What to do if you lose your passport while traveling abroad?

If you are planning to travel abroad, please take note. No matter how careful you are, it is better to be prepared...

When traveling abroad, if you are a worrier, you need to keep the following in mind:

- Always keep your passport with you. You can buy a special passport pouch that you can wear inside your shirt. It also serves as a safe place to keep your money. If you keep your passport in a bag or backpack, always wear it on your shoulder and do not take it off until you get back to your hotel.

- Always have a 4 x 6 white background photo (the kind used for passports) available and never clip it with your passport but keep it somewhere else. When you lose your passport, you won't have to run around looking for a place to take photos and wait for them to be developed.

- Always have a photocopy of your passport and ID card and do not keep them with your passport.

- Remember the address and phone number of the Vietnamese embassy or consulate in the host country (the country you are traveling to)

If you have lost your passport:

- The first thing you must do is to stay calm, do not panic. Be extremely calm and slowly think back to where you could have lost it, in what circumstances. Return to the suspected location if it is close, then immediately report to the police station. Reporting to the police in some cases is really only effective in some developed countries with a high level of legal system and social civilization. However, do not miss any opportunity.

- After reporting at the nearest police station, immediately contact the nearest embassy or consulate to ask about the procedures for applying for a new passport and also ask about directions to the embassy or consulate office.

- Always keep money and credit cards (if you have 2 or more) in different places in case you lose your passport along with your wallet, bag, backpack... Use that extra money to search online for address information, travel, and eat to keep your strength until you find the Vietnamese embassy or consulate in the host country.

- Buying travel insurance before departure will always be a smart choice because in cases of illness, loss, accident... insurance will have a great effect.

- Preparing a few basic communication sentences or just a few important words can help you solve many seemingly hopeless situations./.

According to VOV.VN