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Dear Statefree,I have known Prince Lenny Penaloza for a long time and consider myself an ally. Moreover, I am a licensed social worker and a therapist.I have been following your work since October 2022 and would be thrilled to participate in one of your community conferences in 2026. Please inform me of the scheduled dates and any requirements for attendance.Thank you very much!CheersAlma

Dear Sir/Madam,My name is Asad Rahji, and I am a 3rd generation Palestinian refugee from Syria. I hold a Travel Document for Palestinian Refugees (1948) and I am registered with UNRWA.I am currently residing in Hungary on a job-seeking residence permit, which is still valid for five more months. However, due to Decree 450/2024, third‑country nationals (except citizens of Georgia, Armenia, and the Philippines) are effectively prevented from obtaining a work permit. This makes it nearly impossible for me to secure legal employment, and my financial resources are almost exhausted. I am at real risk of becoming homeless soon.Returning to Syria is not an option for me due to the current situation there, and also because I belong to a Christian minority, which places me at additional risk.I am considering traveling to Germany to apply for statelessness determination only. I do not wish to apply for asylum, as I have lived my entire life as a stateless refugee a

What is the relationship between citizenship and nationality in relation to insecurity 

Hi, I am Susanne, member of a citizens' initiative in Hamburg and supporting a person from Bhutan who does not have any identification documents, which is causing difficulties with their residence status in Germany. Has anyone had any experience with this? We need proof that the country does not issue documents, or we need to credibly demonstrate this. Thank you for your help!

Hello everyone Im stateless I live in Kuwait I do look forward to seek asylum in eu country’s but I can’t get my travel documents so here’s my question to the stateless community: how did you get a travel documents?

Hi Everyone,My name is Hannah Gordon and I’m a PhD Student at the University of Melbourne, based at the Peter McMullin Centre on Statelessness in the Law School. My research explores how statelessness is defined and experienced by stateless and formerly stateless activists, aiming to centre those directly affected by statelessness as the true experts on statelessness.For this project I am interested in speaking to activists who are or have been stateless. This could be an official position – you might have travel documents or official recognition from a government or the UN – or an unofficial position – you might not have been officially recognised as stateless, but you might consider yourself stateless (or formerly stateless). Similarly, this project does not adopt a strict definition of ‘being an activist’, you don’t need to be working in a professional or paid capacity.  Rather I’m interested in talking to you if you identify as an activist, as someone who believes

HiA Stateless friend of mine from Kuwait was granted the right for asylum in Germany about 2 years ago. Since then he is trying to be reunified with his family who live currently in Kuwait but all his attempts failed. It is extremely difficult for Stateless people - even those with a refugee status - to navigate the complex German legal system for a family reunification.I’m trying to help him to find a German lawyer specialized in family reunification for Stateless people with refugee-status. Searching on the web proved to be challenging because I don’t speak German.Hopefully I can find someone here who can provide me with a list of German lawyers specialized in family reunification for Stateless people with refugee-status.

I am looking for help for Nura - she is just 18, born in Germany. Her parents came here from Syria in 2005, without any papers. They are Kurdish and came from a small village. At that time Kurdish people weren‘t accepted as Syrian citizens. So we wrote so many letters and Emails, but without any success. I saw the film at ZDF this week, Staatenlos, and I don‘t know if we have to travel  to Syria and look for a possibility tomget or buy a paper about Nuras mothters‘ birth? 

hey guys im Jenoe whit my lil brother Leonardo were stateless  maybe someone nows how we can get papers in Switzerland we dont have any documents or parents were born in Swiss but social organizations and other cant help us all people say ohh 2 teens but its dont us trouble cause u dont stay in any document Don’t ours problem we stay on street my bro is 13 and I’m 16

Hallo,sollten in Deutschland geborene Kinder staatenloser Eltern ein Anspruch auf vereinfachte Einbürgerung haben (gemäß internationalen Rechts) oder automatisch die deutsche Staatsangehörigkeit erhalten (Geburtsortsprinzip)?

Hey I am a German student and I am preparing a presentation about the topic of statelessness, I am looking for a person (preferred language: German, English) who would be willing to answer some questions about the topic in a Short Interview?

Hello everyone, I’m brand new to this community and glad to have found it!My name is Shamus, I live in Canada, and while I do not find myself as “state free,” I have viewed myself as an advocate and friend of those who find themselves under that identification. I apologize in advance if I use inappropriate terminology, as before this community I have never actually had the privilege of speaking to anyone who is state free. During the last twelve years I have been working on something designed to bring attention towards Canada’s economy, laws, immigration, and quality of life, however it only really morphed into what it is now a handful or so years ago.My work is an alternative effort to try and provide permanent, sustainable solutions for stateless people through another take on the “refugee nation” concept with the intent of negotiating for land in Canada. At this current time, the State as a political entity exists according to and supported by internationa

I have forgotten my user name on this forum website. How can I change /get reminded of, my user name? 

