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Besides safety alerts, how can STEP help if you lose your passport abroad?

It speeds up reporting the loss and getting a temporary passport.

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  1. It mails you a new one for free
  2. It speeds reporting it and getting a temporary one ✔
  3. It lets you fly without one

Why: The Smart Traveler Enrollment Program sends news and alerts for your destination. The local embassy can also give you instructions in an emergency, help family reach you, and speed a lost-passport report.

Huh, didn't know that: To enroll, you give your name, date of birth, passport number and an emergency contact.

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Answer: It speeds reporting it and getting a temporary one. The Smart Traveler Enrollment Program sends news and alerts for your destination. The local embassy can also give you instructions in an emergency, help family reach you, and speed a lost-passport report.

  1. See travel advisories and register in STEP (USAGov) www.usa.gov/travel-advisory
    Speed the process to report a lost passport and get a temporary one
    Checked 2026-10-12.
  2. See travel advisories and register in STEP (USAGov) www.usa.gov/travel-advisory
    Help family and friends contact you in case of an emergency
    Checked 2026-10-12.
  3. See travel advisories and register in STEP (USAGov) www.usa.gov/travel-advisory
    Passport number
    Checked 2026-10-12.

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