What to do if you loose your passport in Spain?
There is a lot that can turn a trip to Spain into an immense amount
of fun and joy. But what happens in case you incidentally lose your
passport when you are traveling in Spain. Here is what all possibilities
are available in Spain.
The first thing that you need to do after you realize that you have
lost your passport is going to the nearest police station and filing a
report. There are chances that you might not be able to recover the
passport but the process is still vital.
You also need to contact your country's nearest consulate or embassy
and ask them to see into the matter. You can ask them to get you another
passport. Inquire how much the whole process will cost.
You also need
to report any missing debit cards, credit cards or checks and inform
your bank or card companies. You also need to talk to the banks to
disable the service so that nobody else can take the advantage of the
situation.
Take a deep breath and release your entire trauma because there is a
lot that you still have to deal with. You will have to keep
communicating with Spanish authorities in order to get a new passport.
Talk to your near ones in you hometown and ask for their advice. You can
ask your family members to contact the Embassy and arrange a flight
back home for you.
You will also need find the nearest money wiring service and get some
money wired so that you can deal with the situation in Spain. You can
use it to support for verification purposes while getting money wired in
Spain. You can also write an official letter to the Embassy of your
country and ask their help in the situation. The Embassy may also help
you with money transfer problems.
If you have a copy of your passport, make it available to the
Embassy. Note down your passport number at a secure place. Gather all
identification tools, police reports, to passport size photographs and
money and make it physically the Embassy. You can get the emergency
passport easily in Spain. After filing an application for passport, you
will get a receipt which you can use till you do not possess a passport.
In case some official asks for documents and the receipt can be
produced.
You will be able to receive a temporary passport within 90 days of
time and once you get it, make sure you set off for your home country
and receive the new passport as soon as possible.
