Travel Document      

Steps to Take

• File a report with the local police agency in your area and get a copy of the police report
• Contact your country's nearest consulate, embassy, or passport agency for a replacement passport (or emergency travel document, if possible)
• Read below for instructions if your passport also contained your entry visa

• If your passport contained your entry visa, report the lost / stolen visa to the U.S. consulate that issued the visa, following instructions provided by the U.S. State Department.
  • NOTE: if your passport is found or recovered after it was reported as lost or stolen, the visa inside the passport will no longer be valid and must be replaced before returning to the U.S.
• If you are outside the U.S., apply for a new visa at your local U.S. consulate. You will not be able to re-enter the U.S. until you obtain a new entry visa.
• If you are inside the U.S., consult ISSS. If you leave the U.S. in the future, you will need to get a new visa before returning to the U.S.
• Read our Renewing Your Visa page for more details about applying for a new visa.

• Contact ISSS at oisss@brown.edu (or your J-1 sponsor, if your DS-2019 was issued by another sponsor).
• F-1 / J-1 students: submit a request for a replacement document through the OISSS Gateway; persons in other visa classifications should email ISSS for detailed instructions.
• Other employees (e.g., H-1B, O-1): contact ISSS.

• Apply for a replacement EAD card by filing Form I-765 with USCIS
• Discuss replacement procedures with your ISSS advisor