Convention Travel Documents application time experience

[honestlife]

Applied online: 31st May 2019
Posted documents and form: 13th June 2019
Received Travel Document: 17th July 2019

[negmas]

Hi all,

I have applied for Travel document on 28th of June and sent all my documents on the same day but i havent received any acknowledgment emails from home-office confirming they have my stuff. I have seen via post office track system a guy signed my package but nothing else from home office. I emailed them on 8th of july but havent heard anything so wondering whats this email address you guys use? or is there a number i can call? the one i found on google doesnt work either.

if anyone could help i would truly appreciate it.

Thanks

[9jaboi]

Hi here is the email, they will reply within 2hrs,
traveldocumentenquiries@homeoffice.gov.uk
You have to give them your full name and date of birth , I applied on the 2nd of July I didn't get any confirmation so I emailed them and I get a reply saying we have your application, I think i should get my soon , i have ILR . Let use know when you receive yours.

[ariskar]

My spouse's timeline:

Applied online: 27th July 2019
Posted documents and form: 29th July 2019
Documents and form received by HO: 30th July 2019 - the wait begins
Received Travel Document: -

Good luck to those waiting!

[rayyfar]

Hi guys,

I have applied for travel documents on 1/08/2019
posted documents:02/08/19
Documents recieved by home office on :05/08/2019
and waiting

Can some one please confirm should i have recieved a confirmation email or letter that they have recieved any documents ? or any other correspondence of the sort?

[9jaboi]

Hi guys,

I have applied for travel documents on 1/08/2019
posted documents:02/08/19
Documents recieved by home office on :05/08/2019
and waiting

Can some one please confirm should i have recieved a confirmation email or letter that they have recieved any documents ? or any other correspondence of the sort?

No. You won't receive anything from them. But you can email them to ask if they have it. After 2 weeks I didn't hear from them, I emailed them and gave them my DOB and full name and I got reply saying we have it.
This is crazy because you can renew British passport in days and TD is taking forever to issue even to people that have ILR like me.

[ariskar]

Hi guys,

I have applied for travel documents on 1/08/2019
posted documents:02/08/19
Documents recieved by home office on :05/08/2019
and waiting

Can some one please confirm should i have recieved a confirmation email or letter that they have recieved any documents ? or any other correspondence of the sort?

No. You won't receive anything from them. But you can email them to ask if they have it. After 2 weeks I didn't hear from them, I emailed them and gave them my DOB and full name and I got reply saying we have it.
This is crazy because you can renew British passport in days and TD is taking forever to issue even to people that have ILR like me.

Hello, which email did you use to get a confirmation? Thank you.

[rayyfar]

Hi guys,

I have applied for travel documents on 1/08/2019
posted documents:02/08/19
Documents recieved by home office on :05/08/2019
and waiting

Can some one please confirm should i have recieved a confirmation email or letter that they have recieved any documents ? or any other correspondence of the sort?

No. You won't receive anything from them. But you can email them to ask if they have it. After 2 weeks I didn't hear from them, I emailed them and gave them my DOB and full name and I got reply saying we have it.
This is crazy because you can renew British passport in days and TD is taking forever to issue even to people that have ILR like me.

Hey thanks for the reply
Ikr i have ilr too and the processing time is unjustifies
Its a shame really anyways goodluck mate

[9jaboi]

Hi guys,

I have applied for travel documents on 1/08/2019
posted documents:02/08/19
Documents recieved by home office on :05/08/2019
and waiting

Can some one please confirm should i have recieved a confirmation email or letter that they have recieved any documents ? or any other correspondence of the sort?

No. You won't receive anything from them. But you can email them to ask if they have it. After 2 weeks I didn't hear from them, I emailed them and gave them my DOB and full name and I got reply saying we have it.
This is crazy because you can renew British passport in days and TD is taking forever to issue even to people that have ILR like me.

Hello, which email did you use to get a confirmation? Thank you.

Hi, here is the email traveldocumentenquiries@homeoffice.gov.uk
They answered me within 2hrs.
Been 6 weeks I applied still haven't got it. Is very upsetting.

[Rimjimrupa]

Hi i applied 1 st of August and 3 days ago I emailed them and got automated reply they will answer my email within 30 working days and still waiting for reply and don’t know when they Gona send me my travel document,it’s really frustrating.just wondering is anyone here who got citizenship after 5 years refugee leave to remain?i have ILR and planning to apply for citizenship this October so it would be great if I get any help from someone who already got citizenship after 5 years refugee status
Thnx

[CR001]

Hi i applied 1 st of August and 3 days ago I emailed them and got automated reply they will answer my email within 30 working days and still waiting for reply and don’t know when they Gona send me my travel document,it’s really frustrating.just wondering is anyone here who got citizenship after 5 years refugee leave to remain?i have ILR and planning to apply for citizenship this October so it would be great if I get any help from someone who already got citizenship after 5 years refugee status
Thnx

Kindly ask your British citizenship questions in the correct sub forum by starting your own topic. Citizenship questions are not relevant to this topic.

british-citizenship/

[9jaboi]

Hi i applied 1 st of August and 3 days ago I emailed them and got automated reply they will answer my email within 30 working days and still waiting for reply and don’t know when they Gona send me my travel document,it’s really frustrating.just wondering is anyone here who got citizenship after 5 years refugee leave to remain?i have ILR and planning to apply for citizenship this October so it would be great if I get any help from someone who already got citizenship after 5 years refugee status
Thnx

Nooo, the Home Office has change their rules that you have to be living here legally for 10yrs before you can apply for B C, if you look your ILR you will see it expired 2024 if it was issued this year that is when they believe you should apply. People that applied one year after getting ilr now lost the money
Sad. H.O is called money making machine factory.
If you have ILR your new travel document expires 10yrs time.

