| An individual must bring a passport when traveling | | | | individual should ask the hotel staff for the |
| outside of the United States. This document | | | | information. To be the most proactive, passbook |
| serves as proof of identity for every United | | | | holders should do their research, print this |
| States citizen and travel beyond the U.S. borders | | | | information prior to leaving for the trip, and pack |
| cannot be done without it. A lost or stolen | | | | it with the other travel documents. |
| passport while traveling will prevent the passbook | | | | When a passbook is recorded as missing, it will be |
| holder from being readmitted to the U.S. | | | | invalidated immediately and will not be permissible |
| Therefore, everyone should know how to replace | | | | for travel. If the passbook is later located, it must |
| the document in order to act quickly in such an | | | | be turned in to the U.S. State Department for |
| emergency situation. | | | | handling. The agency will cancel the document and |
| When the passbook is misplaced, the holder | | | | provide it to the passbook holder if requested. |
| should notify the government without delay. | | | | The cancelled document will not be valid for |
| There have been situations where a passport | | | | international travel, so the holder should make |
| was taken and the thief tried to quickly use it in | | | | sure it is lost before it is reported as such. |
| order to travel. Quick reporting on the part of the | | | | A new passbook must be obtained in person with |
| passbook holder will prevent this from happening. | | | | the Passport Agency or Acceptance Facility. The |
| Reporting can be done via the telephone or by | | | | holder will need to re-apply as if this were the |
| completing and submitting the government DS-64 | | | | first time the passport was being obtained. The |
| report. If the person is traveling outside of the | | | | report of lost or stolen passport will also need to |
| U.S. when the incident occurs, the local U.S. | | | | be supplied to the government. The applicant will |
| consulate or embassy should be informed. | | | | receive a new passport within four to six weeks |
| Those who have lost their passbook while | | | | of submitting the application and supporting |
| traveling will find it a bit more difficult to replace. | | | | documentation. |
| The individual should make copies of the passbook | | | | If the passbook is lost immediately before |
| prior to traveling and stash these in a carry on, | | | | traveling, this presents a complication. Many |
| checked baggage, or a wallet. A person can also | | | | travelers will not be able to wait up to six weeks |
| obtain a certain type of insurance that will cover | | | | for regular government processing of the |
| the replacement cost of the passbook. | | | | documents. They may then opt for expedited |
| The individual will need to show up in person in | | | | processing services that will result in a new |
| order to replace the passbook when traveling | | | | passport within two or three weeks. If this still is |
| overseas. A directory of U.S. consulates and | | | | not quick enough, the individual may retain the |
| embassies that will handle this situation can be | | | | services of a private company that will rush |
| found on the Internet. Since Web access may not | | | | processing for an additional fee. |
| be easy to obtain during foreign travel, the | | | | |