Loss of a passport is not uncommon. Even the most responsible and attentive tourist is not insured against the loss of documents. The main thing in this situation is not to panic, but to concentrate and start acting.
If the incident with the loss of a passport happened at home, before the trip, then you need to write a statement to the police station and start collecting a package of documents for a new passport. That is, go through the phased registration of the passport again.
It is worse if the documents are lost abroad. You should also start by going to the nearest police station. There you will have to write a statement, a certified photocopy of which is considered a temporary identity document.
Next, you need to find the embassy or consulate and go there. It would be nice to find out in advance the days and hours of the Russian representative office. Because they often only work until lunchtime and not all days of the week.
Going to the embassy, you must take with you a Russian passport, a copy of it certified by a notary, as well as a certified copy of the statement made by the police and 2 photos 3, 5x4, 5.
If you do not have a copy of your passport, certified by a notary, you can make it directly at the embassy. It will cost about $ 50.
Force majeure also happens - when all documents are lost or stolen. In this case, you need to take 2 friends with you, who can confirm that the tourist who has lost his documents is a citizen of the Russian Federation. They must be sure to have documents proving their identity with them.
If suddenly the passport of the Russian Federation remains at home, you can ask relatives or friends to send a copy of it by e-mail, which can be certified by the embassy.
After that, the Embassy will issue a Certificate allowing the return home. Using it, you can easily leave the country of rest and enter Russia. It should be noted that the validity of the Certificate is only 15 days.
At home, hot on the trail, you can quickly restore your passport. To do this, it is necessary, within two days after returning, to submit to the FMS a Certificate of the right to return to Russia and a certified copy of the statement written to the police.
