How to apply for a document to travel outside the UK if you're not British and you cannot use or get your own national passport. You generally need to apply for and obtain a travel document before you leave the United States.Before planning travel, please consider USCIS processing times. Make sure you have a valid F1 or J1 Visa, a current form I-20, and that your passport is valid for at least another six months. We are going to take you through the process of applying for a refugee travel document which will take to videos but it is still a very simple process. Go, learn it at the cottage hearth,. And in the peace that hovers there. Telefonnummer 0381- 686 67 27.