Lost, Stolen or Damaged Passport Procedure Bhutan : mfa.gov.bt

Organization : Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Facility : Lost,Stolen or Damaged Passport Procedure
Country : Bhutan

Website : http://www.mfa.gov.bt/passport/loststolen-or-damaged-passport

MFA Lost, Stolen Passport

** Your passport is a valuable document bearing evidence of your identity so please take care of it at all times.

Related : Apply For a Passport Bhutan Ministry of Foreign Affairs : www.statusin.org/27264.html

** In the event that a passport is lost or stolen, this must be immediately reported to the police and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or its nearest diplomatic/consular mission.

Your passport shall be cancelled and international border control authorities notified. A copy of the Police report must accompany the application form for a new passport.

** In the event that a passport may be accidentally damaged or destroyed, then this too must be immediately reported to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or nearest diplomatic/consular mission.

You may also be required to submit addition information or documents to validate the report. A new passport will need to be applied for since you may encounter difficulties when traveling with a damaged passport.

** Damage resulting out of a deliberate attempt to alter or tamper a passport is a serious offense which is liable for prosecution in a court of law.

** If a passport is lost, stolen or damaged/destroyed you will be required to pay a fine of Nu. 5,000/- the first time in addition to the prescribed fee for a new passport.

** If you recover your lost/stolen passport after a new one has bee issued this should be immediately returned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or its nearest diplomatic/consular mission. Failure to do so is an offense punishable by a fine

Features of the New Passport :
The Passport Section of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is committed to providing travel documents which conform to international standards. The new passports of the Kingdom of Bhutan are machine readable documents with enhanced security features making it extremely difficult to alter or forge.

They conform to the international standards set by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). The cover of the booklets features a gold-foil embossing of the crest of the Royal Government while the inside incorporates traditional designs.

Feature :
1. A digitalized photograph of the holder embedded in to the page.
2. Secondary image (ghost image)
3. Invisible fluorescent imprint of the Raven Crown

4. Multi-tone mould made water mark.
5. Security laminate

6. Machine readable zone (MRZ) at the bottom of the page which contains mandatory identity elements (bearer’s personal & passport details) that is read by special readers at airports. All the information on the data page can also be read by the human eye.

The personal details of the applicant is verified and entered in to the Passport Database. The personal data page on the passport is then printed and security laminated on special passport printers and laminators.

The personal data page is then visually inspected while the machine readable zone is read on two different travel document readers for quality assurance.