Lost Passport

[chocolaterie 0]

2 years ago, I entered the USA on a student visa. But as a Canadian citizen I did not require a passport. So instead of taking a chance and losing it in the states, I left it in the care of my best friend. That was in Dec 2003. It's now 2006 and she doesn't even remember having it. I don't blame her because of her program she's in at school. I was looking at the passport application and it asks if I ever filed a police report. Do I have to do this? Because I only just found this out... and I think it's just been misplaced. But I rather be safe and apply for another one, then wait to see if it'll show up since she's been looking for more than a week.

Has anyone else ever lost a passport? What did you do?

Thanks!

[ceriserose 1]

I lost one in 2004. I'd taken a trip to the US (flying) in 2003 and was sure I had it with me when I got back. I usually drove through the border and used my driver's license & birth certificate so didn't notice it was missing for about 6 months.

I didn't file a police report, I went immediately to the local passport office (was in Canada still). They told me it had been returned to them (I suspect I'd left it in the hotel room or the like) and that I'd need a new one. They had me take a form to a notary stating that I had lost it and didn't know where it was (even though I now did). That cleared the issue and I got a new one.

I'm sorry, I can't remember the name of the form. You might want to check out the GOC website for them.

[LisaRod 0]

I 'lost' a passport once too. (I'm Canadian.) I was in Toronto, knew it was at my mom's place, but she couldn't find it where I told her to look. As I was flying to Vancouver then two days later to Thailand, I didn't want to risk not finding my passport in Vancouver so I applied for a new one in Toronto, saying I had lost mine. All fine, no problem. Of course in Vancouver there it was exactly where I thought it would be.

It was Christmas, no time to declare that I had found the 'lost' passport. In retrospect I should have made a police report and, what, I don't know, left my passport in Vancouver or stuck it in registered mail to the passport office? No, I took it with me and went to the embassy in Bangkok to turn it in (I was going to be in Thailand long term).

Big problem! They accused me of all kinds of illegalities and I ended up with a passport I had to renew every year for the next 3 years.

So if you apply for a new passport and then find your original passport, either turn it in right away, or destroy it and forget you ever found it.

Its up to you but I wouldn't say you 'might' have lost it, they might not issue you a new one if they think there is a chance you will find your old one.

All the best and good luck.

[Cassie 8]

So if you apply for a new passport and then find your original passport, either turn it in right away, or destroy it and forget you ever found it.

Aye, having more than one valid passport in the same name is a matter of national security, and they don't take that very lightly.

[chocolaterie 0]

thanks everyone!