Loss of the passport - how to return home?

It happens that on vacation abroad there are the most unforeseen situations. A sudden illness or acclimatization can significantly spoil the trip. But it becomes much more terrible when money or documents are lost. In fact, losing a passport is not yet a sentence for vacation and you can correct the situation upon arrival home.

First of all, first thing ...

The main thing is not to panic and act quickly. The loss of documents is not so terrible and desperate. In this case, there is a whole step-by-step instruction, where you can find answers to all the questions.

  1. We go to find the nearest police station, police, gendarmerie. The easiest way is to ask the hotel manager where you left off. In the office, you must state the passport's passport, where it could have happened. In return, you will be given a special certificate, which will indicate your application for loss and confirmation that you actually applied to law enforcement. This document at the moment for you is worth its weight in gold.
  2. Next, go to the nearest photo studio. There we make two photos on the passport. Important point: in the big cities of the civilized world there are automatic machines with instant photos at every corner, but in the remote country of an exotic country everything is much more complicated. So a couple of photos you can take with you in advance as a reinsurance.
  3. The next step is to find two of our compatriots. Well, if you went on tour with a group or friends, there will be no problems. It is more difficult when we left alone. In this situation, you can go two ways. Try to search the Internet on the pages of LiveJournal community and write there. If this option is not suitable for you, immediately go to the consulate and decide the question on the spot.
  4. So, with the certificate from law enforcement agencies and photos we go to the consulate. His address is always on the Internet, so the nearest Internet cafe will be your assistant. To find the department you are interested in, you need to go to the official website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and find contacts there. If there is no such branch in the city where you are, you can apply to the consulate of the nearest country. For example, a tourist from Ukraine, then immediately look for the Russian Consulate and call the main question there. It is better to search all the necessary addresses in advance and write down for yourself.
  5. Your main goal is to obtain a certificate of return. You will write an application for this certificate, provide collected papers. It is very good if any other documents proving the identity are with you: the rights, the certificate or something similar. For security before departure, scan the documents and save them in the letter, then you will greatly simplify your task.
  6. To receive the document on your hands, you pay a consular fee. If, on a sad coincidence, you have lost money, you will have to write a petition for return without paying a fee.

Have received the certificate on hands - what further?

And then we urgently pack our bags. The fact is that the validity of the issued certificate is only thirty days. And most often it is given only for the period before departure, the date of which is indicated in your e-ticket.

If there are unforeseen circumstances and you can not leave the country, you will be able to extend the validity of the document, but only once. Such circumstances are sudden illness or trauma.

Immediately upon arrival we hasten to OVIR and hand in our certificate. After that we start the procedure of issuing the passport again.