Pick your home country, then a destination country, to instantly see local police/ambulance numbers and your home country's overseas mission emergency contacts there. Save this before you fly, so you're not scrambling if something goes wrong far from home.
The "overseas mission" data on this page currently supports Taiwan, Japan, and Korea as home countries, each independently verified against that country's own foreign ministry (full sources below). More home countries will be added over time. Contact details can change β always double-check the relevant official site before you leave.
If your passport is lost or stolen, the first step is to report it to the local police and get an official police report β most overseas missions require this document before they'll issue a replacement passport or a temporary travel document. Second, during business hours, contact the consular section of your home country's overseas mission and bring your police report, a recent passport-sized photo (taken within the last 6 months), and any local ID documents (visa or residence permit copies). They can typically issue either a replacement passport or a temporary document that lets you fly home, where you can then apply for a full replacement passport. Throughout this process, it's also smart to keep your family back home informed via messaging apps or email β they can help preserve backup documents (passport scans, booking records) and, if needed, contact your home country's emergency contact center on your behalf.
Overseas missions (embassies / representative offices / economic and cultural offices) can help with: reissuing a passport or a temporary travel document, helping you connect with relevant local authorities (police, hospitals) if you're the victim of an accident or robbery, contacting your family back home when necessary, and providing information such as lists of local hospitals or lawyers. What they cannot do is advance or cover any money on your behalf β medical bills, fines, bail, legal fees, flight costs, and similar expenses remain your (or your family's) responsibility, to be settled later via wire transfer or travel insurance reimbursement. They also cannot intervene in local judicial proceedings to get you acquitted or influence a verdict, nor provide consular assistance to anyone who isn't a national of that country. In short, overseas missions play a "connect you and provide information" role, not an insurance company or an ATM β which is exactly why buying travel accident and overseas medical insurance before you go is the right way to protect against large unexpected costs. This applies equally regardless of which of the three home countries this tool covers.
These serve different purposes. The overseas mission's emergency contact number (listed for each destination on this page) rings a mission staff member directly at your actual destination β use it when you already know which country you're in and need that local mission's help right away, e.g. a car accident in Tokyo where you need someone on-site to help communicate. A centralized home-country hotline is the backup for when you can't reach the local mission. Taiwan's is the Overseas Emergency Assistance Global Toll-Free Hotline (800-0885-0885), a 24-hour duty center in Taiwan β but it only works toll-free from 22 specific countries/regions, dialed with a local exit code first. Korea's works differently: the 24-hour "μμ¬μ½μΌν°" (+82-2-3210-0404) is reachable free via app or messaging apps almost anywhere with internet, plus toll-free direct dialing from roughly 80 countries/regions. Japan has no equivalent unified toll-free system at all β for Japan, contacting the local mission directly, or calling MOFA's Tokyo switchboard (+81-3-3580-3311, a regular paid international call) is the fallback. See the "π Global resources" section above, which switches automatically based on the home country you select.
A few things worth doing before departure: First, photograph or scan your passport bio page, visa, and booking confirmations, and save them to cloud storage or email β if your passport is lost, these backups massively speed up the replacement process. Second, buy travel accident and overseas emergency medical insurance β medical costs in many countries are far higher than at home, and a single accident without coverage can mean a bill running into tens of thousands of dollars. Third, before you leave, register your trip with your home country's overseas travel registration system where one exists (Taiwan has "εδΊΊεει«ζ ε€εζ η»ι"; Japan has "γγ³γ¬γΈ") β if a major disaster or political upheaval hits your destination, this is how your government can proactively reach you. Fourth, save the local police number and the overseas mission's emergency contact listed on this page into your phone's contacts, and screenshot this page into your photo album too, in case you have no internet access when you need it.
No β this is fixed data hardcoded into the page. The Taiwan data is compiled from the Bureau of Consular Affairs (boca.gov.tw) and MOFA (mofa.gov.tw); the Japan data from Japan's MOFA (mofa.go.jp) and individual mission websites; the Korea data from Korea's MOFA (mofa.go.kr) and individual mission websites β all verified as of 2026-08-09. The lookup runs 100% in your browser with no connection to an external database, and the home/destination countries you select are never sent anywhere. That said, overseas mission phone numbers and addresses occasionally change β please verify on your home country's official site before you travel rather than relying solely on this page.
Personal safety comes first. For a car accident, robbery, sudden illness, or anything needing immediate rescue, call the local police/ambulance number first (e.g. 110/119 in Japan, 911 in the USA) so local first responders can act β this is something an overseas mission can never substitute for. Once the immediate situation is stabilized, then contact your home country's local mission for help with documents, notifying family, and other follow-up matters.
No β this is true for Taiwan, Japan, and Korea alike. Overseas missions can help you connect with the right people, provide information, and contact your family if needed β but they will not, and have no budget to, advance any money on your behalf, including medical bills, fines, bail, legal fees, or flight costs. All of that remains your or your family's responsibility. This is exactly why travel accident and overseas medical insurance matters so much before you go.
The "overseas mission" data on this page currently has official verification completed for only three home countries β Taiwan, Japan, and Korea. Other countries' overseas-mission contacts haven't been verified yet, so they're not offered as an option; we'd rather leave it out than show unverified, possibly outdated or wrong numbers (this restriction doesn't apply to "local police/ambulance" and "tourist police/travel hotline" data, which is included for every destination regardless of home country). More home countries will be added as verification is completed β in the meantime, check your own country's foreign-ministry website directly.
This page prioritizes complete coverage for Taiwan, Japan, and Korea (including multiple regional offices in each), plus commonly visited destinations: mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, the USA, the UK, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. If your destination isn't listed, go directly to your home country's foreign-ministry website to look up its overseas mission locations β for Taiwan travelers, the Bureau of Consular Affairs' overseas mission location & contact lookup page, or call MOFA's Emergency Contact Center at 0800-085-095 for help.
Taiwan's Overseas Emergency Assistance Global Toll-Free Hotline (800-0885-0885) currently only works from 22 specific countries/regions β not everywhere in the world. In countries not on that list (like Vietnam and mainland China), you'll need to call MOFA's Emergency Contact Center as a paid call instead, dialing "local exit code + 886-800-085-095," or contact a local Taiwan mission directly if one exists there. Because of the unique cross-strait relationship, Taiwan does not maintain a conventional overseas mission in mainland China β for emergencies there, contact the Straits Exchange Foundation's (SEF) 24-hour emergency service line instead. Japan and Korea each have their own coverage for their global contact resources β see the "π Global resources" section after selecting your home country.