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How do I apply for a Home Office travel document?

This page explains how you can apply for a travel document issued by the Home Office if you need to travel outside the United Kingdom but are unable to use a passport issued by your own country. For details of the types of travel document we may issue, see Travel documents.

First you should check which type of travel document you may be able to apply for, that you meet the requirements for it, have the evidence you will need to provide, and will have at least six months' permission to stay in the United Kingdom on the date you apply for your travel document (except for a one-way document). See the pages on the individual types of document for more information on these requirements.

The part of the UK Border Agency that processes applications for travel documents cannot deal with any other type of application, such as applications to extend your residence permit. If you want to extend your permission to stay in the United Kingdom, see Extend your visa.

You should complete application form TD112 (version 04/2008), which you can download from the right side of this page. See Completing the form for general guidance on completing the form and details of where to send it.

You should also read the detailed guidance for Home Office travel document applications, which you can also download from this page. You will need to pay a fee when you send us your application. See Cost of applying for the current fees. We will not refund your fee if we reject or refuse your application or you withdraw it.

See Waiting times for details of how quickly we aim to process applications.

Children

Children cannot be included on the same application form as a parent or guardian. Each child will need to complete his/her own application form. Children aged 15 or under can obtain a child's travel document, which has a lower application fee but is normally valid for a shorter time than an adult travel document. Children aged 16 or over must apply for an adult document.

Children should normally travel on a British passport if they were born in the United Kingdom:

  • before 1 January 1983;
  • on or after 1 January 1983 to a parent who was a British citizen on the date of the child's birth; or
  • on or after 1 January 1983 to a parent who was a permanent resident of this country on the date of the child's birth.

For more information on children's citizenship, see Children.