Where you can travel with a UK travel document
In short
With a UK travel document (Refugee Travel Document) you can enter dozens of countries visa-free — Albania, Georgia, Moldova, Montenegro and others. Schengen countries require a visa (€90). Pick a country below — we'll show whether you need a visa, for how long, and on which document. Rules change: always check with the embassy before you travel.
Key facts
213
Countries listed
official sources
39
Visa-free
on a travel document
€90
Schengen
visa, consular fee
£102
Document
to apply, adult
Popular destinations
Where travel-document holders go most — by community discussion. Status is for UK Refugee Travel Document holders.
🇹🇷 Turkey Visa required 🇬🇪 Georgia Visa-free 🇩🇪 Germany Visa-free 🇮🇹 Italy Visa-free 🇫🇷 France Schengen 🇨🇾 Cyprus Visa-free 🇪🇸 Spain Schengen 🇦🇱 Albania Visa-free 🇵🇱 Poland Schengen 🇨🇭 Switzerland Visa-free 🇳🇱 Netherlands Visa-free 🇨🇦 Canada Visa required 🇲🇪 Montenegro Visa-free 🇭🇺 Hungary Visa-free 🇮🇪 Ireland Schengen 🇬🇷 Greece Schengen 🇲🇽 Mexico Check 🇮🇱 Israel Not accepted 🇧🇪 Belgium Schengen 🇨🇳 China Transit
All countries
213 countries
Visa-free (39)
🇦🇱 Albania Visa-free 90 days 🇦🇼 Aruba Visa-free 90 days 🇧🇧 Barbados Visa-free 90 days 🇧🇿 Belize Visa-free 90 days 🇧🇯 Benin Visa-free 90 days 🇧🇶 Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba Visa-free 90 days 🇨🇷 Costa Rica Visa-free 90 days 🇭🇷 Croatia Visa-free 90 days 🇬🇧 Crown Dependencies Visa-free 90 days 🇨🇼 Curacao Visa-free 90 days 🇨🇾 Cyprus Visa-free 90 days 🇪🇨 Ecuador Visa-free 90 days 🇸🇻 El Salvador Visa-free 90 days 🇫🇮 Finland Visa-free 90 days 🇬🇫 French Guiana Visa-free 90 days 🇬🇵 French West Indies Visa-free 90 days 🇬🇪 Georgia Visa-free 90 days 🇩🇪 Germany Visa-free 90 days 🇬🇮 Gibraltar Visa-free 90 days ⚠ 🇭🇹 Haiti Visa-free 30 days 🇭🇳 Honduras Visa-free 90 days 🇭🇺 Hungary Visa-free 90 days 🇮🇹 Italy Visa-free 90 days 🇽🇰 Kosovo Visa-free 15 days 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein Visa-free 90 days 🇱🇹 Lithuania Visa-free 90 days 🇲🇷 Mauritania Visa-free 90 days 🇾🇹 Mayotte Visa-free 90 days 🇲🇩 Moldova Visa-free 90 days 🇲🇪 Montenegro Visa-free 30 days 🇳🇱 Netherlands Visa-free 90 days 🇵🇪 Peru Visa-free 90 days 🇷🇪 Reunion Visa-free 90 days 🇸🇲 San Marino Visa-free 90 days 🇸🇽 Sint Maarten Visa-free 90 days 🇸🇮 Slovenia Visa-free 90 days 🇨🇭 Switzerland Visa-free 90 days 🇹🇨 Turks and Caicos Visa-free 90 days 🇿🇲 Zambia Visa-free 90 days
Schengen (22)
🇦🇩 Andorra Schengen 90 days 🇦🇹 Austria Schengen 90 days 🇧🇪 Belgium Schengen 90 days 🇧🇬 Bulgaria Schengen 90 days 🇨🇿 Czech Republic Schengen 90 days 🇩🇰 Denmark Schengen 90 days 🇪🇪 Estonia Schengen 90 days 🇫🇷 France Schengen 90 days 🇬🇷 Greece Schengen 90 days 🇮🇸 Iceland Schengen 90 days 🇮🇪 Ireland Schengen 90 days 🇱🇻 Latvia Schengen 90 days 🇱🇺 Luxembourg Schengen 90 days 🇲🇹 Malta Schengen 90 days 🇲🇨 Monaco Schengen 90 days 🇳🇴 Norway Schengen 90 days 🇵🇱 Poland Schengen 90 days 🇵🇹 Portugal Schengen 90 days 🇷🇴 Romania Schengen 90 days 🇸🇰 Slovakia Schengen 90 days 🇪🇸 Spain Schengen 90 days 🇸🇪 Sweden Schengen 90 days
Electronic visa (14)
🇦🇲 Armenia Electronic visa 120 days 🇦🇺 Australia Electronic visa 90 days 🇨🇱 Chile Electronic visa 90 days 🇪🇹 Ethiopia Electronic visa 90 days 🇮🇷 Iran Electronic visa 90 days 🇯🇴 Jordan Electronic visa 90 days 🇰🇪 Kenya Electronic visa 90 days 🇰🇼 Kuwait Electronic visa 90 days 🇳🇵 Nepal Electronic visa 90 days 🇷🇸 Serbia Electronic visa up to 90 days / 180 🇸🇨 Seychelles Electronic visa 90 days 🇸🇬 Singapore Electronic visa 90 days 🇹🇿 Tanzania Electronic visa 90 days 🇺🇬 Uganda Electronic visa 90 days
