Antigua and Barbuda - Replace Damaged Lost or Stolen Passport

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Procedure

1. Lost or stolen passports should be reported immediately to avoid prevent someone from using the document and to protect the passport holder from identity theft.
2. After reporting the lost of your passport it will be invalidated and can no longer be used for travel. Note: In case he passport is recovered after it has been reported lost or stolen, you will need to return it to the Passport Office on Queen Elizabeth Highway or the nearest Immigration Office. When you surrender the Lost and Stolen Document, if requested, the passport will be canceled and return to you. Once a passport has been reported lost or stolen, it cannot be re-validated or used to apply for a renewal.
3. To request a new passport you will need first to obtain and present a police report for the replacement of the stolen, lost or damaged passport.
4. You will need to submit the police report together with a completed form and these following documents:
   1. Birth certificate/adoption certificate or Antiguan Citizenship Certificate.
   2. Proof of name change if the name has been changed (Marriage Certificate, Deep Poll, Divorce Decree, Court Order).
   3. Two (2) identical Photographs (one photograph must be certified by the same certifying official who certified the application)
   4. The prescribed fees are presented in the form of stamps.
5. Once the Passport Office receives your application, you will be given a Memorandum Form to be completed and to take to the Immigration Department. On your visit to the Immigration Department, an Immigration Officer will conduct an interview and complete the Witness Statement Form. The Witness Statement Form, the Memorandum and a report from Immigration Officials will be forwarded to the Passport Office after an investigation that will take approximately three months.
6. Once Passport Office receives the forms and reports, the process for the replacement commences and the passport will be available in approximately three (3) weeks.

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Required Documents

• Completed application form
• Official police report
• Birth certificate/adoption certificate or Antiguan Citizenship Certificate.
• Proof of name change if the name has been changed (Marriage Certificate, Deep Poll, Divorce Decree, Court Order).
• Two (2) identical Photographs (one photograph must be certified by the same certifying official who certified the application)
• The prescribed fees are presented in the form of stamps.

Office Locations & Contacts

Department of Immigration
Long and Thames Streets, St. John’s, Antigua
Tel: (268)-562-1387, 562-1389
Fax Local: (268)-562-1388
Fax Overseas: (268)-562-1388
Email: [email protected]

Eligibility

Antigua and Barbuda Passports are issued to Citizens of Antigua and Barbuda in accordance with the Immigration and Passport Act, 2014.

Fees

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Validity

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Processing Time

After the Passport Office receives the forms and reports, the process for the replacement commences and the passport will be available in approximately three (3) weeks.

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Instructions

Antigua and Barbuda Passport Office is a Department within the Prime Minister’s Ministry and is located on Queen Elizabeth Highway.

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Need for the Document

A passport is an easily recognized travel document that identifies you and authorizes travel.

Citizens of Antigua and Barbuda requires a passport to enter all countries other than OECS Countries such as Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, St. Lucia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, St. Vincent and the Grenadines. You may also present your driver’s License or any other issued Government Identification with your place of birth when you travel to OECS Countries.

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