Lost Passport in Korea

Lost your passport in Korea?

A missing passport needs a different process than other lost items — here's what actually needs to happen, and where we can still help.

Contact your embassy first

Replacing a lost or stolen passport is handled by your country's embassy or consulate in Korea, not by international courier. This should be your first call — most embassies in Seoul can issue emergency travel documents.

File a police report

Most embassies require a Korean police report before issuing a replacement passport. Your nearest police station can help file one, even without fluent Korean.

If the passport itself is later found

If a hotel, taxi, or venue later locates your original passport after you've already received a replacement, we can help arrange secure pickup and hold it for you or your embassy — courier shipping of passports isn't something we or most carriers can do.

How we can help

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Tell us what happened and what else may have been lost with it

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We contact hotels, venues, or drivers to check for your original documents and other items

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If other items are located, we quote and ship them internationally — separately from any embassy process

Common questions

Can Find to Send ship my passport to me internationally?+

No — official travel documents generally can't be shipped by international courier and need to go through your embassy or consulate. We can, however, help locate a lost passport and coordinate secure handover.

What if other items were lost along with my passport, like a wallet or phone?+

We can absolutely help recover and ship those separately — start a case and describe everything that went missing.

My embassy is asking where the passport was lost — can you help confirm that?+

If you're not sure of the exact location, tell us your day's timeline and we'll help you narrow it down, which can also help with your embassy report.

Is there anything I should do before contacting my embassy?+

Having your passport number, a photo of the passport (if you have one saved), and a filed police report ready will usually speed up the embassy process.

Lost something else along with your passport?

We can still help recover and ship your other items — start a case.

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