If you have found an Taiwan Passport overseas, please call immediately the Taiwan diplomatic or consular mission, where you reported it lost or stolen, so as to validate your lost or stolen passport. If your passport was reported lost or stolen for more than 48 hours, the the found passport is no longer valid.
Why you must report your passport lost or stolen
Your passport is a vital tool in proving your identity overseas. By reporting the loss, your passport can be immediately and permanently cancelled, and cannot be used to enter or leave any country, thereby significantly reducing the chances of its misuse by terrorists or other criminals. Border control authorities in Taiwan and abroad will confiscate any cancelled passport that comes to their notice. It is an offence under the Taiwan Passports Act to use a cancelled Australian passport with a penalty of imprisonment or a fine or both.
Further information regarding lost or stolen passports.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is unable to provide specific information regarding identity theft, protection and consequences.
Please note that it may disrupt your travel plan or incur criminal offence not to report the incident as soon as practicable after you become aware of the loss or theft of your Taiwan passport.
Remember: always keep your passport in a safe place, whether you are at home or abroad!
- In many countries passports are prime target of theft for illegal purposes
- Considerable inconvenience and disruption to travel plans may result from the theft or loss of your passport
