If your passport has been lost or stolen you should report it immediately to the U.S. Department of State to prevent fraud. The number to call is (202) 955-0430. In addition, you should file U.S. Department of State Form DS-64 Statement Regarding Lost or Stolen Passport
at your local passport office or you may mail it to:
U.S. Department of StatePassport Services
Consular Lost/Stolen Passport Section
1111 19th Street, NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20036
Often, the local passport offices are located at post offices, libraries, or federal courthouses.
The U.S. Department of State may request additional documentation, but include copies of the following, if available:
For further information about the information you'll need to file a police report, see Police Report - Information Collection.
After you have reported the passport lost or stolen, it will be invalid for any further use by anyone. If you subsequently find or recover the passport you must immediately return it to the U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C. 20522-1705, or to nearest passport agency.
The back of a passport card typically contains the cardholder's signature, a unique identification number, and information about how to report a lost or stolen card.
If the IRS lost your passport, you should contact the IRS immediately to report the issue and request assistance in locating or replacing your passport. You may also need to contact the State Department to report the lost passport and apply for a replacement.
Usually a cancelled passport is due to Death of the owner of the passport, or if it is reported lost or stolen and is replaced with a new passport.
Go to the local police station and report it as stolen.
(in the US) If your passpost was lost or stolen, regardless of whether or not it is/was expired or not, you must report the loss. You will probably have to begin the process to obtain a new passport just as if you never had one before.
Yes you can. But you need to inform the passport agency in the country that issued the passport to report it stolen or missing.
Yes, it is recommended to travel with a copy of your passport as a backup in case the original is lost or stolen.
In order to retrieve a new passport after it is lost or stolen you will need to apply for a new passport, you will have to submit a DS-11 form and a DS-64 form to report it lost or stolen, then you would go through the process of obtaining a new passport. You will need: - Two new passport photos. - Proof of citizenship, either an original or certified copy of your birth certified, certificate of citizenship or certificate of naturalization. - Two front and back copies of a state issued driver's license. - The government fee for a new passport must be paid on a check or money order to the US Department of State.
To recover a lost passport, you should report it to the nearest embassy or consulate of your country. They will guide you through the process of obtaining a new passport. You may need to provide identification and fill out forms to replace the lost passport.
To cancel a passport, you need to report it as lost or stolen to the issuing authority and request for it to be invalidated. You may also need to complete a form or provide documentation to support your request. Once the passport is cancelled, it will no longer be valid for travel.
Your B1/B2 visa is stamped into your passport. If it is no longer there, that means someone has torn out a page from your passport, or has stolen your passport. You need to report this to the US embassy, and to local authorities. You will be issued a new passport, then you can return to the embassy to have a new visa stamped.
Get StartedIf your passport has been lost or stolen you should report it immediately to the U.S. Department of State to prevent fraud. However, if your identity has been stolen you should contact the U.S. Department of State even if your passport has not been lost or stolen. By contacting the U.S. Department of State it will be alerted if the ID thief attempts to commit passport fraud.The phone number for the U.S. Department of State, Passport Services is (202) 955-0430. In addition, you should send a letter to follow up or as first contact with the U.S. Department of State alerting them to the identity theft and allowing them to watch for suspicious activity involving your passport.