Apply for a Home Office travel document
Certificate of travel
You can apply for a certificate of travel if one of the following is true:
- you have permission to stay (known as 바카라 사이트˜leave to remain바카라 사이트™) or are settled in the UK (known as 바카라 사이트˜indefinite leave to remain바카라 사이트™), your passport has expired or is full and you cannot get a passport or travel document from your country바카라 사이트™s national authorities
- you have permission to stay (known as 바카라 사이트˜leave to remain바카라 사이트™) or are settled in the UK (known as 바카라 사이트˜indefinite leave to remain바카라 사이트™), and you have been refused a passport or travel document by your country바카라 사이트™s national authorities
- you are in the UK with humanitarian protection and it바카라 사이트™s been officially accepted you have a fear of your country바카라 사이트™s national authorities as part of your asylum application
- you are in the UK on a family reunion visa because you바카라 사이트™ve joined someone who has humanitarian protection
- you were born in the UK as the child of someone with refugee status and you have permission to stay but do not have refugee status yourself
- you have an important reason to travel and your country바카라 사이트™s national authorities are unable to issue you with a passport or emergency travel document quickly
You cannot apply for a certificate of travel if:
- you have refugee status in the UK - you must apply for a refugee travel document instead
- you바카라 사이트™re recognised as stateless in the UK - you must apply for a stateless person바카라 사이트™s travel document instead
Proving you have been 바카라 사이트˜unreasonably refused바카라 사이트™ a travel document
Depending on your circumstances, you might need to prove that you바카라 사이트™ve applied for a passport from your country바카라 사이트™s national authorities and your application was 바카라 사이트˜unreasonably refused바카라 사이트™.
You must provide evidence of this if one of the following is true:
- you do not have permission to be in the UK as a refugee or stateless person
- you have humanitarian protection but it has not been officially accepted that you have a fear of your country바카라 사이트™s national authorities
Your application is not considered 바카라 사이트˜unreasonably refused바카라 사이트™ if one of the following is true:
- you applied incorrectly or without enough supporting evidence to confirm your identity and nationality
- you are required to complete military service in your home country
- you have a criminal record in your home country
- you did not comply with tax rules in your home country
- you did not meet your home country바카라 사이트™s laws for issuing passports
You do not have to prove that you바카라 사이트™ve been 바카라 사이트˜unreasonably refused바카라 사이트™ a passport if one of the following is true:
- you have been granted humanitarian protection and it바카라 사이트™s been officially accepted you have a fear of your country바카라 사이트™s national authorities
- you must be in your country to apply for a passport
- your country바카라 사이트™s national authorities cannot issue passports in the UK or send an application to your own country to be processed
How long it will be valid for
A certificate of travel is usually valid either:
- for up to 5 years if you바카라 사이트™re settled in the UK (known as having 바카라 사이트˜indefinite leave to remain바카라 사이트™)
- until the end of your permission to stay in the UK (known as having 바카라 사이트˜leave to remain바카라 사이트™)
It may be shorter if it바카라 사이트™s being issued for exceptional reasons.
Countries you can travel to
You can usually travel to most countries with a certificate of travel.
If you have been given humanitarian protection because it바카라 사이트™s been accepted you have a fear of a country바카라 사이트™s national authorities, you cannot travel to that country.
Before you travel
Check which documents you바카라 사이트™ll need before you book your travel. Ask the authorities of the country you바카라 사이트™re visiting or travelling through if:
- the country accepts certificates of travel
- you need a visa to enter the country
Fees
It costs:
- £300 for adults
- £151 for children 15 and under