Convention Travel Documents application time experience

[james.carrigan]

Travel Documents

Please share your waiting time experiences!
UKBA website (http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/while ... tingtimes/) states:

70 per cent of applications within 4 weeks (20 working days); and
98 per cent within 14 weeks (70 working days)

What is your experience?

Please include:

Application timeline
Eligibility criteria: refugee status ILR (convention travel document)
Method of application: Post
Date of application: 21 May 2011
Date of receipt by UKBA: 25 May 2011
Date of debit of fees: 25 May 2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 01 June 2011
Date of receipt of travel document: 12 August 2011
Thanks!

[IMMIGRATION LAWYER]

The one I did some time ago for a client took some 21 days.

[tiredandsuicidal]

Application timeline
Eligibility criteria: refugee status (convention travel document)
Method of application: Post
Date of application: 11th April
Date of receipt by UKBA: 14th April
Date of debit of fees: (postal order)

Date of receipt of travel document: Still waiting (16 week on)...2nd of August

Called UKBA...very unhelpful response 'application still being processed and I'll be contacted in due course'

no reasons have been given for delay nor can they give me any more information of what stage (if any) of process I am in..so resorting to calling every week now since the 14 week deadline has laspe and informing my solicitor who helped me with both my case travel document application

dont think there is anything else I can do....

[james.carrigan]

Application timeline
Eligibility criteria: refugee status (convention travel document)
Method of application: Post
Date of application: 11th April
Date of receipt by UKBA: 14th April
Date of debit of fees: (postal order)

Date of receipt of travel document: Still waiting (16 week on)...2nd of August

Called UKBA...very unhelpful response 'application still being processed and I'll be contacted in due course'

no reasons have been given for delay nor can they give me any more information of what stage (if any) of process I am in..so resorting to calling every week now since the 14 week deadline has laspe and informing my solicitor who helped me with both my case travel document application

dont think there is anything else I can do....

I'm still waiting. Have you got yours yet?

[fais11]

Application timeline
Eligibility criteria: refugee status (convention travel document)
Method of application: Post
Date of application: 11th April
Date of receipt by UKBA: 14th April
Date of debit of fees: (postal order)

Date of receipt of travel document: Still waiting (16 week on)...2nd of August

Called UKBA...very unhelpful response 'application still being processed and I'll be contacted in due course'

no reasons have been given for delay nor can they give me any more information of what stage (if any) of process I am in..so resorting to calling every week now since the 14 week deadline has laspe and informing my solicitor who helped me with both my case travel document application

dont think there is anything else I can do....

I'm still waiting. Have you got yours yet?

Have u guys got yours yet? I am about to apply for my one if u can give me an idea of how long it took it will be really helpful. Thanks a million.

[fais11]

Can u plz give me an idea of how long it takes? Tanks a lot.

[tiredandsuicidal]

Application timeline
Eligibility criteria: refugee status (convention travel document)
Method of application: Post
Date of application: 11th April
Date of receipt by UKBA: 14th April
Date of debit of fees: (postal order)

Date of receipt of travel document: Still waiting (16 week on)...2nd of August

Called UKBA...very unhelpful response 'application still being processed and I'll be contacted in due course'

no reasons have been given for delay nor can they give me any more information of what stage (if any) of process I am in..so resorting to calling every week now since the 14 week deadline has laspe and informing my solicitor who helped me with both my case travel document application

dont think there is anything else I can do....

I'm still waiting. Have you got yours yet?

I am still sadly waiting and anytime I call them I keep getting the same unhelpful response from the home office

'they will be in contact in due course'......23 weeks after initial application ....quite depressed now

any luck?

sorry about late response...I haven't been on this site in a while

[fais11]

Travel Documents

Please share your waiting time experiences!
UKBA website (http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/while ... tingtimes/) states:

70 per cent of applications within 4 weeks (20 working days); and
98 per cent within 14 weeks (70 working days)

What is your experience?

Please include:

Application timeline
Eligibility criteria: refugee status ILR (convention travel document)
Method of application: Post
Date of application: 21 May 2011
Date of receipt by UKBA: 25 May 2011
Date of debit of fees: 25 May 2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 01 June 2011
Date of receipt of travel document: 12 August 2011
Thanks!

Hoping that you have got yours by now. Could you please tell me how long it took in the end?

[fais11]

Application timeline
Eligibility criteria: refugee status (convention travel document)
Method of application: Post
Date of application: 11th April
Date of receipt by UKBA: 14th April
Date of debit of fees: (postal order)

Date of receipt of travel document: Still waiting (16 week on)...2nd of August

Called UKBA...very unhelpful response 'application still being processed and I'll be contacted in due course'

no reasons have been given for delay nor can they give me any more information of what stage (if any) of process I am in..so resorting to calling every week now since the 14 week deadline has laspe and informing my solicitor who helped me with both my case travel document application

dont think there is anything else I can do....

I'm still waiting. Have you got yours yet?

I am still sadly waiting and anytime I call them I keep getting the same unhelpful response from the home office

'they will be in contact in due course'......23 weeks after initial application ....quite depressed now

any luck?

sorry about late response...I haven't been on this site in a while

any news guys? It's a bit depressing that it takes that long. hoping that u guys got yours by now.

