QUICK GUIDE 4 - KEY QUALITATIVE METHODS QUICK GUIDE 4 - KEY QUALITATIVE METHODS • • Do you believe that there are any gaps or problems in your nationality law that could lead to statelessness? • What does a person need to do to prove that s/he is a national of the country? • What is the procedure for acquiring nationality in the country? • • Is this procedure set out in the law? How easy is it for members of the affected communities to find out about this procedure? What has the Government done to address the issue of statelessness facing particular communities in your country? Have these efforts been successful? If not, what are the main barriers? • Is there a key document that is issued to individuals to prove that they are nationals of the country? • Are there any gaps in the nationality law that can lead to statelessness? Is the nationality law implemented in a certain way that can lead to statelessness? • 36 registration? Are children of migrants/ foreigners registered in the same way as children of nationals? Are you aware of any discrimination or harassment faced by stateless people? How does this manifest itself? • Are you aware of any other organizations that are assisting stateless or at-risk communities in your country? Are they successful? What obstacles (political/ geographical/ financial/ capacity) do they face? What is the birth registration rate in the area the official is responsible for? Is it easy and free to register births? Is there the possibility of late birth U N H C R > R E S E A R C H I N G S TAT E L E S S N E S S - Q U I C K G U I D E S Key Informant 3: Civil society representative • What is your role in your organization? • How does the Government regard a person who claims this country’s nationality but who does not have that document to prove their nationality? • For how long have you been working in this role? • What are the consequences of being stateless in the community? • Are you aware of what the impacts are of those who are stateless or at risk? • With which stateless or at-risk communities has your organisation been working? For how long? • Are you aware of any discrimination or harassment faced by stateless people? How does this manifest itself? • Do you know or can you estimate how many people are affected by statelessness in the communities you work with? • • What are the main reasons for their statelessness? In what ways has your organization been working with communities/ individuals that are stateless or at risk of statelessness? How successful has this work been? What are the main barriers? What is needed for your work to be more effective? • Is there a key document that is issued to individuals to prove that they are nationals of the country? • • What is the birth registration rate in the area? Is it easy and free to register births? Is there the possibility of late birth registration? Are children of migrants/ foreigners registered in the same way as children of nationals? In what ways has your organization being working with the Government on issues of nationality and statelessness? How successful has this work been? What are the main barriers? What is needed for your work to be more effective? • Are there other organizations that you are aware of that are working with communities or individuals that are stateless or at risk of statelessness? U N H C R > R E S E A R C H I N G S TAT E L E S S N E S S - Q U I C K G U I D E S 37