What to do if your visa, passport or identity card is stolen while you're travelling?<\/h2>\n
The first thing to do when you discover that a travel document has been stolen is to contact your embassy and consulate<\/strong>. These institutions will tell you what to do. Most of the time, a emergency number<\/span> is available to travelers on the website.<\/p>\n Second essential step: contact your local police authority<\/strong>. The receipt of the theft report will be essential for you to continue with the formalities. It will enable you to obtain a laissez-passer or a emergency passport<\/strong> at your embassy or consulate. The laissez-passer is usually issued within 24 hours, and allows you to re-enter your country for an average of 30 days. Please note that emergency passports are not systematically issued.<\/span><\/strong>. Depending on your country of residence, the reason for issuing this type of document may vary. Also, some embassies provide a laissez-passer, but only issue an emergency passport for medical, humanitarian or professional reasons.<\/p>\n If you are a European citizen and you are unable to find your country's representative institution, you can contact another European embassy<\/strong>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Remember to be as precise as possible in your statement to the police. If you've lost other personal belongings, you'll be able to file a claim.<\/p>\n Please note that if your passport is found after you have reported it stolen, do not travel with<\/strong>. Interpol recommends returning it to the embassy, at the risk of arousing the suspicions of the border police.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The French Embassy in China has produced a concrete infographic on the subject:<\/p>\n When you lose your phone, you can feel just as helpless as if it were your passport! Many smartphones now come with an integrated location system<\/strong>. However, it's best not to run after the thief - your safety comes first. If you manage to locate your phone, always call the police and do not act yourself<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Start by contacting your operator to notify them and suspend the line<\/strong>. If you can, log in to your various accounts to change your passwords. Remember to change the codes for your mailbox, banking application and social networks.<\/p>\n As with any travel document, it is essential that you contact the local police in order to report theft<\/strong> a telephone. You can then report the loss to your insurance company. This insurance can be the phone's, your bank card's or your operator's.<\/p>\n If the police find your phone, the line can be reactivated, unless the device has already been blocked.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" All it takes is a moment's inattention, a moment's fatigue, a jostle and your bag is stolen! When you're traveling abroad, panic can quickly set in. Without a passport, an identity card, a visa or even a telephone, you find yourself at a loss. That's why it's important to keep your ... Read the article<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_sitemap_exclude":false,"_sitemap_priority":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12380","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-astuces"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12380","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12380"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12380\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12380"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12380"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12380"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/perte_ppt-ef27c.jpg\")
<\/a><\/h2>\nWhat to do about phone theft while travelling<\/h2>\n