Refugee Travel Document - Questions and Answers

[ruslan2025]

RTD timeline update. Second RTD - with a PR card.
IRCC received the package on Nov 24. 2025- Ottawa office. (new office NS)
FD Dec 17. 2025 -issued for 5 years.
Received an Xpresspost Canada Post package on Dec 24. 2025.
Good luck, happy New Year to everyone!

 

[Bhtsan]

Hi everyone, is here anyone who can guide me to apply TRAVEL DOCUMENTS without PR? That will be great help, thank you.

 

[scylla]

Hi everyone, is here anyone who can guide me to apply TRAVEL DOCUMENTS without PR? That will be great help, thank you.

Assume you have already had your hearing and have been accepted as a protected person.

If so, follow the instruction here to apply for a Refugee Travel Document: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigratio...travel-documents-non-canadians/apply-how.html

 

[Rock5627171]

Hello there,

I got my 2nd RTD, at the time of application I requested to send me back the existing old RTD cause there is valid US visa. Unfortunately, they didn't gimme the old one back, sent only the new one. Immediately I called IRCC and the agent told me he would request the authority to send it back. I raised a web form as well but I don't what should I do at this moment. Do they usually send through a different mail?

 

[Sabu61@@]

RTD timeline update. Second RTD - with a PR card.
IRCC received the package on Nov 24. 2025- Ottawa office. (new office NS)
FD Dec 17. 2025 -issued for 5 years.
Received an Xpresspost Canada Post package on Dec 24. 2025.
Good luck, happy New Year to everyone!

Hello! Congrats on your RTD!! Did you need a guarantor this time as well? If yes, same as before or any person with permanent residence status/citizen? Also, that was fairly a quick process, did you have to give an urgent reason for faster processing? Please let me know, thanks

 

[Sad93]

Hello friends, just received my second RTD today, no PR yet :/ can anyone confirm that we can travel visa free to Dominican? Has anyone traveled there recently with RTD alone?

 

[SKROR]

Hello friends, just received my second RTD today, no PR yet :/ can anyone confirm that we can travel visa free to Dominican? Has anyone traveled there recently with RTD alone?

Please provide your timeline for the travel document application.

 

[Sad93]

Please provide your timeline for the travel document application.

Package sent by UPS on November 23rd, RTD received yesterday

 

[Starlightkid]

Hello friends, just received my second RTD today, no PR yet :/ can anyone confirm that we can travel visa free to Dominican? Has anyone traveled there recently with RTD alone?

if its the DR it is visa free on RTD without PR.

 

[Sad93]

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if its the DR it is visa free on RTD without PR.

Thank you

 

[HopeAndFear321]

Hi, How someone can apply for RTD when he/sh doesnt have any gurrantor . I went through internet and found i can go to notary but doesnt have clear idea what are the process and estimated cost for this . Appreciated your comments thanks

 

[Flowercita]

Hi, How someone can apply for RTD when he/sh doesnt have any gurrantor . I went through internet and found i can go to notary but doesnt have clear idea what are the process and estimated cost for this . Appreciated your comments thanks

Need a form, you can request it to the gov. Statutory Declaration in Lieu of Guarantor (PPTC 326), go to a commissioner of oaths, in any registry or pay a lawyer. It is around 75 cad. They sign that document and your photocpies of id and picture. It is easy. I have my sevond RTD and never ask for guarantor.

 

[Canadian_rainbow]

Good morning everyone,
I was wondering if we can apply for refugee travel document after ecopr issued to get 5 year’s validity one? Thank you.

 

[SKROR]

Good morning everyone,
I was wondering if we can apply for refugee travel document after ecopr issued to get 5 year’s validity one? Thank you.

No, you gotta wait till you get your PR card and you need to get it notarized in order to get the 5 year RTD.

 

[anaya12]

I have my Travel Documents . Yet not received PR. Can I travel to Europe without PR,only on Travel Documents and can come back easily??