Replacing a Lost, Stolen, or Damaged Honduran Passport in the United States

A lost, stolen, or damaged Honduran passport is replaced by applying for a new passport at a Honduran consular office in the United States. In addition to the standard passport documents, Honduras requires either a police report filed where the incident occurred or a sworn statement completed at the consular office processing the application. The consular sworn statement costs US$50. Regular passport fees are US$60 for five years and US$75 for ten years; applicants under 21 may receive only the five-year passport.[1]

Police Report or Consular Sworn Statement

The official passport rule places loss, theft, and damage in the same category. For any of these circumstances, the applicant must present one of the following:

• A police report: The report must have been filed with the police where the loss, theft, or damage occurred.
• A consular sworn statement: Known as a Declaración Jurada, it can be completed at the Honduran consular office where the replacement passport will be processed. Its official fee is US$50.

The published rule presents these as alternatives. It does not state that an applicant must submit both a police report and a sworn statement. A person who already has the police report should therefore calculate the cost without automatically adding the US$50 declaration fee.

The official page does not specify a special police-report format, notarization, or translation requirement. It also does not publish a separate form that applicants can complete at home in place of the consular sworn statement.

Documents for the Replacement Application

Applicants With a Valid Honduran DNI

The standard passport document issued through the official appointment system lists three basic items for an adult applicant:[3]

• Valid Honduran identity card
• Printed document confirming the consular appointment
• Proof of payment

A replacement application also requires the police report or consular sworn statement described above. If the damaged passport remains in the applicant’s possession, it should be kept for the appointment. The national requirements page does not expressly state whether the damaged booklet must be surrendered.

An applicant who wants a married surname shown in the new passport must also present the original marriage certificate. This document is tied to the requested name and is not required solely because the previous passport was lost or damaged.

Applicants Without a Current DNI

The current consular tariff provides an additional document route for a person who does not carry a valid DNI but previously processed one in Honduras. It calls for an original digital birth certificate and at least one accepted photo document.

• Honduran driver’s license
• Honduran Social Security Institute card
• An official document issued by the applicant’s place of residence, such as a residence card or TPS document in the United States

The dedicated no-identity-card passport instructions additionally list an expired Honduran identity card or an expired passport that has no alterations or damage. They also state that handwritten birth certificates are not accepted and that the submitted documents must be originals.[4]

The separate public requirements for a consular sworn statement list a valid DNI or valid Honduran passport as identification. The published pages do not clearly explain how that declaration requirement is handled when both documents are unavailable. Applicants in this situation should obtain instructions from the selected consular office before purchasing the Money Order for the declaration.

Replacement Passports for Applicants Under 21

Honduras applies its minor-passport rules to applicants under 21. They may apply only for a five-year passport and must present an original birth certificate. An applicant who has reached Honduran identity-card age must also present the identity card.[5]

• Both parents should appear with identification.
• Copies of the parents’ identity cards or passports must be presented.
• If one parent cannot attend, the absent parent must issue an original authorization before a Honduran notary or the nearest Honduran consulate. The authorization must identify the adult aged 21 or older who will represent the applicant.
• If a parent has died, an original death certificate issued by the appropriate authority is required.
• A person holding parental authority must present the original court resolution or a copy authenticated by a Honduran notary.
• If a parent’s location is unknown, the passport instructions require a court order authenticated by the Honduran Supreme Court.

The police report or consular sworn statement remains necessary when the child’s previous passport was lost, stolen, or damaged. An authorization prepared at a Honduran consulate is a separate service listed at US$50; it should not be confused with the US$50 sworn statement concerning the passport incident.

Current Passport and Declaration Fees

The totals in the final column apply only when the applicant uses a consular sworn statement instead of a police report. Applicants under 21 cannot select the ten-year passport.

Honduran consular offices in the United States require payment by Money Order and do not accept cash. The official page does not publish the Money Order payee or state whether the passport and sworn statement must be paid with separate instruments. Obtain that payment detail from the office handling the appointment before completing the payee line.

Applicants who choose home delivery must bring a US$6.45 stamp. The official requirement describes mailing as being under the applicant’s responsibility but does not identify a courier, tracking service, or nationwide delivery time.

Booking the Passport Appointment

The official appointment page allows a Honduran applicant to search by the 13-digit identity number or by passport number. Someone whose passport is missing can use the identity-number option when the record is available.

1. Open the official Honduran Consular Services system.
2. Select Honduran nationality and search using the identity number or available passport information.
3. Choose the location, consular office, and passport service.
4. Enter the requested personal, residence, email, telephone, and address information.
5. Save and print the appointment confirmation.
6. Prepare the original identity documents, incident report or sworn-statement requirements, and Money Order.

A police department case number by itself may not provide the same documentation as the report requested by the Honduran rule. Request a written or printable record showing that the incident was reported and keep the original or officially issued copy available for the appointment.

What Happens at the Consular Office

The applicant must attend because passport issuance includes identity verification and biometric enrollment. A lost passport is not renewed by mail, and a relative cannot complete the biometric passport application in the applicant’s place.

At the appointment, the consular staff reviews the identity record, original supporting documents, printed appointment confirmation, payment, and the police report or sworn statement. When a sworn statement is needed, it is made before the consular official acting in the notarial role.

The current national fee and requirement pages do not publish one processing time for every Honduran consulate in the United States. They also do not promise same-day replacement at every permanent or mobile office. Travel plans should not be based on a same-day assumption.

Salvoconducto for Urgent Travel

A salvoconducto is a separate Honduran travel document, not a replacement passport. The official consular tariff lists a fee of US$10 and requires a valid Honduran identity card, two passport-size photographs, an airline ticket, and a Money Order. If the applicant lacks a current identity card, the listed alternative includes an original digital birth certificate and an accepted photo document.

The U.S. Department of State’s Honduras document schedule describes the salvoconducto as valid for one trip and states that it expires 90 days after issuance.[6] It does not replace the regular passport for later international trips. A traveler considering this option should select the salvoconducto service and present the required airline ticket rather than assuming that an urgent flight automatically changes normal passport processing.

Official Sources

1. [1] SRECI: Arancel de Documentos Consulares — Publishes passport prices, replacement evidence, Money Order requirements, mailing-stamp information, no-DNI documents, and the consular sworn-statement fee.
2. [2] Honduran Consular Services Appointment System — Provides the official appointment interface for selecting a consular location and service.
3. [3] General Passport Application Requirements — Lists the current DNI, printed appointment confirmation, payment evidence, and standard passport fees.
4. [4] Passport Requirements Without an Identity Card — Lists the birth certificate and accepted supporting photo documents, including the condition placed on an expired passport.
5. [5] Passport Requirements for Applicants Under 21 — Publishes the parent, authorization, birth certificate, custody, and five-year-validity requirements.
6. [6] U.S. Department of State: Honduras Civil Documents — Describes the Honduran salvoconducto as a single-trip document with a 90-day validity period.