Losing Passport Abroad – Your passport is an important document that you shouldn’t lose during your holiday. After all, it is the proof of your identity that lets you enter another country and go back to your own.
Unfortunately, sometimes unforeseen circumstances might happen during your trip. One particular example is when losing your passport while you’re exploring around another country.
And when this happens, it is most likely you’re confused about what to do next, right? But, worry no more. Simply follow the steps below to continue your holiday and go back home without any problem!
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Steps to Do After Losing Your Passport Abroad
Losing your passport abroad may worry you. But, remember that it’s completely normal and has happened to almost everyone. So, instead of blaming yourself, make sure to follow the steps below!
1. Stay Calm and Retrace Your Steps
Although this first step might not sound helpful, it’s still worth a try. Calm yourself and try to retrace your steps from the first time you go out until you finally realize that you’ve lost your passport.
Once again, try to think calmly and remember the last time you put it. Maybe your passport isn’t lost and you may just forget where you put it. Or, if you’re lucky, you might find your passport at your last location.
2. Make a Report to Local Police Station
If you are already sure that you have lost your passport, go to the nearby local police station. File a report to the police and explain the chronology of how it happened and where you might lose it.
Don’t hesitate to use Google Translate on your smartphone if you have any trouble because you don’t speak the local language.
Sensing some meanings are lost in the machine translation? Then, you can also call the number of your country’s embassy to help you translate and interpret your report to the police.
3. Go to Your Country’s Embassy
Next, head over to your country’s embassy to give the police report. One thing to note is that the embassy doesn’t open 24 hours. So, it’s advisable to go there within working hours.
In the embassy, tell the staff about the purpose of your attendance there. Then, ask them about the procedures to apply for a temporary passport.
4. Get an Emergency Passport
After you’ve applied for your temporary passport, you need to submit some important documents to the staff in the embassy.
Generally, the embassy requires documents containing your identity information. For Indonesians, these are the documents* you need to submit:
- ID card;
- Birth certificate/marriage certificate;
- Family register card;
- Missing item report from local police;
- Photocopy of passport (if any);
- Filled and signed temporary passport application form;
- Passport size photo with a light-colored background;
- Pay the cost for your temporary passport application.
The process to issue your temporary passport might take some time, depending on the embassy. You may also need to pay for the new temporary passport.
The fee also varies for each embassy. For the Indonesian embassies abroad, they generally charge starting from 5 USD or 55,000 IDR*.
5. Pay a Fine for Losing Your Passport Abroad
In some cases, the embassy may also ask you to pay a fine for losing your passport abroad. But then again, this policy depends on each country.
As for Indonesians, there is a lost passport fine of about 1,000,000 IDR* based on Presidential Decree (Perpres) 2019 No. 28. Meanwhile, a fine for damaged passports is 500,000 IDR*.
The nominal fine also excludes the fee of passport replacement, which are as follows:
- The replacement cost of a regular 48-page passport: 350,000 IDR*
- The replacement cost of a 48-page e-passport: 650,000 IDR*
6. Keep Your Temporary Passport Safe
Already receive your temporary passport? Make sure to not lose it again, okay? It will be better to be extra careful during the rest of your trip until you finally go back to your home country.
Always put it inside your bag and take it with you in person all the time. It’s not recommended to leave your passport inside your accommodation, especially if there isn’t any safety box inside the room.
7. Apply for a New Passport After You Go Back Home
Hooray, you’ve finally made it to the end of your holiday abroad! But, don’t forget to check the latest update about entry requirements to your home country. You can find all the info you need here.
Remember that you also only have the temporary passport now. So, make sure to apply for a new passport as soon as you reach your home country!
Take Care of Your Passport While on Holiday Abroad
Whether your passport is stolen, misplaced, or damaged, you can find the solution to all your problems by following the tips above.
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*The information is valid at the time of writing. Price and other policies are subject to change at any time without prior notice.
