Stolen Passport in Argentina! Help!
Help!
My boyfriend is on a massive trip biking round South America and has just has his passport stolen in Mendoza, Argentina. He had his bag stolen (including bike keys) but still has his wallet and other documentation, also had a spare set of keys for the bike thank god.
He's been to the police, filed a report, has a document to take to the embassy in Buenos Aires. That's closed till wednesday for a public holiday. Looking at the website he can get a temporary passport that will get him home to the UK, is there any way he can continue travelling in South America??
Obviously he'll need to send away for a new full UK passport, the site suggests he'd have to wait 4 weeks for a new one in Argentina....does anyone have any experience of waiting for a new UK passport when you are abroad?? How long does it take?
He's desperate to keep on riding round, he's on a tight deadline with time and money though so a delay of 4 weeks would be a total nightmare.
Any advice gratefully received!!
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Follow Chris 'Tigger' Targett on his 100 day circumnavigation of South America for Charity on: www.tiggerstravels.org
Last edited by TripQueen; 24 Feb 2012 at 19:00.
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