Travelers lost passport in Vietnam

    Me and my friend came here in danang Vietnam. My friend have lost her passport. Its public holiday. We don’t know what to do 😢 already reported to police officers in danang and hoian cuz we went to have coconut boat , ancient villages , hoian night market and back to dragon bridge in danang . We went to see the dragon show while water was in it we all ran towards huge crowds place where everyone trying hard to hide from water from that point after we found
out that my 1 friend lost her wallet and 1 have lost passport and sunglass. Our flight is tmr and still don’t know what to do
   

    -@Goonsselena

Is your passport from Nepal?

You'll need to contact your state department if your embassy/consulate is closed without emergency contact info.

Good luck.

@Goonsselena

Oh dear. I received your PM. Thank you for writing me

Certainly not a nice position to find oneself in, especially in light of this being the Tet holidays with immigration offices closed.

When you applied for the Vietnam eVisa, did you take advantage of the full 90 days permitted for tourists? If not, what is the "valid until" date showing on each of your eVisas?

If the eVisa's exit date is imminent, would the friend who has lost their passport be comfortable staying alone in Vietnam until this can be cleared up? If so, I suggest you and your other friend leave Vietnam so as to not incur an overstay penalty/fine. If your friend is not comfortable remaining in Vietnam alone, expect the penalty to be (for each person)...

Overstaying for less than 16 days: VND VND 500,000 – VND 2,000,000 (~US $22 – US $88)

Overstaying for 16 days – less than 30 days: VND 3,000,000 – VND 5,000,000 (~ US $133 – US $221)

Continue to check with the police daily to see whether the passport has been recovered. Immigration's offices reopen on Thursday (15/02), at which time the owner of the lost passport should visit them, bringing a copy of the police report where the loss was recorded.

Contact the nearest embassy/consular office of the passport holder's country. If Nepal, that would be at...

Nepal Consulate General in Guangzhou, China

phone#  +86 (20) 87066400

email  cgnguangzhou@126.com  cgnguangzhou@qq.com

Prior to contacting the passport holder's embassy/consulate, be aware that this will probably result in the immediate cancellation of the lost passport. Be certain it hasn't been returned to the police, or perhaps even having been misplaced (and forgotten) by the passport holder.

I hope some other members can chime in with additional suggestions. Such a disappointing ending to your Vietnam visit.

Please keep us updated on this Goonsselena.It is an unfortunate event which could happen to any of us.

@Aidan in HCMC

our visa is till 24 feb 2024 . my and other friend returiNg back but other friend 2 friends are staying here embassy wants police report but here in vietnam police doesnt write the report just asking us to go immigration . we dont know what to do 😓😢

    @Aidan in HCMCour visa is till 24 feb 2024 . my and other friend returiNg back but other friend 2 friends are staying here

Okay, good.

embassy wants police report but here in vietnam police doesnt write the report just asking us to go immigration . we dont know what to do 😓😢       -@Goonsselena

Understood. The police have probably (hopefully?) already created a file which the immigration officers will be able to view when the passport holder visits there.

On Thursday 15/02, visit the official Vietnam immigration office, here. (Link) Have your friend ask the immigration officer if they would qualify for a visa extension.   This is important.

The passport will have to be replaced by the Nepal immigration authorities. The visit to Vietnam's immigration office is to make sure your friend stays within the guidelines governing foreigners visiting Vietnam.

After making application for the visa extension, have your friend then ask the Vietnam immigration officer about notifying the Nepal authorities of the lost passport.

In the meantime, keep checking daily at the police station(s) to see if the passport has been returned.

Tell your friend not to stress too much. The immigration officials, both in Vietnam and in Nepal, will have experience in these matters. Once your friend sets the process in motion, the people who deal with these situations on a regular basis will then do the rest.

Losing a passport is not an uncommon occurrence. Scary, frustrating, and worrisome, but certainly not uncommon.

The bright side? A few more days in Vietnam without the overcrowding from the Tet visitors

Thank you for your help. as we already inform to embassy of nepal in thailand . they said they can help us and send one way travel document but the courier  might take how long we dont know . Luckily we stay at Le Cap Hotel and Apartment the manager came to rescue he said he will go to police station cuz he knows someone there hopefully it works . we just need the report of police so that embassy can work asap send through courier . lets see what happens

@OceanBeach92107

yes its nepali passport.  Unfortunately vietnam doesnt have embassy of nepal so near is thailand so we just getting there . by god grace the website ph number of nepal embassy in thailand works they text me back He whats app the documents need to send to them and we just waiting for police report but here in danang no good police .