What if I lose my passport?
Short answer: First search the hotel and your belongings thoroughly. If it isn’t found, report it to the police, tell your travel agent, and contact the Pakistan Consulate for an emergency travel document.
What happened
You can’t find your passport, or it has been lost or stolen.
What to do now
- Ask hotel reception.
- Search your luggage, your room and everywhere you have been.
- If it isn’t found, go to the Haram’s lost and found office, then report it to the police and get a copy of the report.
- Tell your travel agent so they can inform the Saudi company.
- Contact the Pakistan Consulate in Jeddah for an emergency travel document. Take your passport and visa copies, the police report and your CNIC.
Who to contact
- Hotel reception
- The Haram’s lost and found office
- Police (999)
- Your travel agent
- Consulate General of Pakistan, Jeddah (012-6691046)
When to escalate
If your return flight is close, don’t delay at all. Contact the Consulate the same day and give your agent your flight details.
Prevent it next time
- Always keep copies of your passport and visa, and photos on your phone.
- Never hand over your original passport except to immigration and boarding counter staff.
- Keep your passport in the hotel safe or another secure place.