| A lost or stolen passport is no cause for panic. It will | | | | signature. |
| take some time and cost you additional funds, but a | | | | Duplicates: If you have reported your passport as |
| lost or stolen passport is fairly easy to replace. | | | | missing then find it you are required to mail it to the |
| Before you can submit an application for a | | | | State Department. All passports reported as missing |
| replacement passport, you must first report your | | | | are no longer valid. Any attempt to use the reported |
| passport as missing or stolen. | | | | missing passport may result in your arrest. The State |
| Report It: If you are out of the country and lose | | | | Department can destroy the passport or return it to |
| your passport or it is stolen, you must contact the | | | | you once it has been marked cancelled. |
| American Embassy or Consulate. If your passport is | | | | Fees: There is no fee to report a lost or stolen |
| stolen either in the United States or out of the | | | | passport. Adults can expect to pay $95 for a |
| country, you are required to file a police report first, | | | | passport without a passport card and children under |
| and then contact the nearest embassy or the State | | | | the age of 18 will be charged $85 for a passport. If |
| Department. | | | | you require a passport card, there will be an additional |
| Documentation: Once you have filled out the lost | | | | $20 fee. |
| passport form DS-64, you can print and fill out the | | | | Expedition Service: The State Department offers an |
| standard application form. The rules require that you | | | | expedited service that with postage will cost $74.85. |
| submit your lost or stolen passport form in person. | | | | There are many private rush passport companies |
| You can submit your application for a replacement | | | | that charge fees ranging from $60 to over $300. |
| passport at the same time. You will need to take all | | | | Travel Tip: In order to avoid losing your passport or |
| the documentation that you used to apply for your | | | | having your passport stolen, keep your passport on |
| first passport with you, such as your birth certificate, | | | | your person at all times while traveling. Never leave |
| photo ID, bank statements any additional legal papers | | | | your passport or any important papers in a purse or |
| such as marriage licenses and divorce decrees. You | | | | backpack. |
| must also have two identical two by two inch | | | | A lost or stolen passport is inconvenient, but it is a |
| photographs. Do not sign your application, as the | | | | problem you can correct easily. |
| agent for the passport agency must witness your | | | | |