How to apply for a passport, If it lost..

Passport is a mandatory document for those who wish to travel abroad.

Documents needed to apply for a new passport;

• Documents to prove the address of the present address
• Document to prove date of birth (SSLC certificate, identity card)
• Passport size photos
• A written explanation about how the passport has been lost
• The original copy of the complaint given to the police

If your passport lost in India, firstly you need to give a complaint to the police station about how the passport has been lost. Then you will get the legitimacy for the passport being lost. After that, you can apply for a new passport from passport Seva Kendra with the copy of the complaint.

If the passport lost in Abroad, then re-apply for a new passport is a little complicated process. You can re apy for the passport from Passport Seva of the country with those required documents mentioned above. Then you can apply for an emergency certificate from the nearest embassy and the emergency certificate will get within 2 weeks from the embassy. You need to pay some certain amount of money to get an emergency certificate. An emergency certificate will be issued to travel from the country to another country. Everyone should take a copy of the passport because the passport number and the issue date of a passport are required to get a new passport. If the passport lost in travel time, firstly you should rearrange the travel time and apply for the new emergency certificate. After receiving the emergency certificate, you can resume the travel time and you can travel with the emergency certificate.

          You can also use social media to recover the lost passport. You can post the details of your passport and contact number in social media. Social media will help to increase the possibility to get your lost passport.