Form DS-64 / Form DS-11 Instructions: Form DS-64: Electronic Invalidation of Lost/Stolen Passports & Interpol Red Alert Notice
“My passport was lost or stolen. How do I cancel it immediately so nobody commits identity theft or travels in my name?”
Official Procedural Summary & Rules
Filing Form DS-64 instantly and permanently invalidates a lost or stolen passport worldwide through federal and Interpol border security databases.
Key Statutory Rules & Exceptions
Once submitted, Form DS-64 cannot be cancelled; if you later find the passport, it is legally dead and attempting to use it will result in border detention. • File a local police report if stolen abroad or domestically to document identity theft protection. • To obtain a new passport, you must apply in person using Form DS-11 with proof of citizenship and identity.
Official Procedural Sequence
Submit electronic Form DS-64 Obtain police report for theft Apply in person with Form DS-11
⚠️ Administrative Traps & Rejection Triggers
Attempting to travel on a previously reported lost passport after finding it in a drawer.
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Under 22 CFR § 51.70 and federal passport fraud statutes, detail lost/stolen reporting: (1) Filing Form DS-64 online at travel.state.gov or by telephone; (2) Instant automated entry of passport number into the State Department Consular Consolidated Database (CCD) and Interpol Lost and Stolen Travel Documents (SLTD) database; (3) Irreversible invalidation (once reported, a found passport can NEVER be used for travel); (4) Police report requirements for stolen passports; (5) Applying for a replacement passport book using Form DS-11 in person.