Convention Travel Documents application time experience

[flyingdaddy2020]

Application update.
New TD Application
Application online: March 2021
New Travel documents received: November 2021

I guess 7 months is average these days.

[Jesse8]

Application update..

Applied for TD after getting my ILR after 18 months wait.

Applied for TD in 3rd sept 2021

Successful email confirmation received yesterday.

Nearly 2 months.

I guess they balanced the excessive ILR waiting time on this one.

[Bash_]

Application update.
New TD Application
Application online: March 2021
New Travel documents received: November 2021

I guess 7 months is average these days.

So after getting that reminder msg about sending your documents, it took a month to get it approved?
Maybe a pattern. I received the same email about a wk ago. lets see

[Bash_]

Application update.
New TD Application
Application online: March 2021
New Travel documents received: November 2021

I guess 7 months is average these days.

So after getting that reminder msg about sending your documents, it took a month to get it approved?
Maybe a pattern. I received the same email about a wk ago. lets see

Yes indeed, sounds like when you receive the email about your application
"Thank you for applying for a Home Office Travel Document in. If you have not posted in your photograph and supporting documents (if required), please do this as soon as possible or your application may be delayed."

it means they will start working on your application.

As I just received the approval email after 15 days of the above email.

TD on the way.

[Akeem86]

Application Update
Applied for new TD on 08/09/2021
Got emails on 25 successfully Application that the new TD will be with me within 7days and I will get tracking number from the delivery company very soon and if I don't get the TD within 9days I should contact them.

Applied for new TD on 08/09/2021
No acknowledgment letter , no acknowledgment emails, notting till exactly 2months then got an email from them ( 08/11/2022 ) . In the email they asked me to provide the passports on my files but I haven't got any passport the passport they were asking me to provide are with them because they seized them when I first arrived in UK at Heathrow Airport because I claimed asylum at Heathrow Airport and those passports were not mine ( long story )
I then replied the email and I explained everything also I sent a recorded letters explained everything but I also went to my MP . At first my MP didn't understand me She thought it was me asking for those passports back and I resent the Home Office emails and I explained again ( 15/11/2021 ) so I got emails on 25/11/2021 . Maybe contacting MP could help because Application for TD is not a complication issues the moment they took the file's out they will just deal with it. I was expecting 6 to 8 months because that's the average of most Applications now adays.
Good luck everyone

[Akeem86]

Anyone know Africa Countries that accept UK refugee travel document visa free pls ?
Thanks

[glas195]

Anyone know Africa Countries that accept UK refugee travel document visa free pls ?
Thanks

I don't think there are any, unless your original citizenship allows you to enter there visa free.

For example: if you are from Ghana with conventional travel document, you can enter Rwanda visa free because Ghanaian citizens can normally enter there visa free.

If you are from Africa, it is best to check visa free countries for your nationality, although some countries will ask for visa once they see that you have a refugee passport instead of your country's passport.

[Akeem86]

Thanks very much, I thought so
I'm from NIGERIA originally and I think I should be able to enter Republic of Benin but when I rang Benin Republic embassy they told me I need a visa because of refugee travel document but when I tried to apply for the visa on line the system says I don't need a visa because of Nigeria nationality. So its complicated.
Anyway I'm not in hurry or any emergency, maybe I should apply for British citizenship I'm well overdue
Thanks

[showpower]

Hi everyone I was wondering if anyone has any news regarding TD ( renewal ) if HO still issuing
Plz do let me know ( as I’ve been waiting for my TD ( renewal ) from almost 9 months
Thanks

[Alismith]

Hi,

I applied for TD back in March and received it couple days ago. It took HO almost 10 months to approve my TD which is kind of frustrating but i guess it is what it is.


Will be applying for Naturalisation in January so TD might not be used at all.

[showpower]

I’ve also applied back in March but still no response
Also I’ve emailed them yet no response.
Do you mind if you can tell if it was your renewal or first time. As my one was renewal
Thanks

[Alismith]

It was a renewal as the previous one expired.

Applied as soon as i had my ilr approved and got email from them stating possible delay about 3 months ago.

Never emailed them and got the TD eventually.

[showpower]

Then you’re lucky. Bdw best of luck and thanks for the reply

[showpower]

Hi ppl I was wondering if anyone can tell me on refugee passport which country I can travel without visa ( after brexit )

[glas195]

Hi ppl I was wondering if anyone can tell me on refugee passport which country I can travel without visa ( after brexit )

So far, based on embassy website and other people's stories, here is the list I have made. Note that for some destinations it depends on which airline you use, some airlines are not aware that it is visa free.

• Bulgaria
  Germany
  Iceland
  Finland
  Liechtenstein
  Lithuania
  Norway
  Switzerland
  Hungary
  Italy
  Luxembourg
  Slovenia
  Croatia

[Rajux]

Hi
Any One recently received Travel documents.
Pls updates your time line.
Thanks

[Rajux]

Hi
I am looking for advice about my issue.
I have applied Travel documents in August 21 and I have received a notification from Atlas home office which stated my application successful and I will receive the TD with in 10 days.
Unfortunately I did not receive it.I have sent email to Home office on 15th December 21 to notify this but no reply.
Again I sent another email on 17th Jan 22 but they reply which they said there was technical error and they send my TD soon as possible.
But I didn't receive my travel document yet.
I am very desperate as I require my TD for my Mortgage because I have to submit this TD with my Resident permit (BRP)
I am keep sending email to the travel document section but they did not response me.
Please advice me what should I do to get my travel document.
Thanks

[nihad]

Hi
I am looking for advice about my issue.
I have applied Travel documents in August 21 and I have received a notification from Atlas home office which stated my application successful and I will receive the TD with in 10 days.
Unfortunately I did not receive it.I have sent email to Home office on 15th December 21 to notify this but no reply.
Again I sent another email on 17th Jan 22 but they reply which they said there was technical error and they send my TD soon as possible.
But I didn't receive my travel document yet.
I am very desperate as I require my TD for my Mortgage because I have to submit this TD with my Resident permit (BRP)
I am keep sending email to the travel document section but they did not response me.
Please advice me what should I do to get my travel document.
Thanks

COntact your local MP

[WanderLust007]

Hello everyone!
Here is my timeline.
Applied on 9th February 2022 and received confirmation email on 17th April 2022.
Hope that helps.

[WanderLust007]

Hello everyone!
Here is my timeline.
Applied on 9th February 2022 and received confirmation email on 17th April 2022.
Hope that helps.

[nihad]

Hello everyone!
Here is my timeline.
Applied on 9th February 2022 and received confirmation email on 17th April 2022.
Hope that helps.

Did you have any compassionate reason? Or just standard?

[WanderLust007]

It was standard.

[nihad]

It was standard.

Sorry one more question
Was it your first TD or renewal?

[nihad]

Finally received application approval email today

Applied on 28th March 22
Approval email 8th June 22

[glas195]

Finally received application approval email today

Applied on 28th March 22
Approval email 8th June 22

Congratulations!