Police report for lost documents or property
हराएको सूचना / उजुरी
Responsible office
Nepal Police (nearest police office)
नेपाल प्रहरी (नजिकको प्रहरी कार्यालय)
01 · Before you apply
Essential information
Legal basis
Not published — confirm at the office
Fee information as of
Not published
Source updated
2021-10-03 AD (Onlinekhabar)
Data confidence
low
02 · Prepare
Documents you need
Bring original documents together with readable photocopies. Names, dates and record details should match across every document.
- Not published — confirm at the office
03 · At the office
Step-by-step process
- 1
First check whether you need a police report at all. A lost passport no longer needs a police report or newspaper notice; you apply for a new passport, which costs an extra Rs 5,000 in Nepal (Onlinekhabar, 2021).
- 2
For a lost citizenship certificate, get a recommendation signed by the ward chair and apply for a copy (प्रतिलिपि) at the District Administration Office's copy section. The reported procedure does not mention a police report.
- 3
For other items, or if an office or insurer asks for a police record, report the loss at your nearest Nepal Police office. The procedure and fee are not published; confirm at the office.
- 4
Confirm what the office issuing the replacement needs (for example the District Administration Office or the Department of Passports) before you apply.
04 · Cost
Fees and charges
Police report of loss
Not published — confirm at the office
Replacement passport (for reference)
Onlinekhabar, Oct 2021 — may be out of date
Extra Rs 5,000 in Nepal; double the fee at missions abroad
06 · Read carefully
Important notes
- No official Nepal Police page describing the lost-property report process or fee was found.
- Some police offices accept complaints by QR code (Kantipur, Lumbini Province, Apr 2025). Ask your local office whether this applies.
07 · Where to go