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Can you get a passport if you are stateless?
The normal definition of a “passport” is a travel document issued to a person by a country of which they are a citizen. Thus if you are not a citizen of a particular country, that country will not issue you a passport. Consequently, being Stateless, no country will issue you a passport.
Can you make yourself stateless?
You can apply to stay in the UK as a stateless person if both of the following apply: you’re not recognised as a citizen of any country. you’re unable to live permanently in any other country.
Can a country make a citizen stateless?
Home Secretary Theresa May has said that the UK will not remove citizenship from IS fighters born in the UK as “it is illegal for any country to make its citizens stateless”. The law says that the Home Secretary should have a “reasonable belief” that those being stripped of their nationality will not become stateless.
What if you have no citizenship?
Without citizenship, stateless people have no legal protection and no right to vote, and they often lack access to education, employment, health care, registration of birth, marriage or death, and property rights.
Where can a stateless person live?
Some stateless people are also refugees. However, not all refugees are stateless, and many people who are stateless have never crossed an international border….Statelessness.
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 12 million (2018, est.) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Asia and the Pacific | 1.582 million registered |
| Africa | 715,089 registered |
Which countries have jus sanguinis?
Jus sanguinis is Latin for “right of blood” and refers to countries that grant citizenship by descent. Currently 12 countries grant citizenship through jus sanguinis (the bloodline), Italy, Ireland, Philippines, Israel, India, France, Australia, Hungary, UK, Argentina, South Africa, and Turkey.
What is a stateless passport?
A certificate of identity, sometimes called an alien’s passport, is a travel document issued by a country to non-citizens (also called aliens) residing within their borders who are stateless persons or otherwise unable to obtain a passport from their state of nationality (generally refugees).
Which countries are stateless?
Claims of stateless nations and ethnic groups with autonomous status
| People | Languages | States |
|---|---|---|
| Tibetan people | Tibetan language | China, India, Nepal |
| Indian Gorkhas | Nepali language | India |
| Riffian people | Riffian language | Morocco and Spain |
| Shan people | Shan language | Myanmar |