Report your physical U.S. passport lost or stolen immediately to protect yourself from identity theft.
When you report your passport lost or stolen, we will immediately cancel it. You cannot use it for international travel even if you find it later.
Reporting your passport lost or stolen does not automatically replace your passport. Follow the directions to Replace a Passport.
Visit our Online Form Filler to report your passport lost or stolen.
When you report your passport lost or stolen online using our form filler, we will ask if you want to reapply for a new passport. The form filler will create both a Report of a Lost or Stolen Passport (DS-64) and an Application for a U.S. Passport (DS-11) if you want to reapply for a new passport now.
Fill out the paper Form DS-64 to turn in with your new Form DS-11 application.
To replace a lost or stolen passport, you must submit Form DS-11 in person. Where you apply depends if you are in the United States or outside the country.
If you do not report your passport lost in the mail within 90 days from the date it was issued, you must apply again and pay all applicable fees.
No. No one can travel internationally using only a U.S. passport number. Travelers must present an original, physical version of a U.S. passport book or U.S. passport card upon entering a foreign country and when returning to the United States from a foreign country.
The U.S. passport book and passport card are highly secure documents with numerous security features designed to prevent successful counterfeiting.
We do not recommend reporting your U.S. passport lost or stolen if your passport number was compromised. You should only report your U.S. passport lost or stolen if the original, physical version of the passport book or passport card has been lost or stolen. Once you report a U.S. passport lost or stolen, it is invalid and cannot be used for international travel.
If you find another person's lost U.S. passport, please mail it in a sturdy envelope to:
U.S. Department of State
Consular Lost and Stolen Passport Unit (CLASP)
CA/PPT/S/TO/LE
44132 Mercure Circle
PO Box 1227
Sterling, VA 20166-1227
You can return the passport of a deceased relative for cancelation. We can return the passport after it is canceled.
Please submit:
Please mail to:
U.S. Department of State
Consular Lost and Stolen Passport Unit (CLASP)
CA/PPT/S/TO/LE
44132 Mercure Circle
P.O. Box 1227
Sterling, VA 20166-1227
No. If you have already reported your passport lost or stolen, the passport is no longer valid and cannot be used for international travel. If you attempt to use your U.S. passport which you reported as lost or stolen, you may encounter issues while traveling which include a foreign country denying entry to you.
After reporting your passport lost or stolen, you must apply for a new passport in person using Form DS-11.
