Eligibility
To apply you must be living in the UK because of one of the following:
you have permission to stay as a refugee
you have humanitarian protection and it has been officially accepted that you have a fear of your country’s national authorities
you are not recognised as a citizen of any country (a ‘stateless person’) and you have permission to stay (known as ‘leave to remain’) or are settled in the UK (known as ‘indefinite leave to remain’) you have permission to stay (known as ‘leave to remain’) or are settled in the UK (known as ‘indefinite leave to remain’), but you cannot get a passport or travel document from your country’s national authorities
You must be in the UK when you apply.