An Australian Convention Travel Document (CTD) is a biometric refugee travel document issued for international travel purpose by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to individuals recognised as refugees residing in Australia under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees.
[2][3][4] A holder of a permanent or temporary protection visa residing in Australia can apply for a CTD if he or she can demonstrate refugee status under the 1951 Convention and the 1967 Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees.
[1] Most countries accept Australian CTDs for visa issuance purposes, with the following exceptions: As of 13 January 2016, Indonesia did not accept all non-passport documents including CTD for visa application.
[5] It is also reported that Taiwan did not accept Chinese nationals holding Australian CTD to apply for Taiwanese visa.
[6] Since Australian CTD is not a regular national passport, most countries and territories require visas prior to arrival.