Refugee Travel Document - Questions and Answers

[iqbalusmam]

I applied for refugee travel document on 25 April, 2025 and received it on 15 May, 2025. I send it through FedEx and it was non urgent.

 

[iqbalusmam]

Congratulations! how long is it valid for? 2 years?

Yes two years

 

[laflame]

Hey!! I’m planning a trip to Thailand on my RTD as well. Can you let me know how long it took you to get the visa and whether the process was okay? Also, what airline did you fly with and was there a transit visa you had to get?

Process was smooth and easy. Visa took around 10 days I believe?


Took Air Canada from Vancouver and no transit visa

 

[mugere]

I applied for refugee travel document on 25 April, 2025 and received it on 15 May, 2025. I send it through FedEx and it was non urgent.

At which adress did u send the application?

 

[lalaland1:)]

Process was smooth and easy. Visa took around 10 days I believe?


Took Air Canada from Vancouver and no transit visa

It was a direct flight?

 

[iqbalusmam]

At which adress did u send the application?

Centralized Network – Certificate of Identity Section – Crémazie 6th Floor (OSC)
365 Laurier Avenue West
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 1L1

 

[Viking007]

Centralized Network – Certificate of Identity Section – Crémazie 6th Floor (OSC)
365 Laurier Avenue West
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 1L1

I sent mine to the same address April 17th, 2025. I’m still waiting.

 

[Safoo]

I sent mine to the same address April 17th, 2025. I’m still waiting.

Urgent or non urgent

 

[lalaland1:)]

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I sent mine to the same address April 17th, 2025. I’m still waiting.

I sent mine on 7th April to the same address and it went in their system on the 16th. I’ve gotten mine but my moms is still processing even though we sent it in one package.

 

[Viking007]

Urgent or non urgent

Non urgent. Via Canada post. I called and they said they have received it and it’s still being processed.

 

[lalaland1:)]

My mom’s application was approved yesterday but till today they have no tracking number to give. Has this happened to anybody else? I really needed the document urgently and now the strike could start on Friday.

 

[Viking007]

My mom’s application was approved yesterday but till today they have no tracking number to give. Has this happened to anybody else? I really needed the document urgently and now the strike could start on Friday.

How did you know it was approved? How can someone track it?

 

[lalaland1:)]

How did you know it was approved? How can someone track it?

You call them

 

[Bini4life]

Process was smooth and easy. Visa took around 10 days I believe?


Took Air Canada from Vancouver and no transit visa

Wait what no transit I was planning on travel to thailand in july and could you please tell me all the requirements to obtain the visa

 

[Bini4life]

It was a direct flight?

Also, I had heard that they need a flight confirmation paid in full which is more than 1.5k.
What if my visa is rejected I don’t wanna be paying for my flights and my Airbnb booking if my visa is gonna be rejected