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The long shot: statelessness and the US visa lottery
Many people, including me, won a ‘nationality lottery’ at birth. We were born with automatic citizenship of our country of birth, or with the same…
Seeking a place to belong: addressing statelessness among refugee children in Europe
As part of our Stateless Journeys project, ENS has been working with our members in five European countries to address cases of statelessness among…
Representing stateless people in the UK: a practitioner’s view
A recently published UNHCR audit of statelessness determination in the UK showed that, whilst there is some positive practice in the UK’s…
Statelessness Determination in the UK: UNHCR audit reveals the need for fundamental changes in approaches taken to decision making
UNHCR has published a report detailing findings from its audit of the UK's statelessness determination procedure. The report reveals a number of…
Celebrating Pro Bono Week: How lawyers can support charities to address statelessness
Over the last few years, Akin Gump lawyers have been providing pro bono casework support to Asylum Aid, as well as supporting the development of a…
The need for a residence permit for stateless people in Belgium
The main issue for stateless people in Belgium remains the absence of the automatic granting of a residence permit to those recognised as stateless…
Understanding and addressing childhood statelessness in the UK: Introducing our new project
With a few notable exceptions, statelessness has so far received limited attention among child rights and migration advocates in the UK, yet figures…
Equating the rights of stateless persons with refugees in Spain
The new law should raise the standard of protection for those applying for stateless status and equate it to Spain’s law on asylum which offers a…
The silent truth about stateless people in Poland
In Poland, statelessness is a small problem. So small in fact, that it's easy to ignore. Government sources provide diverging statistics on the…
Statelessness in Belgium: a blurred landscape
Over the last few years, procedures to access international protection in Belgium have become more complex. Quality information and support are…