Hallo liebe Staatenlose,ich habe eine wichtige Frage, die viele Männer mit ukrainischer Staatsangehörigkeit betrifft, welche sich innerhalb der EU in verschiedenen Ländern aufhalten, hier insbesondere der Fall in Deutschland.Die ukrainischen Konsulate haben in Deutschland nämlich aufgehört (Quelle), neue Pässe auszustellen (um abgelaufene zu ersetzen) und fordern stattdessen, diese selbst in der Ukraine abzuholen, was direkt beim Grenzübertritt zur Folge hat, dass man in den Krieg eingezogen wird.Aus diesen Grund suche ich nun einen beliebigen Staat auf der Welt, welcher ohne hohe Anforderungen, im besten Fall remote-mäßig über ein Konsulat in Deutschland (ich wohne in einer Großstadt mit vielen Vertretungen), mir einen Pass ausstellt, damit ich weiterhin Mensch sein kann, der Grenzen übertreten und Bankkonten e

Hallo zusammen,As someone based in Germany, I'm interested in learning about online earning opportunities that are tailored to the German market. If you have any tips, tricks, or resources specific to earning money online in Germany, please share them here. Let's help each other navigate the online earning landscape in Deutschland!

Hi,I was born stateless and got German as I was 3 years old.I am living in Berlin and have a fulltime job in a printing company.I would like to help, whatever this help may be. BestMartin

I walked into a US embassy and renounced my US citizenship as I thought at that time I’ll get another citizenship but I didn’t and now I’m stateless. I thought that my renunciation won’t be valid if I’m going to be stateless but that turned out not to be the case as the warning says that you’re exercising right to expatriate as you renounce.It’s only after I renounced that I  took the warning the US gave me about being stateless seriously. https://fam.state.gov/FAM/07FAM/07FAM1210.html#M1215I regret that decision. I don’t know what was I thinking when I did that. I should have took the warning seriously. What happens next to me?

Hallo! Ich besitze keine Staatsbürgerschaft. Weil ich meine Ethnie durchmischt ist, soll ich mich zwecks Identitätsklärung an unterschiedliche Botschaften (Geburtsort der Mutter, Staatsangehörigkeit Vater, Großeltern Geburtsland etc) wenden. Für mich ist es aufgrund meiner Volkszugehörigkeit und entsprechender Gruppenverfolgung des Landes A nicht möglich die Landesvertretung von Land A zu betreten. Für einen Identitätsnachweis brauche ich aber einen Bescheid dieser bestimmten Botschaft. Meine Rechtsberatung sieht es als zumutbar an, wenn ich mich mehrfach um eine Staatsangehörigkeit dieses Landes bemühe. Ich will aber aus humanitären Gründen nicht und habe keinerlei Verbindung zu dem Land. Muss ich eine andere Staatsangehörigkeit annehmen, wenn ich nicht in den Ländern geboren wurde? Gibt es andere Wege die fehlende Staatsangehörigkeit nicht beweisen zu müssen? Ich bin verzweifelt.

Hi,Regarding the new stateless law in the Netherlands, which has been in effect since last October 1, how can a stateless person apply? Should I apply for asylum or go to court directly, or what is the method please?  https://ind.nl/en/news/establishment-of-statelessness-laid-down-by-law 

I’ve read this article and it made me curious about something.currently some 126,000 people. Many of them are Palestinians, Kurds or former citizens of the Soviet Union or Yugoslavia — states that don't exist.Individuals who were born in one of the former Yugoslav republics but were residing in a different republic at the time of independence were given the option to choose the citizenship of the newly independent country they were residing in.This was often done through naturalization or simplified procedures to avoid creating stateless persons. Th

Hallo Liebe Statefree-Community, Ich bin Gianna und arbeite für das Format Arte FAQ. Wir sind das Social-Video-Format des deutsch-französischen Senders Arte. Jede Woche beantworten wir auf Snapchat, TikTok und Instagram, eine Frage, die der Gen-Z unter den Nägeln brennt.In einer unserer kommenden Folgen wollen wir uns mit dem Thema “Staatenlosigkeit” beschäftigen und dem wichtigen Thema mehr Aufmerksamkeit verschaffen. Nun suchen wir noch Menschen, die bereit sind, ihre Erfahrungen und Geschichten mit uns zu teilen. Ich würde mich sehr freuen, wenn jemand von euch Lust darauf hat und wir diese Folge umsetzen können.:) Ganz Liebe GrüßeGianna 

Hi so, I’m a student in Germany, came from Gaza, Palestine to Germany via a student visa and I’m still in my 3rd semester but I have a student job and pay “student taxes” and so on. Does the XXX on my residence permit mean whatever I do and however long I stay in Germany despite having a degree from Germany and working and paying taxes and so on I will never get “naturalised” into the country? I came here for the LGBT rights and to feel safe and doing my best to naturalise  but now I have to worry about other stuff for the rest of my life? :’) 

Hello, I recently met someone who had to flee from their abusive home in an Eastern European country…  and had to leave all documents behind bc they were taken from them by the abusive parent… Reapplying for a new passport at the embassy is too dangerous bc of fear of the parent finding them.   The person’s application for asylum in another European country was rejected. So they now live in Germany in constant fear of being deported. Meanwhile getting a job in order to get a residence permit as work migrant  is nearly impossible without documents.     Any advice how to safely get documented again / get a legal status in Germany?