About the Convention Travel Document (CTD) (also known as Refugee Passport)
Nigeria Immigration Service issued the first set of Convention Travel Document (CTD) (also known as Refugee Passport) and handed them over to the National Commission for Refugee Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI) on the 15 th May, 2019 for onward delivery to Refugees under “Protection” in Nigeria.
States that are parties to the 1951 Geneva Convention Relating to the status of Refugees are obliged to issue the Travel Documents to Refugees who lawfully reside in their territories and Nigeria being a signatory to the Convention has now joined the list of countries that issue Convention Travel Document.
Highlights of the Convention Travel Document (CTD)