Applications by spontaneous asylum seekers are initially made with the local police, who take certain basic information from the individual such as their name, country of origin and how they travelled to Denmark. This information is passed to the DIS, who explain that: Persons, who seek asylum in Denmark, are registered by the immigration authorities upon arrival. In connection with the first registration the Danish Immigration Service attempts to ascertain the identity and nationality (citizenship) of the asylum-seeker including whether the person is stateless. The registration is based on the asylum-seekers’ explanation and any written documents etc. [Emphasis added] (Danish Immigration Service, 2015b, p. 18). With the exception of those who are found to have a ‘Manifestly Unfounded Claim’, asylum seekers will either be categorised as having ‘Manifest Permission’, which normally is an expedited procedure requiring only one interview, or as in most cases, they have to go through the ‘Normal Procedure’ which involves two interviews (Refugees DK., 2016c). These interviews include credibility assessments of the information provided by the asylum seeker, which can then be assessed in light of the experience of the caseworker and/or the available Country of Origin Information (COI). With regard to the relationship between the caseworkers processing asylum claims and those gathering COI: The Immigration Service’s Country of Origin Information Division collect and collate background information on conditions in asylum seekers’ countries of origin. This background information forms the basis for the ruling in asylum cases, but the employees of the Country of Origin Information Division are excluded from the processing of all applications for asylum, and are not involved in the ruling on any asylum case. (Danish Immigration Service, 2015a) Therefore, while an asylum caseworker can turn to the Country of Origin Information Division to undertake individual assessments on the nationality or statelessness of certain individuals, this involves the caseworker initially identifying the need to do so, as well as the caseworker being left with the final decision whether the person in question is stateless or not. Where there is doubt, a consequence of the lack of clear procedures, the term ‘not stated’ Uoplyst, can be used. The use of this unspecified nationality category may impact stateless refugees’ ability to prove their identity has been established during procedure to secure permanent residence (a prerequisite for naturalisation). Further to this the lack of guidance means that there is a substantial amount of discretion being used by case officers in making these assessments. This has led to the DIS recording large numbers of people as being citizens of states which do not consider them as such (CHP Post Online, 2012).