shanghai.usembassy-china.org.cn Replacing a Lost or Stolen Passport : Consulate General of the United States

Name of the Organization : Consulate General of the United States Shanghai China
Type of Facility : Apply for Replacing a Lost or Stolen passport
State : Shanghai
Country : China

Website : http://shanghai.usembassy-china.org.cn/lost_passports2.html

Replacing a Lost or Stolen Passport :

** If your passport has been lost or stolen, you must obtain a Statement of Lost Passport from the Exit & Entry Bureau (EEB), which is under the Public Security Bureau (PSB), before you can apply for a replacement passport.

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** Once you have obtained the replacement passport you will need to update your registration with the Chinese government, either by contacting your local police station or your hotel (hotels/hostels will register their guests with the police directly).

** You must then bring your Statement of Lost Passport, updated registration information, and your new passport to the EEB again to obtain an exit visa.

The Shanghai EEB office is located at :
1500 Min Sheng Road
(at the intersection of Ying Chun Road)
Pudong, Shanghai
Tel: 2895-1900

In Zhejiang Province :
Zhejiang EEB
35 Hua Guang Road, Hangzhou City
Tel: 0571-8728-6276

In Jiangsu Province :
Jiangsu EEB
1 Yangzhou Road, Nanjing City
Tel: 025-8352-6707

In Anhui Province :
Anhui EEB
282 Anqing Road, Hefei City
Tel: 0551-2801-130

** Although the EEB Statement and updated registration information by themselves are enough to obtain a replacement Chinese visa, in many cases the EEB will expedite a request for a Statement if you submit a report from the local police office where the loss occurred.

Please Note :
** Our office can assist only in issuing a replacement passport.
** Following the issuance of a new passport, the Chinese government requires that a new visa be obtained for the replacement passport.
** The same EEB offices (see addresses above) can issue new visas for replacement passports.
** Failure to obtain a replacement visa can result in a fine or detention by law enforcement authorities.

** All replacements for lost or stolen passports must be applied for in person – no appointment is required.
** If you have time to wait for the processing time (usually 10 working days), you may apply for a full-validity replacement passport.
** if you are in urgent need to travel, you may apply for an emergency replacement passport with a limited validity.

Please note :
** As emergency passports are issued for short validities, you will need to replace your emergency passport with a full-validity passport before you will be eligible for many kinds of replacement visas.

** In most cases, a Chinese resident visa (such as a one-year work visa) will only be issued to a full-validity passport, and the Chinese government requires a passport to have at least six months of remaining validity for the bearer to be eligible for entry to China.

Please bring the following to your appointment :
** Statement of Lost Passport from Exit & Entry Bureau (EEB)
** Passport Application form DS-11
** Statement Regarding a Lost or Stolen Passport form DS-64
** Proof of identity (e.g. U.S. driver license, U.S. state ID, student ID, and/or Military ID)
** If available, a photocopy of your lost or stolen passport, or other proof of U.S. citizenship

** (e.g. an official birth certificate or naturalization/citizenship certificate, a Consular Report of Birth Abroad, and/or an expired passport)
** One Passport Photo (must be 2″ X 2″ (5 cm X 5 cm) with a white background, and taken within the last six months)
** Appropriate fee

Appropriate fees :

Note :
** All applicants under the age of 16 must meet the requirements listed in the Law on Passport Applications for Minors.
** In most instances this means that both parents must sign the child’s passport application, even if one parent is not an American.
** All parents or guardians must present proof of the child’s birth or adoption to verify their relationship to the child.

Parents can consent in one of two ways :
** Both parents, even if one is not an American, can come to the Consulate with their passports and sign in person.
** If one parent is not present in China, s/he may give his/her consent through a written affidavit, the DS-3053 form.
** The form must be notarized by a notary public in the U.S or at a U.S. embassy or consulate within the previous three months.
** Please note that the parent who signs in person will need to still have a copy of the non-present parent’s identification with him/her.