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Individuals who lose their passport and fail to promptly report it to the immigration authorities will be subject to administrative proceedings and must pay the penalty for passport loss as stipulated by law.
What is the penalty for not reporting a lost passport?
1. What to do when you lose your passport.
2. Penalty for passport loss.
3. Replacing a lost passport.
4. Frequently asked questions.
1. What should you do when you lose your passport?
- According to the 2019 Vietnamese Immigration and Emigration Law, in case of passport loss, individuals must report the loss to the competent authorities.
+ For diplomatic or official passports: notify the loss of passport in writing to the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or the authorized agency delegated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or the Vietnamese representative office abroad.
+ For ordinary passports: Submit a form or directly submit a lost passport report to the immigration authorities or police within 48 hours from the time of discovering the lost passport.
- Subsequently, the competent authority will confirm the passport loss and invalidate the lost passport.
2. Penalty for passport loss
Based on Point a, Clause 2, Article 18 of Decree 144/2021/ND-CP:
Penalties are imposed for failing to report passport loss to the competent authority: Fines range from 500,000 to 2,000,000 Vietnamese dong.
3. Replacing a lost passport
When a passport is lost, citizens applying for a replacement passport need to prepare the following documents:
- 01 passport application form;
- 02 recent photos sized 4 x 6 cm, facing forward, without wearing colored glasses, with a white background.
- Proof of passport loss report.
For children under 14 years old:
- The passport application form must be confirmed and stamped by the local police where the child resides or temporarily resides;
- If applying for a separate passport, submit:
+ 01 copy of the birth certificate;
+ 02 photos sized 4cm x 6cm.
+ Declaration form filled and signed by parents/adoptive parents/guardians (with documents proving the relationship such as household registration book, adoption decision, or guardian appointment decision).
- Children under 9 years old apply for a passport together with their parents
+ 01 certified copy of the birth certificate;
+ 02 photos sized 3cm x 4 cm.
- Documents to be submitted to:
+ Immigration Management Office of the provincial or centrally-run city Police Department where the applicant resides or temporarily resides; or
+ Immigration Department, Ministry of Public Security.
- Processing of documents
The processing time for documents is as follows:
+ Immigration Management Office processes documents within 8 working days from the date of receiving complete and valid documents.
+ Immigration Department, Ministry of Public Security processes documents within 5 working days from the date of receiving complete and valid documents.
However, in practice, this processing time is often longer.
- Reference: How long does it take to get a passport
4. Frequently Asked Questions
4.1. How much is the fee for passport issuance and replacement for lost passports?
The fee for passport issuance and replacement for lost passports is stipulated in Circular 25/2021/TT-BTC.
However, due to the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Ministry of Finance has issued Circular 120/2021/TT-BTC to adjust and reduce this fee as follows:
4.2. Forms to Use When Passport is Lost
- Regular passport loss report form
Form TK05 - Issued with Circular 73/2021/TT-BCA
=> Download link for Regular passport loss report form
- Application form for issuing a domestic regular passport
Form TK01 Issued with Circular 73/2021/TT-BCA
=> Download link for Passport issuance form
Here is all the information about penalties for passport loss that we provide. In case of passport loss, citizens need to fill out the required forms according to regulations and apply for a passport replacement.
