Lost Passport

If you lose your passport in the UAE, you have to apply for a new passport (to your embassy in the UAE) and have your residence visa re-stamped on your new passport.

However, first report the loss or theft of the passport to the police station nearest to where the incident took place.

If the lost passport belongs to a minor, the sponsoring parent should be present to endorse the report.

If the person who lost the passport is on his employers sponsorship, he should submit a letter in Arabic about the loss of the passport. The letter should be on the sponsoring employers letterhead and should be submitted to the police department of the emirate where the residence visa was issued. The sponsor should also provide a photocopy of its licence and establishment card.

If the person who lost the passport is on family sponsorship, he needs to submit a letter signed by the sponsor and a photocopy of the sponsors passport.