Travel Document Systems Reviews 4,442

TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.3

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I’ve used TDS for many years. Never a problem with TDS, but I wish they gave me a return option other than FedEx. FedEx has messed me up several times. Once when FedEx messed up, it wasn’t serious,... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I've used TDS for decades for passport and Visa services and have always found them to care for my assignments. Obtaining a Chinese Visa is currently tedious, due to the regulations from China, but TD... See more

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

My Travel Document Systems representative was John Dinn. He phoned me the day after my overnight delivery to let me know my documents were successfully received. One MAJOR complaint: he incessantl... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Tried to download our visa for Egypt using two different web site with NO success Completed visa documents and FedExed with passports and had documents returned with visa's in less than three weeks... See more

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  1. Travel Agency

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For the past 30 years we've served travel professionals as well as corporate and individual international travelers for all of their expedited visa, passport, and document expediting needs. We're your "Portal to the World" for the processing of urgent online applications for Visas, U.S. Passports, and immigration documents. Need an urgent Chinese, Russian, Indian, or Brazilian visa? Put TDS to work for you! We can expedite many tourist or business visas and U.S. Passports in as little as 24 hours.


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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The ordering process was easy to use…

The ordering process was easy to use and I was notified when they received my documents, as well and when they were returned to me. In addition I was automatically provided with the name and contact information for an agent who could help me with any questions.

8 December 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I've used TDS for decades for passport…

I've used TDS for decades for passport and Visa services and have always found them to care for my assignments. Obtaining a Chinese Visa is currently tedious, due to the regulations from China, but TDS navigated the process extremely well. Hub Valkenburg

31 October 2025
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Very disappointed with service

Very disappointed with service. A trip to China was cancelled 24 hours before because I could not get a visa. Applied 30 days before. Hard to get timely answers from staff and clarity about updated changes to my application. I believed their experience with China visas would have prompted a change in type of visa from family to visitor. I have since emailed and phoned management to speak to staff about the denial and no one is returning calls or emails

16 June 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Use with caution

Use with caution. Fake Indian visa companies are being used as a front for identity theft. This is a convincing site - but the jury is out. However, there are a hundred and forty five fake visa sites listed on the Indian Embassy Brussels. It is impossible to get through to Indian embassy to check if a visa application has been received. The best bet is go to your own embassy website and check for the url that they recommend.

31 August 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This company is terrible

This company is terrible. I’ve tried to reach out to them for over a month now to fix a small error on my application with no response. Don’t use them!

20 April 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Astonishingly efficient service

We worked with Monte Ramirez in San Francisco for our passport renewal. Since we had excellent experience with Travel Document Systems in the past in handling many visas--some of them quite difficult-- we were confident that they would do a fine job. Mr. Ramirez exceeded all our expectations. After all our documents had been received he got our new passports in our hands in 10 days. We were astonished, since estimated times for passport renewals were 4 to 5 weeks even with expedited service! Mr. Ramirez found a canceled appointment in San Francisco and shoehorned our order into that slot. We were grateful for the peace of mind he gave us in advance of foreign travel. We will continue to be loyal clients for this excellent service in the future.

27 July 2022
Unprompted review
Rated 3 out of 5 stars

VISA DIFFICULTIES and MULTIPLE CARD CHARGES

1. Difficulties adjusting to the new TDS Pinnacle web site application format. GHANA was a nightmare -- was "kicked out" of this visa application 3 times -- very stressful;
2. Have 5 OCT credit card charges for 3 visas (Benin, Ghana, Ivory Coast), 1 of the 5 charges is a duplicate for $311.40. These charges must be addressed and corrected. Waiting for NOV card bill to determine if I have more charges before contacting TDS for charge corrections.
3. I realize international travel visa requirements are a "moving target" because of the virus.

13 December 2021
Rated 2 out of 5 stars

TDS provided poor service in the time of Covid

First, I should note that we have had very good experience from this company on at least three previous occasions. However, this time was different. The paperwork for our applications for visas to Ghana with expedited service through TDS was received by the NYC office on Oct 13, 2021. We actually paid for the service several days earlier.

After much confusion and phone calls from the consulate (none from TDS, only slow emails), our passports with visas were returned on November 2, 2021. This was an upsetting and nerve-wracking experience since our departure day was Nov 6. We also believe that we are owed money from TDS

5 December 2021
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

My documents were reviewed and…

My documents were reviewed and processed in a timely manner and I received emailed updates so that I could track the progress of my application. The documents were delivered when they were supposed to be and we’re in good order.

26 November 2021
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Spoke with Actual Human Representative

Renewing your passport is complicated. Travel Document Systems made it a breeze. I spoke with an actual human representative on the phone who walked me through exactly what documents I needed to renew my passport and how to fill them out. And I received my passport, as promised, 2 weeks later. Thank you Travel Document Systems!

22 November 2021
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Within three weeks of sending in all of…

Within three weeks of sending in all of our documents, we had both of our new passports back. I can’t thank Travel Docs enough for the peace of mind they provided, so that we could make our Euro Winter Trip happen for Christmas. Thank you. So glad we always use them.

22 November 2021
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I’ve used TDS for many years

I’ve used TDS for many years.
Never a problem with TDS, but I wish they gave me a return option other than FedEx. FedEx has messed me up several times. Once when FedEx messed up, it wasn’t serious, but twice the consequences were problematic.
UPS has never been a problem, nor USPS.

19 November 2021

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