a. Visit Consulate (3 East 64th Street, NY-10065), with photocopy of your lost Passport (if it is
available)
b. Apply for Consulate’s letter to register Police Complaint for lost Passport
c. Consulate will issue a letter in sealed envelop and handover it to applicant
d. Submit this letter to concerned Police authority
e. Concerned Police authority will issue a Police Complain Report
f. Visit VFS website (https://www.vfsglobal.com/india/usa) apply for reissue of Passport under lost
Category
g. Submit Physical application form along with required document (including Police Complaint
Report) to VFS Center by Mail.
Q: I am an Indian Citizen living Chicago, Illinois,USA. I lost my Indian passport but I don't
have photocopy of the same. What should I do?
A: Photocopy of the old passport or passport number are mandatory document to be submitted in case
of lost/damaged/stolen passport. It should be produced, if it is available. But you will be required to
produce, the previous passport details like Passport number, date of issue, date of expiry and place of
issue, while filling the passport application form. If you do not have that information, then visit CGI,
Chicago (455 N Cityfront Plaza Drive (NBC Tower Building), Suite # 850 Chicago, Illinois - 110011
OR visit CGI, Chicago’s website (https://www. cgi.chicago.gov.in ) and submit your query at
passport.chicago @mea .gov.in
Q: I lost my passport recently. I've applied for a reissue of passport. I want to know if the new
passport will have the same number as my old passport, or a new number?
A: The new passport will have a new passport number, with a fresh validity of 10 years.
Q: I recently lost my valid passport, but do not have the details. Will it be possible for the
Consulate to trace the details from your system and give me the details for filling my application
form for Passport?
A: You need to visit CGI, Chicago (3 East 64th Street, NY-10065) and Provide your details OR visit
CGI, Chicago’s website and submit your query passport.chicago.gov.in
Q: What can I do if I have lost my passport and have to travel to India urgently due to an
emergency like serious illness or death in the family?
A: Please visit CGI, Chicago’s website (https://www. cgi.chicago.gov.in ) and apply for an Emergency
Certificate (EC). EC will be issued for returning to India after verification of Indian nationality.
Q: I am in USA on B1/B2 visa, I lost my Passport in USA Can I obtain a new Passport ?
A: Visitors from India on B1 /B2 visa who are not normally resident in USA are advised to hold
passports which are valid for the period of their visit. In case of lost, where it becomes necessary to
obtain new Passport, a Short Validity Passport (SPV) would be reissued after clearance from the
original Passport Issuing Authority in India OR an Emergency Certificate (EC) would be issue to
applicant so that he will able to return India.
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