On arrival / conditional (13)
🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda On arrival 30 days 🇧🇾 Belarus Conditional 90 days 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina Conditional 30 days 🇧🇮 Burundi On arrival 30 days 🇰🇭 Cambodia On arrival 30 days 🇩🇯 Djibouti On arrival 90 days 🇮🇶 Iraq On arrival 90 days 🇲🇴 Macau On arrival 30 days 🇲🇻 Maldives On arrival 30 days 🇲🇰 North Macedonia Conditional 15 days 🇵🇦 Panama Conditional 30 days 🇷🇺 Russia Conditional 90 days ⚠ 🇷🇼 Rwanda On arrival 30 days
Special cases (3)
Visa required (62)
🇩🇿 Algeria Visa required 🇦🇷 Argentina Visa required 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan Visa required 🇧🇴 Bolivia Visa required 🇧🇼 Botswana Visa required 🇧🇷 Brazil Visa required 🇨🇲 Cameroon Visa required 🇨🇦 Canada Visa required 🇨🇻 Cape Verde Visa required 🇨🇴 Colombia Visa required 🇨🇬 Congo Visa required 🇨🇺 Cuba Visa required 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic Visa required 🇨🇩 DR Congo Visa required 🇪🇬 Egypt Visa required 90 days 🇸🇿 Eswatini Visa required 🇫🇯 Fiji Visa required 🇬🇦 Gabon Visa required 🇬🇲 Gambia Visa required 🇬🇭 Ghana Visa required 🇬🇹 Guatemala Visa required 🇬🇳 Guinea Visa required 🇭🇰 Hong Kong Visa required 🇮🇳 India Visa required 🇮🇩 Indonesia Visa required 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast Visa required 🇯🇲 Jamaica Visa required 🇯🇵 Japan Visa required 90 days 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan Visa required 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan Visa required 🇱🇦 Laos Visa required 🇱🇧 Lebanon Visa required 🇱🇸 Lesotho Visa required 🇲🇱 Mali Visa required 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands Visa required 🇲🇳 Mongolia Visa required 🇲🇦 Morocco Visa required ⚠ 🇲🇿 Mozambique Visa required 🇳🇦 Namibia Visa required 🇳🇿 New Zealand Visa required 🇳🇪 Niger Visa required 🇳🇬 Nigeria Visa required 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea Visa required 🇸🇳 Senegal Visa required 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone Visa required 🇿🇦 South Africa Visa required 🇰🇷 South Korea Visa required 90 days 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka Visa required 30 days 🇹🇼 Taiwan Visa required 🇹🇯 Tajikistan Visa required 🇹🇭 Thailand Visa required 🇹🇬 Togo Visa required 🇹🇴 Tonga Visa required 🇹🇳 Tunisia Visa required 🇹🇷 Turkey Visa required 90 days 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan Visa required 🇺🇦 Ukraine Visa required ⚠ 🇺🇾 Uruguay Visa required 🇺🇸 USA Visa required 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan Visa required 🇻🇪 Venezuela Visa required 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe Visa required
Travel document not accepted (12)
🇦🇫 Afghanistan Not accepted 🇧🇩 Bangladesh Not accepted 90 days 🇮🇱 Israel Not accepted 90 days 🇵🇰 Pakistan Not accepted 90 days 🇵🇭 Philippines Not accepted 90 days 🇶🇦 Qatar Not accepted 90 days 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Not accepted 90 days 🇸🇩 Sudan Not accepted ⚠ 🇸🇾 Syria Not accepted ⚠ 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago Not accepted 90 days 🇦🇪 UAE Not accepted 90 days 🇻🇳 Vietnam Not accepted 90 days
No data (48)
