How to Apply for Travel Documents in the UK

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Apply for a 1951 UN Convention travel document if you are a refugee.. Use a 1954 UN Convention travel document if you are "stateless.. Try a Certificate of Travel (COT) if you aren't a refugee or stateless person.

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Apply for a 1951 UN Convention travel document if you are a refugee.

Step 1

Apply for a 1951 UN Convention travel document if you are a refugee.

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Use a 1954 UN Convention travel document if you are "stateless.

Step 2

Use a 1954 UN Convention travel document if you are "stateless.

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Try a Certificate of Travel (COT) if you aren't a refugee or stateless person.

Step 3

Try a Certificate of Travel (COT) if you aren't a refugee or stateless person.

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Get a one-way travel document if you want to leave the UK permanently.

Step 4

Get a one-way travel document if you want to leave the UK permanently.

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Visit the Visas and Immigration website to start your application.

Step 5

Visit the Visas and Immigration website to start your application.

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Enter your answers to the questions on the application.

Step 6

Enter your answers to the questions on the application.

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Fill out the BRP portion of the application if you don't have a BRP.

Step 7

Fill out the BRP portion of the application if you don't have a BRP.

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Pay your application fees online to complete your application.

Step 8

Pay your application fees online to complete your application.

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Gather original documents to support your application.

Step 9

Gather original documents to support your application.

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Get documents translated if they aren't in English.

Step 10

Get documents translated if they aren't in English.

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Print your application and sign the declaration in black ink.

Step 11

Print your application and sign the declaration in black ink.

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Email or fax evidence to support a priority request.

Step 12

Email or fax evidence to support a priority request.

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Send your package using Royal Mail Signed For service.

Step 13

Send your package using Royal Mail Signed For service.

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Wait for your travel document to arrive.

Step 14

Wait for your travel document to arrive.

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Write to the home office if you've waited longer than 14 weeks.

Step 15

Write to the home office if you've waited longer than 14 weeks.

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