Report your valid U.S. passport lost or stolen immediately to protect yourself from identity theft. Do not report your most recent passport as lost or stolen if the passport has expired.
When you report your passport lost or stolen, we will immediately cancel it. You cannot use it for international travel even if you find it later.
Reporting your passport lost or stolen does not automatically replace your passport. If you want a new passport after reporting your current passport lost or stolen,
apply in person
and submit Form DS-11.
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How to Replace a Lost or Stolen Passport
To replace a lost or stolen passport, you must submit
Form DS-11
in person. Where you apply depends if you are in the United States or outside the country.
If you are
in the United States
and traveling in more than nine weeks, make an appointment (if required) to apply at a
passport acceptance facility
to replace your passport. If you are traveling in less than nine weeks, you may be eligible to make an appointment to apply in person at a
passport agency or center
to replace your passport.
If you are
outside the United States
, contact your nearest
U.S. embassy or consulate
to replace your passport.
If you applied in person or renewed by mail, use the
Online Passport Status System
to confirm if we mailed your passport.
If you renewed online, check your
MyTravelGov account
.
Contact us
if you have not received your passport two weeks after it was mailed.
If you do not report your passport lost in the mail within 90 days from the date it was issued, you must apply again and pay all applicable fees.
No. No one can travel internationally using only a U.S. passport number. Travelers must present an original, physical version of a U.S. passport book or U.S. passport card upon entering a foreign country and when returning to the United States from a foreign country.
The U.S. passport book and passport card are highly secure documents with numerous security features designed to prevent successful counterfeiting.
We do not recommend reporting your U.S. passport lost or stolen if your passport number was compromised. You should only report your U.S. passport lost or stolen if the original, physical version of the passport book or passport card has been lost or stolen. Once you report a U.S. passport lost or stolen, it is invalid and cannot be used for international travel.
If you find another person's lost U.S. passport, please mail it in a sturdy envelope to:
U.S. Department of State
Consular Lost and Stolen Passport Unit (CLASP)
CA/PPT/S/TO/LE
44132 Mercure Circle
PO Box 1227
Sterling, VA 20166-1227
You can return the passport of a deceased relative for cancelation. We can return the passport after it is canceled.
Please submit:
The valid passport
A certified copy of the death certificate
A letter requesting the cancelation and return (or destruction) of the passport
Please mail to:
U.S. Department of State
Consular Lost and Stolen Passport Unit (CLASP)
CA/PPT/S/TO/LE
44132 Mercure Circle
P.O. Box 1227
Sterling, VA 20166-1227
No. If you have already reported your passport lost or stolen, the passport is no longer valid and cannot be used for international travel. If you attempt to use your U.S. passport which you reported as lost or stolen, you may encounter issues while traveling which include a foreign country denying entry to you.
After reporting your passport lost or stolen, you must apply for a new passport in person using
Form DS-11
.
Routine:
10-13 weeks*
Expedited:
7-9 weeks and an extra $60*
*Mailing times are not included in
processing times
. Processing times only include the time your application is at one of our passport agencies or centers. The total time to get your passport includes both processing and mailing times. It may take up to 2 weeks for applications to arrive by mail at a passport agency or center, and up to 2 weeks for you to receive a completed passport in the mail after we print it.
Consider the total time it will take to receive your passport when you are booking travel
.
Urgent Travel:
See our
Get my Passport Fast
page.
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