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Lost passport - help

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Lostpassporthelp · 11/01/2026 17:11

I’m currently at my parents house in France, due to travel home to the UK on Tuesday. I’ve lost my passport. I’ve torn the house apart today and can’t find it anywhere. Please help me with ideas of where to look. Places I’ve looked so far:

Inside my car and my parents car

In my room, including emptying the wardrobe, chest of drawers, bedside tables, long high shelf in my bedroom. I’ve looked under them all too, including the bed. I’ve emptied and repacked every bag etc too.

My Mum has checked her mezzanine landing (set up as office) and her bedroom.

The upstairs attic has been checked, all chest of drawers etc looked inside.

The living room/dining room - all drawers, shelves etc have been searched.

It definitely came into the house and was in the living room for a while, before we think it was taken upstairs.

I’m completely panicking and very very stressed about it 😳😢

OP posts:
Wigglypasta · 11/01/2026 17:26

Have you checked all coat pockets, trousers pockets?

goingtotown · 11/01/2026 17:24

Outside zip compartment on your suitcase.

Summerbay23 · 11/01/2026 17:23

Where do your parents keep their own passports? Is it possible they’ve helpfully tidied yours away to the same place?

Summerbay23 · 11/01/2026 17:21

Do they have an office/desk/pile of paperwork? Is it possible it ended up on a pile of stuff somewhere?

AllIdoistidyup · 11/01/2026 17:20

Inside a novel or magazine?
Who took it upstairs and what was it next to?

3gindown · 11/01/2026 17:18

Cracks in the furniture! Lost my spare one when I was visiting the UK last year and almost convinced myself I had imagined bringing it - then knocked into one of the sectional sofa pieces and saw it poking out from the crack!

GrannyOog · 11/01/2026 17:16

Work backwards, think about which bag, pocket you put it in after you had last shown it. Then think what you did when you unpacked at your parent house.

AtlasPine · 11/01/2026 17:15

Pull drawers out to see if it has slid under/behind.

move all furniture

look behind things on shelves, between books, under board games

toy box and amidst children’s books (do you have small children with you? )

sewing box

hidden suitcase compartments

coat/jacket/gilet pockets