Guide
Lost passport in Vietnam
Steps after losing a passport in Vietnam: police report, embassy emergency travel documents, immigration departure processing, and how replacement passports affect overstay cases.
Sequence matters
If your visa is also expired or about to expire, prioritize safety, police loss documentation where required, embassy emergency travel documents, and Vietnam immigration processing for departure. A new passport number does not erase prior immigration history.
Common questions
- I lost my passport in Vietnam. What should I do?
- I lost my passport and my visa is about to expire. What should I do first?
- I lost my passport after my visa expired. What should I do?
- Do I need to report a lost passport to Vietnamese police?
- Where do I report a lost passport?
- Do I need a police loss certificate?
- Can my embassy issue an emergency passport?
- Can I leave Vietnam with an emergency passport?
- What happens to the visa in my lost passport?
- Can immigration transfer visa information to my new passport?
- Can I use a photo of my lost passport?
- Can I use a scanned copy of my old visa?
- What if I do not know my old passport number?
- How can I find my old passport number?
Related
Official sources
Contact details and pages can change. Prefer these government links over third-party copies. Sources reviewed 2026-08-13.
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