IDENTITY ON PAPER A majority of adult stateless respondents have at least one kind of identification document, with 9% (mostly women) not having any. However, despite being outdated and no longer officially recognized, the most common document is the ta’arif card (66%), revealing the instability of an already precarious situation. Ten percent of stateless Dom* respondents have laissez-passer passports, compared to only 1% of stateless Bedouin. In fact, mobility within and beyond Lebanese national borders constitutes an important feature of Dom movement. Laissezpasser documents (issued by General Security) allow some Dom to travel as far as Africa to learn and perform traditional dentistry, for instance. 66% have a ta’arif card 17% have a ta'arif certificate 11% STATELESS ADULTS 586 respondents (main survey) 4% have a laissez-passer passport *Cf. section VII. “Double Vulnerability” of this report for an in-depth analysis of stateless groups, Bedouins and Dom, have QeD cards (issued by General Security) 9% do not have any relevant identification documents both nomad Unlike other stateless individuals , holders of QeD cards can access the labor market with the approval of the Ministry of Labor and can own movable goods. Of the stateless respondents who do not have any relevant identification documents, 83% are women (see Gender Stigma section under chapter VII). © 2021 Siren Associates. All Rights Reserved.