Fraud Prevention
Lost/Stolen Passports Containing Valid U.S. Visas
If your passport containing a U.S. visa is lost or stolen, please report this right away to the Embassy. The steps you should take are:
File a report with the police in the jurisdiction where the passport was lost or stolen.
Send a copy of the police report, along with the following information, to the Consular Fraud Prevention Unit of the U.S. Embassy in Colombia:
- Last names and first names as they appeared on your passport. (PLEASE WRITE IN CAPITAL LETTERS)
- Date of birth, cédula number.
- Whether the passport was lost or stolen, and how.
- Date of loss.
- Your phone and e-mail contacts.
By fax: 57-1-383-2114.
By e-mail: FPMBogota@state.gov (Scan the police report and attach it to the e-mail.)