7 Steps to Reporting Your Lost/Stolen U.S. Passport in Another Country
If your U.S. Passport is lost or stolen overseas, do not panic – yet. Most embassies and consulates will properly assist you in taking the necessary steps to report a lost or stolen passport. In general, follow these 7 steps if your passport is lost or stolen outside of the United States:
- Determine the U.S. Embassy or Consulate nearest to your location
- Go to the U.S. Embassy website link at: www.usembassy.gov
- Click the link for the U.S. Embassy that is nearest to your location
- Find the "U.S. Citizen Services" link and click it
- Find the passport link and subheading for lost/stolen passports and click it
- Follow the directions on the webpage for details on what to do
- Make an appointment to contact someone at that embassy
For example, if you’re vacationing in Florence, Italy, you would:
- Click the U.S. Embassy website link at www.usembassy.gov and go to the subheading “Europe and Eurasia”
- Click the link "Italy: Florence." This link will take you to the U.S. Embassy’s website for Florence, Italy. Here, you’ll see links on the top left of the page.
- Click the link at the top left of the page titled "U.S. Citizen Services." This will take you to another webpage.
- At the new webpage, click the link to the right with a graphic that represents the webpage for the whole country of Italy (i.e. the Italian Wide Webpage).
- On the left of this page you’ll see a column of links. Click the "lost or stolen" link under the Passports subheading.
- Here you’ll find the information you need report your lost or stolen U.S. Passport. Follow the directions.
- Finally, make an appointment to contact someone at the embassy.
Finally, we’ll wrap up this article with a few points to keep in mind.