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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:

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
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