How can you check your passport number if you do not have your passport with you? Can passport numbers be checked via online websites? Personal private information cannot be disclosed online; therefore, to check your passport number, you must seek assistance from the public security authorities. The specific methods are as follows:
There are only two ways to check your passport number if you do not have your passport with you or if it has been lost:
1. Visit the Exit-Entry Administration of the Public Security Bureau in your household registration (hukou) location with your ID card and household register. You can check your passport number directly there.
2. Call the voice inquiry hotline of the Public Security Bureau in your household registration location and enter your ID card number or application number, or check via the official website of the local Public Security Bureau.
Note: Chinese passport numbers starting with G, P, S, or D represent different types: G for ordinary private passports, P for ordinary official passports, S for service passports, and D for diplomatic passports.