Have you ever been worried about losing your passport abroad?
What happens? How do you get home to Singapore?
Please do not worry. Whilst every care should be taken to make sure that you do not lose your passport, you will be able to get home.
In this article, we explain what to do if you find yourself in this unfortunate scenario.
You must call or email the Singapore High Commission as soon as possible after reporting your passport as lost. Their website is here email address is passport@mfa.sg
On contacting them, you must schedule an appointment to see the consular officer.
At this point, the high commission will supply you with a Document of Identity to enable you to travel back to Singapore. As soon as you return to Singapore, you must surrender this document and apply for a replacement passport at the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority.
Accidents happen, and things can be lost or stolen. When taking out your travel insurance policy, have a read of them to see how they will help you in this situation.
With a travel insurance policy from Allianz Travel Singapore, we will reimburse you the cost of replacing your passport, including covering essential and reasonable communication, travel and accommodation costs to obtain replacements should your loss arise from robbery, burglary or theft whilst you are overseas on your journey.
With travel insurance, you and your family will be protected on your trip from unexpected accidents and circumstances such as passport or document loss.
You can check loss coverage details on Allianz Travel website to buy Single Trip plan if you are going on one trip, or buy Annual Travel Plan to cover your trips throughout the year.
For more information, please do not hesitate to get in contact with us. You can find out contact details here.
