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Lost, expired, damaged or replacement passport

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• 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?
• Can my hotel have a copy of my passport?
• Can my airline booking contain my passport number?
• Can immigration find my entry record without my passport?
• What if my new passport has a different number?
• What if my new passport has a slightly different name?
• What if my nationality changed?
• What if my passport expired while I was in Vietnam?
• Can I leave Vietnam on an expired passport?
• Can I renew my passport before dealing with immigration?
• Should I contact my embassy before Vietnam immigration?
• Should I contact immigration before my embassy?
• What if my passport is damaged?
• What if my employer refuses to return my passport?
• What if my passport is held by police or immigration?
• Can I get a copy of the receipt if authorities retain my passport?
• Can a replacement passport complicate my overstay case?
• What passport details should I include in my Immigration Report?

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