If you are reading these lines, only when going on a trip abroad, and you have not stolen documents, consider yourself lucky you can play it safe and avoid the very unpleasant things that can spoil the most iridescent vacation.
First, make more photocopies of all pages of passport.Some leave copies with relatives or friends, so they can send them by fax in case of loss of passport.Be sure to bring a copy of your passport and carry it up, keeping the original in the hotel safe or in a safe place.If you have Internet e-mail, do a scan of all pages of your passport and send itself to the box.Also, you should bring a document with a photograph - an internal passport, driving license, military or library card, in short, anything which is written louse is your name and photo.This document is stored separately from the passport.Take a picture 2 3.5 x 4.5 cm. If a citizen of Russia or Ukraine made these simple steps, the question of what to do if you lose your passport, will not arise.
laws of both countries (Russia and Ukraine) is not much different for those who have lost a passport and wish to return to their homeland.What to do if you lose your passport?In general the procedure at first glance it seems pretty simple.It should apply to any police department in the country where there was trouble for help with lost passports, submit the certificate to the embassy or consulate office of the honorary consul of the Russian Federation and Ukraine for issuance of a document called "Certificate of entry (return) in Ukraine"(similar to the Russian consulate issued to the Russians).For the treasured piece of paper will have to pay between $ 20 to $ 100 (depending on the country where the passport has been lost), to fill in the appropriate form and attach 2 photos.With this document, valid for 15 days only, you can come home and within 3 days to apply to the authority which issued the lost passport to get a new one.
In practice, the procedure for obtaining a "Certificate of entry ..." is quite confusing and fraught with numerous bureaucratic delays.If the tourists traveling with the group through a travel agency, lost passport, what to do, tell the team leader.He will be the link between you and the police will help you contact the consulate, etc.If the traveler did not bring any other documents proving his identity, and does not have on hand a copy of the lost passport, the team leader will poruchitelstvovat for it (that is, along with another citizen of the Russian Federation / Ukraine write written evidence that you - it is you,and not someone else).
But what to do if a person lost his passport, traveling alone?Not every police department speak English (and the more so in Russian).You need to enlist the help of an interpreter.Furthermore, not all countries have the police understand why a person who has lost the passport, goes to the police and not the embassy, for in the loss of no crime.In this case, the police have to ask a question, what to do if your passport was stolen.You will need to submit an application for theft and sign the police report.Have to give a copy of your application and find the address and phone the nearest representative in your country.
consulate must verify your identity before granting you a document allowing to enter the territory of Russia / Ukraine.And the citizen should in every way to help him in this.That is, it must provide a copy or scan of lost passport, ask relatives back home to send by fax a copy of the passport or any other document proving his identity.But what if you lost passport, and no copies and other documents on hand there?Then you need to find two countrymen who agreed to come to the embassy with your passport and written to vouch for a person, ie to confirm that they know his last name, first name, date of birth and place of residence.Otherwise, the procedure of verification of identity may take up to 3 months.
