Refugee Travel Document
Travel legally with refugee status
A refugee travel document (Convention Travel Document, the "blue passport") is issued to persons granted refugee status or subsidiary protection under the 1951 Convention and replaces a national passport. It allows entry to most Convention signatory states — usually with a visa, and visa-free to some. The key rule: you must not travel to the country you received protection from.
How to get one, by country
USA: Form I-131 with USCIS, fee $165 (applicants 16+; $135 for children under 16), valid 1 year, processing usually 5–12 months. Germany: Reiseausweis für Flüchtlinge at the Ausländerbehörde, valid up to 3 years, fee around €59–100. France: titre de voyage via the préfecture, up to 5 years for recognized refugees. Canada: Refugee Travel Document via Passport Canada, CAD 120, up to 5 years.
Restrictions and risks
Traveling to your country of origin can lead to loss of status: authorities may conclude you have re-availed yourself of its protection. Applying for a national passport of that country carries the same risk. Check visa requirements before any trip: a refugee travel document is not equivalent to a passport, and many countries require a visa even where your national passport would not. We verify routes and arrange visas for this document.
Benefits
One Way Ticket
Consultation — $500
Fixed price in the contract — we work until it’s done