[tiredandsuicidal]

Application timeline
Eligibility criteria: refugee status (convention travel document)
Method of application: Post
Date of application: 11th April
Date of receipt by UKBA: 14th April
Date of debit of fees: (postal order)

Date of receipt of travel document: Still waiting (16 week on)...2nd of August

Called UKBA...very unhelpful response 'application still being processed and I'll be contacted in due course'

no reasons have been given for delay nor can they give me any more information of what stage (if any) of process I am in..so resorting to calling every week now since the 14 week deadline has laspe and informing my solicitor who helped me with both my case travel document application

dont think there is anything else I can do....

I'm still waiting. Have you got yours yet?

I am still sadly waiting and anytime I call them I keep getting the same unhelpful response from the home office

'they will be in contact in due course'......23 weeks after initial application ....quite depressed now

any luck?

sorry about late response...I haven't been on this site in a while

any news guys? It's a bit depressing that it takes that long. hoping that u guys got yours by now.

week 25 still no news...called them today and still as unhelpful as ever. No information on why it has taken 25 weeks nor any information on whether it's being looked into or sitting in a stack of unanswered post. I am going to take a proactive approach now and start a youtube channel and blog recording my weekly conversations with them. I think it's an an absolute shame the way immigrants are treated by the border agency.

[fais11]

Wow that's so bad, I am on week 4 and i am currently looking for a job it's impossible without my status letter and the travel document. One of my close friend is on week 10 so it does takes long but 25 weeks it's unthinkable.

[fais11]

I really hope u guys got yours by now. Plz post a reply or two.

[tiredandsuicidal]

Wow that's so bad, I am on week 4 and i am currently looking for a job it's impossible without my status letter and the travel document. One of my close friend is on week 10 so it does takes long but 25 weeks it's unthinkable.

hey mister
no news yet...I call them weekly now and same silly response.
week 26

[tiredandsuicidal]

Wow that's so bad, I am on week 4 and i am currently looking for a job it's impossible without my status letter and the travel document. One of my close friend is on week 10 so it does takes long but 25 weeks it's unthinkable.

hey mister
no news yet...I call them weekly now and same silly response.
week 26

Hey guys just to say I got my UN passport today, so there's hope. Wish you all the best and hope you all don't have to wait as long.

[tariq4u]

I applied by post and got mine in two months,

Application date 15-08-2011

Acknowledgement date 19-08-2011

Fees taken 19-08-2011

Documents received 13-10-2011

But there was wrong name printed on mine so i send them back with this hope that I will got mine with correct name on it but not sure that how much time I have to wait for this correction,
If anybody have same problem please share here,
Thanks

[fais11]

Wow that's so bad, I am on week 4 and i am currently looking for a job it's impossible without my status letter and the travel document. One of my close friend is on week 10 so it does takes long but 25 weeks it's unthinkable.

hey mister
no news yet...I call them weekly now and same silly response.
week 26

Hey guys just to say I got my UN passport today, so there's hope. Wish you all the best and hope you all don't have to wait as long.

Really happy for u , good news. good luck with everything.

[fais11]

I applied by post and got mine in two months,

Application date 15-08-2011

Acknowledgement date 19-08-2011

Fees taken 19-08-2011

Documents received 13-10-2011

But there was wrong name printed on mine so i send them back with this hope that I will got mine with correct name on it but not sure that how much time I have to wait for this correction,
If anybody have same problem please share here,
Thanks

Sorry I have no information for u, but let us know how did it go.

[geriatrix]

I applied by post and got mine in two months,

Application date 15-08-2011

Acknowledgement date 19-08-2011

Fees taken 19-08-2011

Documents received 13-10-2011

But there was wrong name printed on mine so i send them back with this hope that I will got mine with correct name on it but not sure that how much time I have to wait for this correction,

I received mine after correction of name and it takes 10 days to get it.

[shaikhwalim]

we have applied for travel documents last year in December the 16th and we have received acknowledgement on 20th December2011 but we are still waiting for the Travel documents. please reply me as soon as possible.

[bondowe]

I applied for myself and wife in mid-October last year (2011).
Still no news

Does anyone know roughly how long applications are taking these days ?

[bondowe]

Finally received mine.
It took 24 weeks in total.

[viglen210]

Application timeline
Eligibility criteria: refugee status ILR (convention travel document)
Method of application: Post
Date of application: 1 July 2012
Date of receipt by UKBA: 05 July 2012
Biometric: 15 Aug 2012
Date of debit of fees: 20 July 2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: not received.
Date of receipt of travel document: still waiting

any idea how long it normally takes?

[enk]

Convention travel document
Date of application: 14 Jul 2012
Method: By post
Payment: postal order
Biometrics taken: 10 Aug 2012
Sent letter to MP: 10 Dec 2012
Reply from MP
saying no decision yet: 15 Dec 2012

Still waiting....

Going to send another letter to MP. Has anyone received travel document recently Share your experience please.

[enk]

viglen210
Have you received yours yet?

[viglen210]

no. still waiting.