Convention Travel Documents application time experience

[Zaynmalik12]

Time frame ;

First time TD qpplication convential
01/05/2018
Received ackno letter ; 20 june 2018 with BRP
Received TD 14/07/2018

That's very quick! 52 working days

Hello there did you fill online application ? Or normal ?
Did you send you brp card ???

[Sand6]

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Hello there did you fill online application ? Or normal ?
Did you send you brp card ???
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Time frame ;

First time TD qpplication convential
01/05/2018
Received ackno letter ; 20 june 2018 with BRP
Received TD 14/07/2018

That's very quick! 52 working days

Hello there did you fill online application ? Or normal ?
Did you send you brp card ???

You don't need to send your BRP as the application say it clearly DO NOT SEND YOUR BRP. I hope it helps.

[Zaynmalik12]

Thank you very much sir.
Last question can homeoffice share my any kind of info with my home country embassy???
I m holding refugee status.
And I heard there will be review when I will applied for refugee settleme. Could you please help me

[Aryan122]

Hi every one,I was wondering if any one could help me?I have applied for black TD about two month ago the cost of it was £280 and money been taken out if my bank and I have just had letter saying my application been passed on to case worker,do they ask for your passport back home?or will they just give you TD?any idea?
Thanks lot

[Human1212]

Hello everyone,
I've been following this forum for a last months and all your posts have been extremely helpful and I want to thank you all for sharing your experiences.
Now it's my turn to contribute.
I applied to renew my convention travel document (5-year validity).

Online application: 12th July 2018
Documents sent: 12th july 2018
Acknowledgement letter received: 07 Aug 2018
New Travel Document received: 17 Aug 2018 (valid for 10 years)
Old Travel Document & approval letter received: 17 Aug 2018 (an hour late

[Zaynmalik12]

I wanna ask you did you apply online?
And normally TD is valid for 5 years just asking why yours is valid for 10 years??
Did you send your application to Croydon London ???
Thanks in advance for help )

[Zaynmalik12]

Hello everyone,
I've been following this forum for a last months and all your posts have been extremely helpful and I want to thank you all for sharing your experiences.
Now it's my turn to contribute.
I applied to renew my convention travel document (5-year validity).

Online application: 12th July 2018
Documents sent: 12th july 2018
Acknowledgement letter received: 07 Aug 2018
New Travel Document received: 17 Aug 2018 (valid for 10 years)
Old Travel Document & approval letter received: 17 Aug 2018 (an hour late

Hi I wanna ask you something how was your experience using the TD while crossing the border? Do the HO treat then normal like British citizen ? Or treat them badly ?

[duplece]

guy this really fustrating i submitted my application on the 10/05/2018 for TD .phoned the home office today and here is the reply i received by email

Thank you for contacting UKVI Contact Centre.
Our records show your application has not yet been completed.
We are unable to advise when a decision will be made but you will be notified in writing once made. Until such time, we are unable to assist further. Should the caseworker require further information and/or documents they will contact you.
We are sorry we cannot be of further assistance at this time.
UKVI is keen to continually review and improve its service to our customers. To help us to do so we would be grateful if you could complete a short online survey. Please access the survey using the following link:

https://www.homeofficesurveys.homeoffic ... k/s/KGXV4/
Yours Sincerely,

[da09aam]

Hi all,

I have a question following the grant of ILR and wondering if anyone previously in a similar situation can help.

I applied in on 22/05/18 and was granted ILR on 15/08/2018 stating Refugee Settlement and Indefinite Leave to Remain in the remarks.

I am now looking to apply for a travel document so I can travel around. I am slightly confused as to apply for the (Blue - £75)) travel document which would be the same as to what I had during the 5 years before my application for ILR OR apply for a Travel Certificate (black - £280).

I would appreciate your help.

Thanks

[pabloesc]

Hi all,

I have a question following the grant of ILR and wondering if anyone previously in a similar situation can help.

I applied in on 22/05/18 and was granted ILR on 15/08/2018 stating Refugee Settlement and Indefinite Leave to Remain in the remarks.

I am now looking to apply for a travel document so I can travel around. I am slightly confused as to apply for the (Blue - £75)) travel document which would be the same as to what I had during the 5 years before my application for ILR OR apply for a Travel Certificate (black - £280).

I would appreciate your help.

Thanks

Hi, You apply for the same one (Blue). Since you now have ILR the new document will likely be valid for 10 years

[God is Great]

Hello Guys i need some help . what documents that need to be sent since the brp is not amonth the items to be sent.

