3.4 The profile of stateless persons in Austria........................................................................................................... 32
3.4.1 Main causes for statelessness and origin of stateless persons in Austria......................................... 32
3.4.1.1 Statelessness in a non-migratory context...................................................................................... 32
3.4.1.2 Statelessness in a migratory context............................................................................................... 34
3.4.2 Age and sex of stateless persons in Austria.............................................................................................. 36
3.4.3 Geographical distribution of stateless persons in Austria.................................................................... 36
3.5 Conclusions and Recommendations..................................................................................................................... 37
3.5.1 Conclusions...................................................................................................................................................... 37
3.5.2 Recommendations......................................................................................................................................... 38
4. The Face of Statelessness................................................................................................................................. 39
4.1 Participatory interviews with affected persons in Austria................................................................................... 39
4.2 Reasons for leaving their countries of origin....................................................................................................... 40
4.3 Lives marked by uncertainty and precariousness................................................................................................. 40
4.3.1 Uncertain residence status........................................................................................................................... 41
4.3.2 Limited access to social and economic rights......................................................................................... 41
4.4 Hopes for the future............................................................................................................................................. 42
5. Determination of Statelessness.................................................................................................................... 43
5.1 Austria as a State Party to the 1954 Convention................................................................................................... 43
5.2 A stateless determination procedure as integral aspect of the 1954 Convention.............................................. 43
5.3 Austrian national legal framework and practice to date with
respect to statelessness determination..................................................................................................................... 45
5.3.1 Legal framework.............................................................................................................................................. 45
5.3.2 Practice.............................................................................................................................................................. 45
5.4 Conclusions and recommendations...................................................................................................................... 48
5.4.1 Conclusions...................................................................................................................................................... 48
5.4.2 Recommendations......................................................................................................................................... 49
UNHCR AUSTRIA, 2017
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