Thailand - Replace a Lost / Stolen Passport

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Procedure

1. Before you can apply for a new passport, you must first file a police report.
2. Bring the police report when you apply for a new e-Passport. Your lost passport will be cancelled.
3. To obtain a new one, you will need to complete an application and submit it together with these documents:
   1. A police report with case number, case officers name, and contact telephone number.
   2. Thai Identification Card, Thai Driver License or any Thai documents (if applicable).
   3. Photocopy of old passport (if available) and/or passport number.
4. Pay the application fee.

If the passport was lost/stolen outside in a foreign country

1. You must immediately file a lost Passport report to local authorities.
2. Bring the report together with documents proving your Thai nationality or other Residential Registration documents such as Citizenship Card and House Registration to the nearest Thai embassy or consulate-general to apply for a new e-Passport.

Note: If the passport is lost and a new e-Passport has not been issued but there is an urgent need to return to Thailand, the Thai embassy or consulate-general will issue a Certificate of Identity (CI). The CI will only be valid for the distressed person to return to Thailand and will expire once the distressed person arrives in Thailand.

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Required Documents

• Completed application
• A police report with case number, case officers name, and contact telephone number.
• Thai Identification Card, Thai Driver License or any Thai documents (if applicable).
• Photocopy of old passport (if available) and/or passport number.

Office Locations & Contacts

Ministry of Foreign Affairs
443 Sri Ayudhya Rd., Bangkok 10400
Tel : 0-2203-5000

Thai Embassies

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Fees

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Validity

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External Links

• Royal Thai Consulate-General, Vancouver
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Royal Thai Police

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