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I told the US Embassy that I lost my passport and after i filled out the application and paid the fee in two weeks time I had my new passport and I did not need to go to immigrations to get a replacement visa for Brazil as the visa is still valid although it is on an expired Passport

..... I told the US Embassy that I lost my passport an.......I figure that if i go with this method.......Then I can go to the Chinese embassy with both passports one that shows that I am in Cambodia legally and the other is where they can place my Z visa. Then when it is time for me to leave i would simply provide Cambodian officals with both passports as one would have the Visa which proves that I am currently in Cambodia legally.

phuketrichard wrote: ↑Wed Mar 04, 2020 5:33 pm Just go to the US embassy and request a new one, I have done it multiple times when i just wanted a new one cause of visas in old one,
they will give you the old one back and only take it and cance lit when u pick up ur new one, takes about 12-14 days
you dont need put old extension in new one,just use both passports.

WTF??

I told the US Embassy that I lost my passport and after i filled out the application and paid the fee in two weeks time I had my new passport and I did not need to go to immigrations to get a replacement visa for Brazil as the visa is still valid although it is on an expired Passport

how could ur visa be valid in a stolen passport NOT in ur possession? YOU HAD to have gone to immigration to get a new entry stamp in ur new passport or you could not have left the country

DO NOT report it stolen as then u need police reports and it opens a whole can of worms and hassles
why would anyone willingly want to go live in Russia ??

michael.stewart1 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 04, 2020 4:01 pm I went to the Chinese consulate today to apply for a Z visa so I can work in China but they said I need a new passport as they were unable to scam mine. I guess this means If I want to work in China I will need to get a new Passport. i am curious about the ideal way to go about this. I figure I have two options. Option A would be to go to the US Embassy and tell them my passport is damaged and I need a new one. I would have to pay 110 and wait a few weeks. This will result in them taking my old passport which means I will not have a passport and my visas. I am guessing this will result in once I get my new passport I will have to go to the immigration office and try to convince them to replace my current Eb visa which is good until June.

Option B would be what I did when I was in Brazil. I told the US Embassy that I lost my passport and after i filled out the application and paid the fee in two weeks time I had my new passport and I did not need to go to immigrations to get a replacement visa for Brazil as the visa is still valid although it is on an expired Passport. Brazilian Immigration stated that as long as it is valid I simply show it with a valid passport and I am welcome to return to Brazil any time. Eu Amo Bresil. I figure that if i go with this method I will have my new passport within a few weeks. Then I can go to the Chinese embassy with both passports one that shows that I am in Cambodia legally and the other is where they can place my Z visa. Then when it is time for me to leave i would simply provide Cambodian officals with both passports as one would have the Visa which proves that I am currently in Cambodia legally. The other option would be to go to the immigration office once the z visa is present and try to get an exit visa. I am guessing this last part is probably redundant seeing that I have the original visa on the expired passport.
I am curious about what readers think would be the best option. I am very eager to go back to China. Last two times I went to China I had a Khmer Gf who had problems paying her rent and she needed me to return here to pay it. Thanks to her I lost the opportunity to earn 60000USD. This time I can return to China single and do not have to worry about having to return here. I want to work in China for a year and then I want to go work in that Winter Wonderland known as Russia for 10 years or until I can get citizenship. Then I can spend my days drinking Kvass and eating pierogies,

I didnt tell them it was stolen. I just told them i had lost it. I told them i went on a pubcrawl and must have dropped it somewhere because the next morning it was nowhere to be found. The truth was I was aware of the process and decided to do this as it meant I would be able to keep the passport on my person. I figure they are going to cancel it anyway once the new one has been processed and the official probably has better things to do than spend time enquiring about a lost passport.

phuketrichard wrote: ↑Wed Mar 04, 2020 8:59 pm

I didnt tell them it was stolen. I just told them i had lost it. I told them i went on a pubcrawl and must have dropped it somewhere because the next morning it was nowhere to be found. The truth was I was aware of the process and decided to do this as it meant I would be able to keep the passport on my person. I figure they are going to cancel it anyway once the new one has been processed and the official probably has better things to do than spend time enquiring about a lost passport.

ur a total fool!!!
traveling with a lost/stolen passport, lying to embassy officials, being in possession of a lost/stolen passport...
even a lost passport requires a police report so, add on lying to the police
my god!!!