Refugee: residence permit, travel document and accompanying

Verified 01 mai 2026 - Public Service / Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

Your situation

  • You are a refugee, stateless person or subsidiary protected person and you are applying for a travel document
  • You are a refugee and you are asking for a travel document
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If you wish to travel abroad, you can request a travel document called Refugee Travel Document (RTD). It allows you to leave France and then return.

This travel document is biometric and valid for 5 years.

Submission of the application for a travel document

The request is made on the following website:

Apply online for a residence permit, a change of situation, a travel document, a naturalization application - ANEF

Documents to be provided

The documents to be provided are different if the travel document concerns an adult or a minor:

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The travel document concerns a major

In particular, the following documents must be submitted:

  • 2 ID photos conform to standards
  • Valid resident card: original and photocopy
  • Proof of address in your name (water, electricity bills, rent receipt) or a proof of accommodation and copy of the host's identity document
  • Proof that you are under the protection of theOfpra: titleContent (e.g. decision on admission to refugee status)
  • For renewal: old travel document (original and photocopy).

The travel document concerns a minor

In particular, the following documents must be submitted:

  • Full copy of the birth certificate with filiation or family record book drawn up by theOfpra: titleContent
  • Proof of parental authority:
    • Extract of marriage certificate
    • Divorce judgment
    • Court decision on parental authority
    • Separation order
    • Copy of the court decision delegating parental authority
  • Proof of domicile of less than 6 months in the name of the minor if the address is different from that of the applicant.

Cost of a travel document

Issuance of the title is subject to payment.

You must buy a tax stamp of an amount of €45.

Territorial limits of the travel document

The travel document issued to you indicates the country or countries that are prohibited to you.

In general, it is only a question of your country of origin but in some cases, the fear of persecution may have been established in relation to other countries.

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