🇦🇴 Angola No data 90 days 🇦🇮 Anguilla No data 90 days 🇧🇸 Bahamas No data 90 days 🇧🇭 Bahrain No data 90 days 🇧🇲 Bermuda No data 90 days 🇧🇹 Bhutan No data 90 days 🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands No data 90 days 🇧🇳 Brunei No data 90 days 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso No data 90 days 🇰🇾 Cayman Islands No data 90 days 🇨🇫 Central African Republic No data 90 days 🇹🇩 Chad No data 90 days 🇰🇲 Comoros No data 90 days 🇨🇰 Cook Islands No data 90 days 🇩🇲 Dominica No data 90 days 🇹🇱 East Timor No data 90 days 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea No data 90 days 🇪🇷 Eritrea No data 90 days 🇫🇰 Falkland Islands No data 90 days 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau No data 90 days 🇬🇾 Guyana No data 90 days 🇰🇮 Kiribati No data 90 days 🇱🇷 Liberia No data 90 days 🇱🇾 Libya No data 90 days 🇲🇬 Madagascar No data 90 days 🇲🇼 Malawi No data 90 days 🇲🇺 Mauritius No data 90 days 🇫🇲 Micronesia No data 90 days 🇲🇸 Montserrat No data 90 days 🇲🇲 Myanmar No data 90 days 🇳🇷 Nauru No data 90 days 🇳🇮 Nicaragua No data 90 days 🇰🇵 North Korea No data 90 days 🇴🇲 Oman No data 90 days 🇵🇼 Palau No data 90 days 🇵🇾 Paraguay No data 90 days 🇸🇭 Saint Helena No data 90 days 🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis No data 90 days 🇻🇨 Saint Vincent No data 90 days 🇼🇸 Samoa No data 90 days 🇸🇹 Sao Tome and Principe No data 90 days 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands No data 90 days 🇸🇴 Somalia No data 90 days 🇸🇸 South Sudan No data 90 days 🇸🇷 Suriname No data 90 days 🇹🇻 Tuvalu No data 90 days 🇻🇺 Vanuatu No data 90 days 🇾🇪 Yemen No data 90 days
Schengen visa with a travel document
Most Schengen countries require a visa even for UK travel document holders. You apply at the visa centre of the embassy of the country you are travelling to.
Documents
- UK travel document, valid at least 3 months beyond the trip
- Proof of UK status (eVisa share code or BRP)
- Completed Schengen application form
- Two photos to Schengen specification
- Travel insurance with at least €30,000 cover
- Flight and accommodation bookings
- Bank statements for the last 3 months
How to apply
- Choose your main destination — the country where you will spend the most days
- Book an appointment at that country's visa centre (VFS or TLScontact)
- Submit your documents and give biometrics
- Pay the fee — €90 (€45 for children aged 6–12)
- Wait up to 15 working days for a decision
Tips
- Apply to the country where you will spend the most time
- Apply 3–4 weeks ahead, and never less than 15 days before the trip
- Be accurate — a refusal by one Schengen country affects all of them
- Keep copies of everything you submit
Frequently asked questions
Where can I travel visa-free with a UK travel document?
39 countries visa-free — Albania, Georgia, Moldova, Montenegro and others. Full list above. Rules change — check with the embassy before you travel.
What is a travel document (Refugee Travel Document)?
A Refugee Travel Document (1951) issued by the Home Office to people with refugee status. It replaces your national passport for travel. Valid for 10 years (adults), 5 years (children under 16). More at /en/travel/document
Is my travel document accepted in Schengen countries?
To enter most Schengen countries you need a Schengen visa. Apply through the visa centre of the country you plan to visit. €90, up to 15 working days.
Are these rules for a passport or a travel document?
For the UK Refugee Travel Document. Holders of a national passport have different rules. Check at iatatravelcentre.com
Information current
28 Jun 2026
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