Lost Your Passport in China? Follow These Essential Steps!

Passport is one of the effective documents for foreigners to prove their nationality and identity abroad, and it is also the most important document for travelers to ensure a safe and smooth journey.

护照是外籍人士在国外证明其国籍和身份的有效文件之一，也是旅行者确保安全顺畅旅行的最重要的文件。

So what should you do if you lose such an important document?

那么，如果您丢失了这样一份重要文件，您应该做什么呢？

1: First of all, you need to call the police (you must bring a copy of your identity, such as a copy of your visa or passport) to obtain a certificate of loss issued by the local police, report to the police station near the place of loss or the police station of your regular residence, and get a certificate of passport loss.

首先，您需要拨打警察电话（您必须携带身份证明的复印件，如签证或护照的复印件），以获得当地警察出具的遗失证明，向遗失地点附近的警察局或您常住地的警察局报案，并获取护照遗失证明。

2: Report the loss of passport to the Exit and Entry Administration Bureau with the passport loss report certificate issued by the police station, fill in the loss report form for foreigners' exit and entry documents, and apply for a new passport at the Chinese embassy or consulate with the Passport Loss Report Certificate.

持派出所出具的护照遗失证明，向出入境管理局报告护照丢失，填写外国人出入境证件遗失报告表，并凭《护照遗失报告证明书》在中国大使馆或领事馆申请新护照。

3: After obtaining the passport loss report certificate, the applicant shall immediately apply for a new passport from the embassy or consulate of his/her country in China, and complete the corresponding residence/stay procedures at the exit/entry administration department of the public security organ within 30 days from the date of issuance of the passport loss report certificate.

在获得护照遗失报告证明后，申请人应立即向其在中国的国家的大使馆或领事馆申请新护照，并在获得护照遗失报告证明之日起30天内，到公安机关出入境管理部门完成相应的居留/停留手续。

HERE ARE THE PROCESS:

1.Report the loss of passport

1.报告护照丢失

2.Obtain the certificate of passport loss

2.获取护照丢失证明

3.Apply for a new passport

3.申请新护照

4.Go to the guest hotel or police station of residence for a new accommodation registration (change to a new passport number)

4.前往住地的宾馆或派出所进行新的住宿登记（更改为新护照号码）

5.According to the specific reasons, with reference to the relevant notification sheet to prepare application materials for residence/stay documents

5.根据具体原因，参照相关通知单准备居留/停留证件的申请材料

If you do not report the loss of your passport to the Exit and Entry Administration Bureau after your passport is lost or stolen, but directly apply for a passport to the embassy or consulate of your country in China, you will also need to provide a letter issued by the embassy or consulate of your country in China when reapplying for a visa.

如果您在护照丢失或被盗后不向出入境管理局报告护照丢失，而直接向您在中国的国家的大使馆或领事馆申请护照，您在重新申请签证时还需要提供由中国的国家的大使馆或领事馆出具的信函。

sources: SFBC China