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Refugee Travel Document - Questions and Answers

Unknown user

Newbie
Dec 8, 2021
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I have a quick question... I wanted to travel to a neighbor country, however the flight is via my home country. Is it okay to fly via home country without exiting the airport? Please advise.
 

mian1112

Star Member
Nov 19, 2022
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Can you please let me know, I am waiting since Nov 2021, still didn't receive the RTD. Submitted many web forms & called them, but no response. Applied for Urgent as well, but still no response. Please can you help me how to get it on an urgent basis. TIA
I have applied in nov 2021 as well but no response, even went to MP they said it is stuck in a backlog, Disappointing situation
 

Hakunde

Newbie
May 22, 2021
6
0
Are you a protect person?
Did you call to IRCC yet?
Yes am a protected person, I applied same year I got my NOD and I called them and also send several web form to them but they said it has been flag for urgency.
I don’t know if my category falls under urgent because my husband filed for me in the States and my documents got approved but I need RTD to proceed with the immigrant visa in Montreal before I can join him and is taking forever. Is their any alternative pls
 

canuck78

VIP Member
Jun 18, 2017
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Yes am a protected person, I applied same year I got my NOD and I called them and also send several web form to them but they said it has been flag for urgency.
I don’t know if my category falls under urgent because my husband filed for me in the States and my documents got approved but I need RTD to proceed with the immigrant visa in Montreal before I can join him and is taking forever. Is their any alternative pls
Assume the lack of urgency is because you have indicated that you don’t plan on remaining in Canada. If you have no plans on staying in Canada you could t cynically use your home country passport to go to the US and be sponsored for a green card.
 
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Hakunde

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May 22, 2021
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Assume the lack of urgency is because you have indicated that you don’t plan on remaining in Canada. If you have no plans on staying in Canada you could t cynically use your home country passport to go to the US and be sponsored for a green card.
My expired passport is with the immigration and I don’t think is wise enough to request for it because I will be attending US immigrant visa interview in Montreal.
 

rafk

Newbie
Jan 4, 2019
9
2
Hi everyone,
I have RTD and PR and I want to travel from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to Rome, Italy using RTD. I know that I can enter Italy without visa but has anyone had a similar experience? Is there going to be any problem with that?
 

Fleabag23

Newbie
Mar 29, 2023
6
1
Hi everyone,
Just wondering if there was anyone here who applied for urgent RTD and received it, had no guarantor and had to fill the statutory declaration in lieu of guarantor form. Did having no guarantor slow down the application processing time for you?
 

alidw

Full Member
Aug 28, 2022
47
13
Hi everyone,
I have RTD and PR and I want to travel from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to Rome, Italy using RTD. I know that I can enter Italy without visa but has anyone had a similar experience? Is there going to be any problem with that?
Hey Rafk,

Can you kindly share the steps you've taken to go to Saudi Arabia with RTD?

Some of the questiosn i have, do you need a PR to go there? How did you get/apply for the Visa?
 

SandoxG

Full Member
Mar 14, 2022
25
2
Hello everyone,

I'm so confused about national passport, travel document, and certificate of identity.

Following my application for refugee asylum, I was granted permanent residency last year.

I also received my national passport from IRCC Etobicoke last month.

Now, I need to travel outside of Canada ( not my home country)

Which document should I apply for? From my understanding, I can not apply for refugee travel document anymore after became a permanent resident.

Which document should I apply/use for travel purposes?
1. refugee travel document ( I don't have one, and I'm not sure I can apply. )
2. Certificate of identity ( Do I have to apply for this document instead of a refugee travel document )
3. My home country's national passport ( IRCC Etobicoke gave me a paper which says you should not use your home country passport for travel purposes )

I appreciate for help!
 

Peace444

Full Member
Nov 12, 2022
32
23
Hello everyone,

I'm so confused about national passport, travel document, and certificate of identity.

Following my application for refugee asylum, I was granted permanent residency last year.

I also received my national passport from IRCC Etobicoke last month.

Now, I need to travel outside of Canada ( not my home country)

Which document should I apply for? From my understanding, I can not apply for refugee travel document anymore after became a permanent resident.

Which document should I apply/use for travel purposes?
1. refugee travel document ( I don't have one, and I'm not sure I can apply. )
2. Certificate of identity ( Do I have to apply for this document instead of a refugee travel document )
3. My home country's national passport ( IRCC Etobicoke gave me a paper which says you should not use your home country passport for travel purposes )

I appreciate for help!
You should apply for refugee travel document even if you got pr.
As a refugee you should not travel with your home country passport.
 

cyberlink

Hero Member
Aug 10, 2020
231
107
Hello everyone,

I'm so confused about national passport, travel document, and certificate of identity.

Following my application for refugee asylum, I was granted permanent residency last year.

I also received my national passport from IRCC Etobicoke last month.

Now, I need to travel outside of Canada ( not my home country)

Which document should I apply for? From my understanding, I can not apply for refugee travel document anymore after became a permanent resident.

Which document should I apply/use for travel purposes?
1. refugee travel document ( I don't have one, and I'm not sure I can apply. )
2. Certificate of identity ( Do I have to apply for this document instead of a refugee travel document )
3. My home country's national passport ( IRCC Etobicoke gave me a paper which says you should not use your home country passport for travel purposes )

I appreciate for help!
Apply for refugee travel document, your status is PR but granted through refugee claim.