United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, The Hague, November 2011 Consultants: Olivier Vonk, PhD Karel Hendriks, MSc Expert panel: Prof. mr. Gerard-René de Groot, Maastricht University Dr mr. Peter Rodrigues, Leiden University Dr Maarten Vink, Maastricht University Photography: Edo Landwehr Special thanks to: the stateless people who participated in the project, as well as to Maurice Gordijn, Eric Gubbels, Hans Tomson, Jeroen van Loon, Sjaak Verboom, and Gert Westerveen. This document is for general distribution. All rights reserved. Reproduction and translation is authorized, except for commercial purposes, provided that UNHCR is acknowledged as the source.