Original document : https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/travel-documents-no-time-limit

Change description : 2025-05-14 15:31:00: Updated version – amendments made following a review, in particular to the section on open date stamps. [Guidance and regulation]

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Guidance

Travel documents – no time limit: caseworker guidance

Immigration staff guidance on travel document checks.

Update history

2025-05-14 15:31
Updated version – amendments made following a review, in particular to the section on open date stamps.

2024-10-31 00:01
Updated the guidance to reflect that BRPs will no longer be issued. Instead, a successful applicant will be able to access an eVisa. Changes have also been made to make the section on EEA nationals and their family members clearer.

2024-10-14 10:57
Updated guidance.

2024-09-26 00:01
This guidance has been amended to reflect changes to the BRP Replacement Service.

2024-07-09 11:03
Updated guidance to reflect the relationship between NTL and the Immigration Rules, and that applicants may leave the Common Travel Area while their application is being considered.

2022-04-06 01:30
Updated guidance to reflect the changed status of EEA nationals in the UK after 30 June 2021, to provide further instruction for adopting a ‘balance of probabilities’ approach, and to remove reference to the application fee for an NTL BRP from 6 April 2022.