# Passport Emergency - Facts Needed NOW \[16-Feb-2024\]

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passport-emergency-facts-needed-now-16-feb-2024/997654>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Tags:** vacation-travel\
**Created:** [February 16, 2024, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passport-emergency-facts-needed-now-16-feb-2024/997654 "2024-02-16T12:04:07Z")\
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> [@Mama\_Zappa](#):
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> wonder if having a cane or other evidence of disability would have the same effect?

Yes, it does.

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**Post date:** [November 1, 2024, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passport-emergency-facts-needed-now-16-feb-2024/997654/322 "2024-11-01T16:30:47Z")

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> [@TokyoBayer](#):
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> Looking at the State Department section about [replacing lost or stolen passport](https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/emergencies/lost-stolen-passport-abroad.html), it seems like having a copy of the old passport is sufficient.
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> > [@](#):
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> > Please bring with you to the embassy/consulate:
> > 
> > - One [passport photo](https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/how-apply/photos.html) (get it in advance to speed the process of replacing your passport)
> > - Identification (driver’s license, expired passport, etc.)
> > - Evidence of U.S. citizenship (birth certificate, photocopy of your missing passport)
> > - Travel Itinerary (airline/train tickets)
> > - [DS-11 Application for Passport](https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/how-apply/forms.html)
> > - [DS-64 Statement Regarding a Lost or Stolen Passport](https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/how-apply/forms.html)
> > 
> > Even if you cannot present all of these documents, consular staff will do their best to help you. They will help you get a new passport quickly.
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> It wouldn’t hurt, but it looks like other ID is fine.

I would think that a passport card would help satisfy the requirement for identification and evidence of U.S. citizenship. Especially if my photocopy of my lost passport is actually just a photo or PDF on my phone.

Also, I store my passport card separately from my drivers license (in a backup wallet) when traveling so that if my wallet is lost or stolen I don’t lose both.

But I’m probably just trying to think of uses for it. The main reason I always get it is simply as a backup form of official identification. For example, I don’t want to miss a flight or be delayed getting through security if I my driver’s license is misplaced, lost, or stolen while flying domestically. There’s no easy way to replace my Connecticut driver’s license in a timely manner if I’m vacationing in Florida.

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