It is a no brainer that your passport is very important when traveling out of the country. To be able to go on vacation anywhere outside of the country and to get back in, you need your passport. But sometimes things don’t always go as planned and your passport ends up getting lost or stolen. Here are some tips on what to do if that happens.
It is always smart to cover your entire basis and get travel insurance. Make sure you always know where the closest embassy is to where you are going and register with them before you head on your trip. It is also a good idea to always carry a second form of identification and some extra passport-sized photos. Just in case you do end up losing your passport, you will be prepared to get another one so you can get back home.
It is always important to have personal information and documents in an easy access place you can get to them. You can either carry all of these things with you in a safe place or store all of them on a flash drive. Just make sure you keep all of these things in a place where you can’t lose or get them stolen. You can also leave sealed copies of these documents with someone who you trust and can contact easily if need be.
One of the easiest and safest ways to keep your documents handy would be to upload them to a service where they are protected, but you can access them on your trip. As long as you know you have Internet access, this might be the best way. Or to cover your entire basis, do all of these things!
Remember, you will need the following documents to obtain a new passport: travel itinerary, driver’s license, social security card and birth certificate.
Of course, the best way to avoid any issues is to keep your passport safe at all times. But sometimes things happen, so these tips will help you if something does go wrong with your passport.
