Emergency, lost passport. Stuck in seoul.
Jul 21, 2017, 3:05 am
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Emergency, lost passport. Stuck in seoul.
Somehow somewhere btw atl and ICN I have lost my passport. I am at the gate to get on my flight to Seattle but can not board. Can anyone please help me with information regarding getting a emergency passport here in Seoul?
Jul 21, 2017, 3:18 am
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I would go to the embassy of your home country in Seoul - or with the relevant passport office in Seoul, if you are a citizen of South Korea.
Without a passport, you won't be able to board an intl flight (esp. into the US).
The airline could be fined big time by US immigration authorities for transporting undocumented passengers into the US.
This is very unlikely! How did you enter South Korea? Flying ATL-ICN, you have to pass Korean entry immigration checkpoints. Without a passport -> Korean immigration wouldn't let you in - unless you are a S. Korean citizen and have alternative forms of proving your citizenship.
Without a passport, you won't be able to board an intl flight (esp. into the US).
The airline could be fined big time by US immigration authorities for transporting undocumented passengers into the US.
Somehow somewhere btw atl and ICN I have lost my passport.
Jul 21, 2017, 3:28 am
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I'm about to embark on a mileage run to ICN. My ATL to ICN UG cleared when I booked the flight 10 days ago but the leg returning (which still has five seats open) has not cleared. I fly ATL to ICN tomorrow morning flying in at 4:45pm then ICN to SEA leaving 6:50pm Friday afternoon.
Question is, is this situation usual for the UG not to clear this late in the game when there are five seats available and the flights leaves ICN tomorrow afternoon?
Appreciate any advice
Question is, is this situation usual for the UG not to clear this late in the game when there are five seats available and the flights leaves ICN tomorrow afternoon?
Appreciate any advice
Jul 21, 2017, 3:29 am
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To the OP: have you spoken to the airline agents? Have you alerted them to the possibility that your passport may have been stolen onboard? Have you arranged for them to search the plane?
Have you made sure to turn out every pocket and compartment of every piece of clothing and luggage you are carrying?
Good luck!
Have you made sure to turn out every pocket and compartment of every piece of clothing and luggage you are carrying?
Good luck!
Jul 21, 2017, 5:20 am
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I'd point out to DL that with no passport they have to transport you back to the US. S Korea will refuse you entry with no passport. At that point it then is DL responsibility to fly you back to US.
Jul 21, 2017, 5:39 am
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Would the OP first have to try to enter S Korea and then be sent back by their immigration authorities?
Jul 21, 2017, 6:17 am
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My point was to get DL to realize its better to fly OP on back, then force OP to try and enter and be denied. At that point DL gets hit for having a passenger without documents refused entry and needs to fly them back anyway. Of course logic isnt airlines strong suit.
Jul 21, 2017, 6:44 am
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Jul 21, 2017, 6:59 am
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If the passenger is "at the gate," it means that they have not entered Korea, so there is no way to get to the embassy. The obvious solution is to speak with the gate agent. If that does not work, go to passport control and speak with them.
Make sure to write a complete trip report of the immigration holding cells if you get upgraded to a private suite.
Make sure to write a complete trip report of the immigration holding cells if you get upgraded to a private suite.
Jul 21, 2017, 7:00 am
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Good point on the fine, I didn't think about that component. You're right, it might be tough to get someone on the ground in ICN to make that call though.
Jul 21, 2017, 7:01 am
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This is very unlikely! How did you enter South Korea? Flying ATL-ICN, you have to pass Korean entry immigration checkpoints.
The OP did not enter Korea. They are on a mileage run, flying ATL-ICN-SEA
I think OP's problem can be distilled down to "i lost/someone stole my passport on the plane"