macau, Philippines, Indonesia, and a few other countries). Not one country had a problem with my amended passport. I always filled out forms with my new name and when they asked about the difference in name, I just directed them to the back of my passport. There was no notification on my front page in regards to my name change. I did this for about 2 years before I needed a new passport due to lack of blank pages for stamps (I go through one passport every 3-4 years). On a side note, my passport was amended by the American Consulate General in Shanghai so maybe that made a difference?It may have changedhttp://travel.state.gov/passport/get/fee/fee_2654.HTML
Yes. Virtually any passport has a passport number
You Don't. You need to have a passport in order to have a passport number.
If you have got a new passport within the last year, then no. But beyond one year, yes.
I called the UK passport office March '08 and apparently the serial number is the same as the passport number. UK Provisional licence twits please note and change your question.
On an Indian passport, the personal number equates to the passport number. This is a number automatically generated when the passport application is processed.