paper work instead. It's ridiculous that we couldn't add my father's name to the land he purchased and on the house he built - and calls "home."39 41. Stateless permanent residents are also not entitled to passports, but are instead entitled to a “Certificate of Identity”. 40 The “Certificate of Identity” allows for international travel and reentry to Brunei Darussalam.41 However, “Certificates of Identity” are often viewed with suspicion by immigration officials at foreign ports of entry. 42 This can result in “Certificate of Identity” holders being questioned at length and, in some cases, being refused entry into the foreign country.43 For example, as this stateless person said: “When I first travelled to Thailand with my parents (my father is stateless and my mother is a Malaysian citizen), I was stopped at the Thailand airport because the officers didn't recognise the “Certificate of Identity” as a travel document. …. While my mother swiftly went through Thai customs, my father and I were stopped for more than 30 minutes.”44 42. When travelling abroad, holders of the “Certificate of Identity” are also not entitled to all of the visa exemptions that Brunei Darussalam citizens enjoy.45 43. In contrast to stateless permanent residents, stateless persons who are not registered as permanent residents in Brunei Darussalam have no access to government services (such as education)46 and are not entitled to Government-issued identity documentation.47 Lack of identity documentation is a barrier for such populations in accessing health care and education, as well as access to employment in the formal economy.48 As long as Brunei denies identity documentation to a part of its population, it will be unable to meet Sustainable Development Goal 16, specifically target 16.9 to achieve ‘legal identity for all’ by 2030.49 39 The Brunei Project, Interview with a stateless woman, September 2018. U.S. Department of State, 2012 Country Report on Human Rights Practices: Brunei Darussalam (19 April 2013), 9 <https://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/2012/eap/204188.htm>; Alana Tolman, Brunei’s stateless left in a state of confusion (8 April 2016) New Mandala <http://www.newmandala.org/bruneis-stateless-left-in-a-state-of-confusion/>. 41 U.S. Department of State, 2012 Country Report on Human Rights Practices: Brunei Darussalam (19 April 2013), 9 <https://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/2012/eap/204188.htm>; Alana Tolman, Brunei’s stateless left in a state of confusion (8 April 2016) New Mandala <http://www.newmandala.org/bruneis-stateless-left-in-a-state-of-confusion/>. 42 Alana Tolman, Brunei’s stateless left in a state of confusion (8 April 2016) New Mandala <http://www.newmandala.org/bruneis-stateless-left-in-a-state-of-confusion/>; Interviews conducted by The Brunei Project in September 2018 with stateless persons residing in Brunei. 43 Alana Tolman, Brunei’s stateless left in a state of confusion (8 April 2016) New Mandala <http://www.newmandala.org/bruneis-stateless-left-in-a-state-of-confusion/>; Interviews conducted by The Brunei Project in September 2018 with stateless persons residing in Brunei. 44 The Brunei Project, Interview with a stateless woman, September 2018. 45 Alana Tolman, Brunei’s stateless left in a state of confusion (8 April 2016) New Mandala <http://www.newmandala.org/bruneis-stateless-left-in-a-state-of-confusion/>. 46 Amnesty International, Amnesty International Report 2017/18: The State of the World’s Human Rights (2018), 103 <https://www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/POL1067002018ENGLISH.PDF>. 47 U.S. Department of State, 2012 Country Report on Human Rights Practices: Brunei Darussalam (19 April 2013), 9 <https://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/2012/eap/204188.htm>. 48 U.S. Department of State, 2012 Country Report on Human Rights Practices: Brunei Darussalam (19 April 2013), 9 <https://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/2012/eap/204188.htm>. 49 UN Sustainable Development Goals, https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/sdg16 40 8