With your questions, WePlease give your consulting opinion as follows:

First, you need to note: If you lose your passport, you must notify the competent police agency. If the passport is lost in the country, within 48 hours of discovering the loss, a report must be submitted to the Immigration Department. If applying in person, a present paperID card is still valid for checking and comparison; If sent by post, the application must be certified by the police of the commune, ward or town of permanent or temporary residence.

If your passport is lost abroad, you must immediately report it to the nearest Vietnamese representative agency abroad and to the competent authority of the host country. The content of the report must clearly state: full name, date of birth, permanent or temporary residence address, passport number, date of issue, issuing agency, time, place of occurrence and reason for loss. passport.

When losing your passport but not informing the competent authority, it is also according to the provisions inDecree 167/2013/ND – CP

"2. Fine from 500,000 VND to 2,000,000 VND for one of the following acts:

a) Failure to immediately notify the competent authority of the loss or damage of a passport or other valuable documents in lieu of a passport, Vietnamese visa, temporary residence card, or permanent residence card;

According toCircular 27/2007/TT-BCA Instructions on the issuance and amendment of ordinary passports in the country according toDecree No. 136/2007/ND-CP dated August 17, 2007 of the Government on exit and entry of Vietnamese citizens andCircular 07/2013/TT-BCA Modify and supplement some points ofCircular No. 27/2007/TT-BCA dated November 29, 2007 of the Ministry of Public Security guiding the issuance, amendment and supplementation of ordinary passports in the country.

Records include:

+ Application for ordinary passport according to Form X01 - Passport declaration form X01

(The declaration does not have to be confirmed by the police of the commune, ward or town where you permanently or temporarily reside. When submitting the application and receiving the results, you must present your identity card for comparison.)

– 04 recently taken photos, size 4×6 cm, straight face, bare head, white background.

– Paper reporting the loss of passport

You submit your application directly and receive the results at the Provincial Immigration Management agency where you reside.