If your passport is lost or stolen, the first thing you have to do is to report it to the closet police station where the loss or theft happened as soon as possible. you shall complete the following procedures:
Step 1:
Obtain a “Receipt of Report” from the police station. the loss or theft of a foreign passport must first be reported to the police station closed to wear the loss/theft occurred. A receipt will be issued by the Police Station.
Step 2:
Obtain a “Confirmation of Reporting the Loss of Passport” from local Exit and Entry Administration Department of Public Security Bureau.
1. Documents required
To obtain the “Confirmation of Reporting the Loss of Passport”, you should provide the following:
1. Original and photocopy of “Receipt of the Report” from Police Station where the passport was stolen or lost (see step 1);
2. Two (2) recent photographs of the applicant;
3. Report Form with completed statement regarding the lost or stolen or passport;
4. Photocopy of evidence for your nationality or citizenship in the foreign country (passport, ID card etc.)
Notice: Obtaining a “Confirmation of Reporting the Loss of Passport” is not a compulsory formality for applying for a new passport or temporary travel document.
2. Fees
Not required.
3. Time processing
It will normally take to working days for processing upon receipt of all the required documents.
4. Important Notice
The validity of a “Confirmation of Reporting the Loss of Passport” is thirty days. Within thirty days, you must apply for a new passport or replacing certificate at your country’s embassy or consulate in China and apply for a visa or residence permit to the Exit and Entry Administration Department of local Public Security Bureau with this “Confirmation of Reporting the Loss of Passport”
Those who failed to finish such proceedings within thirty days will constitute illegal stay in China and will be punished according to the law, meaning they will be charged fine and be deported to their home countries. You may check our previous post for more information: Application for Residence Permit for Work
So apply for a new passport is not the only thing you have to do, you can only stay in China with proper visa and residence permit.
Useful link:
Ministry of Public Security of the People’s Republic of China
