What to do if your ID is stolen

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Salir de nuestro país para visitar nuevos lugares, probar nuevas comidas, aprender sobre una nueva cultura y conocer gente totalmente distinto es una experiencia que para muchos es gratificante y emocionante. A pesar de todo, pese a que un viaje al extranjero promete ser una experiencia increíble, existen algunos eventos que podrían hacer que este viaje ya no be una experiencia tan placentera, fundamentalmente cuando no sabemos cómo reaccionar ante estas situaciones, específicamente nos referiremos a la loss of DNI abroad.

And there are times when we spend so much time planning a trip that we make sure we have all of our neustrans. documentation on time and in order, Despite everything, we rarely foresee what are some of the situations that can go wrong on our journey, and when the time comes, we do not know how to react to such a situation. That is why we have brought you this helpful guide, so if you are planning a trip abroad take into account the recommendations, and if you are in the If you have lost your ID, know what to do.

One of the main questions that come to mind just when we realize that we do not have our ID with us is Where is it? And it is a question that will undoubtedly make us remember the last places we were, as well as the last activities in which we participated. But to stay calm it is essential to think well before acting, to be able to react effectively. but in that case you don't totally remember anything about where you left your documentation, don't be alarmed that everything has a solution.

Report this loss or theft

The first thing we must do is help with the police, with them we can report the theft or loss of identification document. The reason we must do this is so that there is a legal record of why we do not keep our documentation; Another problem is that it will prevent whoever stole or found the document from using it for dishonest purposes.

But the most important thing is that when we do report it to the police, Nos emitirán un recibo legal que nos permitirá solicitar un documento que nos ayudará a salir del país donde nos encontramos; Al mismo tiempo, una vez que estemos con la policía, ellos podrán brindarnos cualquier ayuda que sea necesaria de Neustra. Pero antes de continuar con este post, debemos explicar algo, y es que dicho recibo no será útil como documento de identificación, sino solo como documento de viaje que nos autoriza a estar en ese país. Veamos ahora el paso siguiente que debemos considerar, que es asistir a la embajada.

Attend the embassy

The Embassy is by definition a Diplomatic mission in which an office serves as a means of representation of the government of the country. a la que pertenece la embajada. Dicho de otra forma, es una oficina de gobierno en nuestro país, que puede y debe brindarnos apoyo y apoyo. Por lo general las embajadas de los países están ubicadas en la ciudad capital del país anfitrión, por lo que podemos hacernos una idea de en qué ciudad está localizada, a pesar de todo, lo mejor y lo que más sugerimos es que antes de salir viaje nos informamos sobre la ubicación y los medios de contacto con nuestra embajada para poder asistirlos en caso de cualquier event desafortunado.

If it is the case that we are in another country and we lost our identification and there is no fenced Spanish embassy, you can attend a diplomatic delegation that belongs to any of the countries of the European Union, and there we will be given the necessary help. Another alternative in case the previous one is not possible is that we can contact the nearest Spanish embassy (That's in a neighboring country, as an example). We can count on adequate support from this dynamic.

If we already located our embassy or our diplomatic office The next thing is to go with them, explain our situation and show them the receipt that the police gave us, later we will comment in more detail on how to complete this process.

With this, the embassy can support us in two ways, the first is to issue us a new passport, or the second way to support us is through a safe-conduct that authorizes us to return to Spain; It should be explained that the validity of the latter is only 48 hours after the process. But it is also essential to mention that the embassy cannot issue us a new identification.

The procedure for process the new passport or safe conduct We need to complete a form that will be delivered to us in the same office with our information. Afterwards, we need to deliver this form and attach the receipt that the police gave us, as well as 2 passport-size photographs, and, finally, copy of DNI or copy of passport.

Therefore, it is highly recommended that you make sure to take some copies of your personal identification documents with you for your trip, but if you are already in this situation and do not have a copy, avoid worrying, this is what you should do.

Instead of a copy of said document, the embassy allows you to present a document proving your identityAs an example, it can be a transport voucher or a bank card that has our photograph on it. But even when we do not have any of these documents, it is feasible to do the procedure requesting an affidavit from a Spanish citizen; you just have to make sure it is properly documented.

Once we are in the embassy we can be much more relaxed knowing that any doubt or situation that arises can be solved with the help of said embassy. Therefore, up to here everything is going well, but this has not finished yet, because even though we have already resolved the issue that we have our identification, The truth is that we still have to be vigilant, let's see what matters and how to do it.

Be very careful with this

Una de los motivos por las que tenemos que estar atentos es que hemos perdido o robado nuestra documentación; esto puede estar en manos de persons que no son honestas, por lo que existe la oportunidad de que exista una identity fraud. To be sure that we are not victims of this, we must do the following.

The first thing we have to do after attending the embassy is to review the movements of our bank accounts. When reviewing this we must bear in mind that there are no movements registered during the last hours, hours in which it is possible that our identity has been impersonated. In the event that there are movements that have not been made by us, we must contact our bank and clarify the matter, it is essential to mention that to take action in this matter we must have our receipt, or complaint; This document is the one that will help us to carry out the necessary procedures so that our account is protected and that the actions not taken by us are eliminated.

Safety recommendations for the trip

So far everything seems to be going well, if you are already in this situation, with the above information we can be sure that you will be able to get out of the problem, but in case you are still planning your trip it is essential that you take certain considerations to be sure that our trip went well, here are some safety tips for our trip.

The first thing that we must investigate is how safe is the country to which we yearn to go, as well as inform ourselves of the possible places of risk that we must avoid to reduce the opportunities of suffering a mishap; At the same time, it is also highly recommended that we register in the travelers registry of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, if we do the latter, all the procedures that we carry out during our trip, including the procedure for a new passport, they will be much simpler to complete.

One of the questions that we must investigate in connection with the place where we will travel is whether in the country to which we are going it is necessary that we always have a handy identification document; In the event that this is the case, it is necessary to inquire whether it is feasible for us to identify ourselves only with a copy of an official document. In case we have to have our documentation throughout the trip, it is essential that we consider having our documents in a bag of our clothes that is attached to our body, so that it is much easier to be aware of our documentation.

In the event that it is feasible to identify ourselves with a copy, we should preferably keep our documentation in a hotel safe. And for a higher level of security and peace of mind we can save a copy of our ID in the cloud, to be able to enter it in case of loss of the original.