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Convention travel document

Travel documents
This page explains what a convention travel document is and who may apply for one. For infiormation about other types of Home Office travel document, see Travel documents.

If we have given you permission to stay in the United Kingdom as a refugee, you can apply to us for a convention travel document. This document is provided in a way that was set out in part of the 1951 United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees.

We will give you this travel document unless we believe there are extremely good reasons to refuse, such as to protect national security. When you apply, you must be legally resident in the United Kingdom and be able to prove your refugee status here.