Thankz

[Sand6]

Hello Guys i need some help . what documents that need to be sent since the brp is not amonth the items to be sent.

Thankz

Hi Do you have an expired travel document or do you want to apply first time.

[God is Great]

I have got the expired one . Aslo which is quicker online or post.

Thanks

[Sand6]

I have got the expired one . Aslo which is quicker online or post.

Thanks

To be honest I am also not aware which is quickest as I am also applying and it's my first TD applications and I 'll do the paper form. But going through the time lines if you renewing then it's not a longer process as compare to applying first time.

[God is Great]

ok thanks bt you didnt answer ma first qtn .

[Sand6]

ok thanks bt you didnt answer ma first qtn .

I am sending only my ILR ststus letter and home country passport as you are renewing you need to send your expired TD

[pabloesc]

Hello Guys i need some help . what documents that need to be sent since the brp is not amonth the items to be sent.

Thankz

Hi If you do the application online there will be a list of items they need from you at the end when you print it off.

[God is Great]

Hello Guys Jst asking when using the online application. its states on one of the qtns
Do you know the which country , countries youbplan to travel to ?

Please help?

[dagsky08]

Hello Guys Jst asking when using the online application. its states on one of the qtns
Do you know the which country , countries youbplan to travel to ?

Please help?

Just put EU countries, on both renewals i've put that and no problems. Obviously DON'T put your country of origin as a place you want to visit!

[dagsky08]

which line do you guys join when you arrive in an EU country and which line do you join when arriving back to UK?

For me as follows:

Spain - on entry used the machine reader in EU line, no problems. On exit checked by officer
Portugal - EU line, no problems

UK- East Mids - eu/uk line no probs, asked for BRP card
UK- Luton - eu/uk line, no probs, asked for BRP card
UK - Birmingham - tried the machine reader in eu/uk line, machine says seek assistance, told to go to non eu line fill out landing card. Lucky i was only person asked for BRP and finger print scanner.

[Miss mimi]

Hello everyone,
I've been following this forum for a last months and all your posts have been extremely helpful and I want to thank you all for sharing your experiences.
Now it's my turn to contribute.
I applied to renew my convention travel document (5-year validity).

Online application: 12th July 2018
Documents sent: 12th july 2018
Acknowledgement letter received: 07 Aug 2018
New Travel Document received: 17 Aug 2018 (valid for 10 years)
Old Travel Document & approval letter received: 17 Aug 2018 (an hour late

Hi I wanna ask you something how was your experience using the TD while crossing the border? Do the HO treat then normal like British citizen ? Or treat them badly ?
Hello there crossing the border for me wasn’t a problem I went Portugal they just looked at my passport asked how long I was staying & that’s it, leaving Portugal I was asked for my brp. Then when I got back to the uk I was asked to fill out a landing card and my fingers prints was taken.

[COT-10]

Finally received TD today!

Timeline:
Applied: 11/04/2018
Received TD: 16/07/2018

Holidays waiting for me))))

Good luck for everyone who still waiting TD.

If you don't mind me asking, are you from Ukraine? Did they give you a blue passport or a black passport? I'm Syrian citizen, I applied for the blue passport, but after about 3.5 months, they said no and asked me to apply for a black passport because I'm not a refugee in the UK.

Is there anyway I can get a blue passport?! the black passport is not accepted nearly everywhere

I am from Ukraine! I received blue passport as I have refugee stateless.
My daughter, She was born in the UK, received black passport as She is non-refugee person but black passport doesn't recognise by EU countries. That black passport valid for Egypt, Dominican Rep., Aruba (we travel to that countries).

What other countries accept the black passport? This is the one I have applied for.

Hi, any further info on what other counties accept the black TD?

[Emraan]

My timeline

Applied for TD (renewal after getting Refugee ILR)

Applied: 24/08/2018

Acknowledge letter: 31/08/2018

Received new TD (10 years): 20/09/2018

I didn't get my expired TD is it normal or shall I call them and ask for it?? Anyone else didn't receive their old TD or received it later date, pls help. Thanks everyone

[ukeagle]

I have applied twice in the past and they have kept it once and returned it once!

[Alalanwa]

Hi guys I already sent out my application to renew my travel document and unfortunately I discovered I made a mistake on section 3, 3.5. I mistake 2013 to 2018 and forget to write my recent fingerprint taken for my Indefinite leave to remain application.
Please anyone in similar situation or have an Idea on what I can do please to avoid home office rejecting the application. Thanks