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What are the steps to take if your passport is lost in Thailand?

Lost passport Passport replacement Embassy procedures Police report Visa issues Immigration policy

Mar 6, 2025

4 days ago

Galen *******

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During my last visits to immigration, I saw an incredible number of passports, some of which had been brought by agencies. There were lots of people queuing at each counter to present their passports for various reasons. My question: has it ever happened to any of you, independently of agencies or yourself, that your passport was lost? If so, what did you do to solve the problem, because the passport is the most important document?

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If you lose your passport while in Thailand, the recommended procedure is to report the loss to the police and obtain a police report. Subsequently, you must take this police report to your embassy to apply for a replacement passport. Once you receive the new passport, you should return to immigration with the new passport and the police report to have your immigration stamps transferred.

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Terary **********

You file a police report, go to your embassy file a report and get a replacement.

2 days ago

Michael *******

Don’t hand passport to a third party is safest option, immigration have controls in place and you get a receipt when you leave it for visa renewal. It’s just overnight anyway.

3 days ago

Joseph *******

In addition to a copy included in my copy of my visa extension application, I always keep two copies of my passport, one of which I carry on my person at all times. I file the other copy for emergencies such as needing to replace immigration stamps in a new passport after losing the original.

3 days ago

Brandon ************

Same thing anyone else does for a lost or stolen passport. You report it to police and then take that police report to your embassy to get a replacement. Once you have that you take the new passport to immigration along with the police report to get your stamps replaced.

4 days ago

Rob *******

The only place i have ever left my passport is with immigration. it’s the only place i ever would.

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