[CR001]

Nooo, the Home Office has change their rules that you have to be living here legally for 10yrs before you can apply for B C, if you look your ILR you will see it expired 2024 if it was issued this year that is when they believe you should apply. People that applied one year after getting ilr now lost the money
Sad. H.O is called money making machine factory.
If you have ILR your new travel document expires 10yrs time.

ALL the BRP cards, regardless of ILR route, expire in December 2024!!

[9jaboi]

Hi all,

I have applied for Travel document on 28th of June and sent all my documents on the same day but i havent received any acknowledgment emails from home-office confirming they have my stuff. I have seen via post office track system a guy signed my package but nothing else from home office. I emailed them on 8th of july but havent heard anything so wondering whats this email address you guys use? or is there a number i can call? the one i found on google doesnt work either.

if anyone could help i would truly appreciate it.

Thanks

Hello there have you received your TD yet ?

[Rimjimrupa]

Hi anyone received travel document who applied July or August?

[rayyfar]

Nooo, the Home Office has change their rules that you have to be living here legally for 10yrs before you can apply for B C, if you look your ILR you will see it expired 2024 if it was issued this year that is when they believe you should apply. People that applied one year after getting ilr now lost the money
Sad. H.O is called money making machine factory.
If you have ILR your new travel document expires 10yrs time.

ALL the BRP cards, regardless of ILR route, expire in December 2024!!

I agree with cr001
Bro 9jaboi what is the reference of your information
On gov website it still states 1 year after ilr we can apply for citizenship

[9jaboi]

Hi anyone received travel document who applied July or August?

Hi I applied on 2nd of July I got my old TD back on 23rd of August with a letter saying I should receive my new TD within 7 working days. I'm waiting for the delivery hopefully I get it tomorrow. Will update you when I receive it.

[9jaboi]

Nooo, the Home Office has change their rules that you have to be living here legally for 10yrs before you can apply for B C, if you look your ILR you will see it expired 2024 if it was issued this year that is when they believe you should apply. People that applied one year after getting ilr now lost the money
Sad. H.O is called money making machine factory.
If you have ILR your new travel document expires 10yrs time.

ALL the BRP cards, regardless of ILR route, expire in December 2024!!

I agree with cr001
Bro 9jaboi what is the reference of your information
On gov website it still states 1 year after ilr we can apply for citizenship

Yes only if you sought asylum immediately you arrived here , if you came on visa and overstayed it before be grant refugee then you breached the immigration rules for citizenship, and will affect your citizenship for next year. My lawyer told me that and I have seen people been refused because of that.

[9jaboi]

Hi all I received my TD today finally .

[ariskar]

My spouse's timeline:

Applied online: 27th July 2019
Posted documents and form: 29th July 2019
Documents and form received by HO: 30th July 2019
Return of old documents: Early September 2019
Received Travel Document: - pending delivery by DX today

Good luck to those waiting!

[Rimjimrupa]

My travel document timeline
Online application 1 st of August 2019 and same day posted my documents.
TD issued : 19 th September
TD received:23 rd September
Still waiting for my expired travel document and in my new travel documents there is no time limit for staying in the uk
Good luck everyone and thnx for your help guys x

[ariskar]

My spouse's timeline:

Applied online: 27th July 2019
Posted documents and form: 29th July 2019
Documents and form received by HO: 30th July 2019
Return of old documents: Early September 2019
Received Travel Document: - Delivered: 18 September 2019

Good luck to those waiting!

[pinksunflower]

Does anyone know what the rule is regarding how many blank pages you can have in a convention travel document when applying for a replacement?

My partner has three blank pages left. We intend to travel to 2 countries where he requires a visa. The embassies have specified that he needs two blank pages for each visa.

Can he request a replacement travel document and include a letter explaining why he needs a new one when the current one has three blank pages or does he not have to include an explanation?

[ariskar]

Does anyone know what the rule is regarding how many blank pages you can have in a convention travel document when applying for a replacement?

My partner has three blank pages left. We intend to travel to 2 countries where he requires a visa. The embassies have specified that he needs two blank pages for each visa.

Can he request a replacement travel document and include a letter explaining why he needs a new one when the current one has three blank pages or does he not have to include an explanation?

You can request one, for sure. Beware it may take up to 70 working days ( about 3 months) to get one though...

In our experience, they processed it after we emailed them to ask for supporting documents return. Not sure this impacted it, but may force them at least scan them, so could force it a step up the application process...

traveldocumentenquiries@homeoffice.gov.uk

[pinksunflower]

It took you 70 days to get a replacement travel document? Was the previous one you had expired or out of pages?