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Refugee Travel Document - Questions and Answers

ref19to22

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May 18, 2022
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I recently went to germany.. then to france.. then to switzerland.. then rome.. and back to toronto

Within europe u dont need visa

Thanks
hello, just confirming you went to all these countries without a schengen visa or canadian PR and with your RTD?
 

Rick4Life

Star Member
Nov 17, 2022
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Hello everyone!

I am a protected person with RTD, I will be going to Johannesburg, South Africa in the coming months and i already got the Visa. I am looking for any information that there is no issue of returning back to Canada without PR? Please share your advice or experience.

Thanks a lot!
 

ref19to22

Hero Member
May 18, 2022
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Hello everyone!

I am a protected person with RTD, I will be going to Johannesburg, South Africa in the coming months and i already got the Visa. I am looking for any information that there is no issue of returning back to Canada without PR? Please share your advice or experience.

Thanks a lot!
you do not need PR to return to canada or to leave, only rtd and visa to where you are going. I did the same no issues. just take an immigration document with you, brown paper or work permit or study permit.
 

Andres 71

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Jan 31, 2024
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Hi
can travel outside Canada whit travel document and permanent resident confirmation?
i get travel document last year and i chest downlow the pictures for pr last one week ago.
thank you
 

canuck78

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Jun 18, 2017
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Hi
can travel outside Canada whit travel document and permanent resident confirmation?
i get travel document last year and i chest downlow the pictures for pr last one week ago.
thank you
Yes you can travel outside Canada with your RTD not your home country passport but can’t travel to your home country. Gulf countries are especially difficult if not impossible to visit. Not all countries accept RTDs and some may require a visa to visit. There may be a limited time frame for a visit as well. I would suggest contacting the embassy in Canada to ask about requirements if travelling with an RTD.
 
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canuck78

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There are two Haitian nationals who living in another Caribbean Island at the moment who did not get approval to stay. However, the do not want to return top Haiti for security reasons. Do they need to obtain a visa to seek refugee and asylum in Canada? If yes, how they go about doing so and if not, how do they go about doing that?
They would need to be in Canada to apply for asylum and realistically it will be extremely difficult for them to secure a TRV as a Haitian and a Haitian living in another country without status. They can certainly try. The other option would be private sponsorship. Do they have refugee status from UNHCR?
 

nigah66

Newbie
Oct 2, 2023
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Hello everyone,
I'm going to Singapore, Thailand and Hong Kong in September 2023. I won my case in February 2023. I applied for RTD right after I receive my Notice of Decision. I got my RTD in just 20 days. Already applied for PR but didn't receive it yet. I read somewhere, Turkish Airlines didn't allow someone to board the flight in Canada because the person traveling with RTD had an e-visa. They told him that only a sticker visa is accepted.

I have applied for Singapore, Thailand and Hong Kong e-visas with my RTD and received them within a few days. I'm flying with Emirates with a transit in Dubai for 3 hours approximately. I got to know that I can transit via any Gulf country but can't seek entry which is absolutely okay. In these countries where I'm going to have no option for sticker visas. Will I still be allowed to fly with Emirates?

How about coming back to Canada without PR? My return flight is from Thailand with the same airline.

Thanks a lot for reading my long story. Looking forward to hearing from people who traveled with RTD to one or more of those Asian countries and came back without any problem.

Thank you all...
Can you please explain how do you get Thailand and Hong Kong e-visa, I applied three time Thailand visa on my RTD in past three months but, Toronto consulate refused three time and didn't issued visa and said need PR to apply Thailand visa, I really need to visit Hong Kong on urgent basis if you can assist how to get this e-visa with visa link. Regards
 

Littlebeee

Star Member
Jan 6, 2023
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Can someone tell me if I need visa to visit Jamaica as I only have RTD with no PR. Or is they a thread that shows countries we can go with only Rtd
 

Canadian_rainbow

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Aug 30, 2022
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Can you please explain how do you get Thailand and Hong Kong e-visa, I applied three time Thailand visa on my RTD in past three months but, Toronto consulate refused three time and didn't issued visa and said need PR to apply Thailand visa, I really need to visit Hong Kong on urgent basis if you can assist how to get this e-visa with visa link. Regards
Have you provided to them your work permit or study permit?