Apply online for an emergency travel document if you need to travel within 6 weeks. It costs £125, isn’t refunded, and is usually ready to collect 2 working days after you apply.

Full UK steps Official page ↗

Canadian passport

Emergency passport

Contact the nearest Government of Canada office as soon as you can; if you urgently need to travel, you can apply for an emergency passport there. Replacing a lost or stolen passport that was still valid costs an extra CAN$45 on top of the passport fee.

Full Canadian steps Official page ↗

Australian passport

Emergency passport

Contact the nearest Australian embassy, high commission or consulate, or the 24-hour Consular Emergency Centre on +61 2 6261 3305. With a genuine, urgent need to travel you can apply for an emergency passport, valid for up to 12 months.

Full Australian steps Official page ↗

Indian passport

Emergency Certificate

Report the loss to the local police and the nearest Indian embassy, high commission or consulate at once. To return to India, the mission usually issues an Emergency Certificate after it verifies your nationality and details.

Full Indian steps Official page ↗

Mexican passport

Emergency passport

File a report (acta) with the local police, then go to the Mexican embassy or consulate with proof of nationality and photo ID. Consulates can issue an emergency passport for travellers who must get home; it costs 30% more than an ordinary passport.

Full Mexican steps Official page ↗

Know before you land

Border rules in the United States

Passport validity: the safe standard for the United States is a passport valid for your whole stay. Entry rules for your passport.
United States visa and travel authorisation: who needs one and the official fee.

502 airports

Lost it at the airport?

Each airport page shows the nearest mission for your passport and how far it is.

Phone stolen with it? You’ll need data to reach the embassy, your airline and your bank. A travel eSIM for the United States installs in minutes on a replacement phone.

United States eSIM plans

Questions

Questions people ask

Where is the British embassy in the United States?

British Consulate General in Atlanta; British Consulate General in Boston; British Consulate General in Chicago; British Consulate General in Houston; British Consulate General in Los Angeles; British Consulate General in Miami; British Consulate General in New York; British Consulate General in San Francisco; British Embassy in Washington. Check the mission’s own site for hours and appointments.

Where is the Canadian embassy in the United States?

Canadian Consulate General in Atlanta; Canadian Consulate General in Boston; Canadian Consulate General in Chicago; Canadian Consulate General in Dallas; Canadian Consulate General in Denver; Canadian Consulate General in Detroit; Canadian Consulate General in Los Angeles; Canadian Consulate General in Miami; Canadian Consulate General in Minneapolis; Canadian Consulate General in New York City; Canadian Consulate General in San Francisco; Canadian Consulate General in Seattle; Canadian Embassy in Washington. Check the mission’s own site for hours and appointments.

Where is the Australian embassy in the United States?

Australian Consulate General in Chicago; Australian Consulate General in Honolulu; Australian Consulate General in Houston; Australian Consulate General in Los Angeles; Australian Consulate General in New York City; Australian Consulate General in San Francisco; Australian Embassy in Washington. Check the mission’s own site for hours and appointments.

What’s the emergency number in the United States?

In the United States: 911 for any emergency. Call first if you’re in danger or were robbed; the passport comes second.

Can I leave the United States without a passport?

Not on an international journey. Get an emergency passport or travel document from your own embassy or consulate first, and check the exit rules with it.

Can Num get me a new passport?

No. Only your government issues passports. Num finds your mission, the documents to bring and the fastest way to rearrange your trip.

NUM is not a government agency and does not issue passports or travel documents. Only your government can, and its fees are paid to it directly. Embassy and consulate locations come from public data (Wikidata, Wikipedia’s lists of diplomatic missions and the UK Foreign Office’s list of posts); confirm opening hours and appointments on the mission’s own site. Steps checked on government pages, 6 Nov 2026.

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Your mission in the United States

British Embassy, Washington

British Consulate General, Atlanta

British Consulate General, Boston

British Consulate General, Chicago

British Consulate General, Houston

British Consulate General, Los Angeles

British Consulate General, Miami

British Consulate General, New York

British Consulate General, San Francisco

Canadian Embassy, Washington

Canadian Consulate General, Atlanta

Canadian Consulate General, Boston

Canadian Consulate General, Chicago

Canadian Consulate General, Dallas

Canadian Consulate General, Denver

Canadian Consulate General, Detroit

Canadian Consulate General, Los Angeles

Canadian Consulate General, Miami

Canadian Consulate General, Minneapolis

Canadian Consulate General, New York City

Canadian Consulate General, San Francisco

Canadian Consulate General, Seattle

Australian Embassy, Washington

Australian Consulate General, Chicago

Australian Consulate General, Honolulu

Australian Consulate General, Houston

Australian Consulate General, Los Angeles

Australian Consulate General, New York City

Australian Consulate General, San Francisco

Indian Embassy, Washington

Indian Consulate General, Atlanta

Indian Consulate General, Boston

Indian Consulate General, Chicago

Indian Consulate General, Houston

Indian Consulate General, Los Angeles

Indian Consulate General, New York City

Indian Consulate General, San Francisco

Indian Consulate General, Seattle

Mexican Embassy, Washington, D.C.

Mexican Consulate, Albuquerque

Mexican Consulate General, Atlanta

Mexican Consulate General, Austin

Mexican Consulate, Boise

Mexican Consulate General, Boston

Mexican Consulate, Brownsville

Mexican Consulate, Calexico

Mexican Consulate General, Chicago

Mexican Consulate General, Dallas

Mexican Consulate, Del Rio

Mexican Consulate General, Denver

Mexican Consulate, Detroit

Mexican Consulate, Douglas

Mexican Consulate, Eagle Pass

Mexican Consulate General, El Paso

Mexican Consulate, Fresno

Mexican Consulate General, Houston

Mexican Consulate, Indianapolis

Mexican Consulate, Kansas City

Mexican Consulate General, Laredo

Mexican Consulate, Las Vegas

Mexican Consulate, Little Rock

Mexican Consulate General, Los Angeles

Mexican Consulate, McAllen

Mexican Consulate General, Miami

Mexican Consulate, Milwaukee

Mexican Consulate, New Brunswick

Mexican Consulate, New Orleans

Mexican Consulate General, New York City

Mexican Consulate General, Nogales

Mexican Consulate, Oklahoma City

Mexican Consulate, Omaha

Mexican Consulate, Orlando

Mexican Consulate, Oxnard

Mexican Consulate, Philadelphia

Mexican Consulate General, Phoenix

Mexican Consulate, Portland

Mexican Consulate, Presidio

Mexican Consulate General, Raleigh