A Study of Statelessness in South Sudan - 2017 Questions Answers Sub-section 8 (1) (a) provides that an applicant is eligible for nationality by birth if any of his/her Parents, grandparents or great-grandparents were born in South Sudan. How do they prove that especially when there is no birth certificate? Does this provision apply to foreigners e.g. Sudanese whose parents, grandparents or great-grandparents were born in South Sudan? According to Nationality Regulations 2011 section 43 (b), applicants are required to name their chief and sub-chief of their local unit. What do you normally do when an applicant is an IDP and does not know the name of their chief and sub-chief? What does a local unit refer to? Sub-section 8(3) (a) states that “A person who is or was first found in South Sudan as a deserted infant of unknown parents shall, until the contrary is proved, be deemed to be a South Sudanese National by birth”. What does it mean by “first found” in South Sudan? And what is the application procedure for this category of applicants? Section 46 (b), Regulation tasked the legal guardian of the applying deserted infant must additionally provide to the Issuing Authority with confirmation that his/her parents are unknown. What kind of confirmation do you usually require? Is it a written letter from certain concerned authority? If yes, which authority do you require this from? The applicant must provide a witness(es) who is/are believed to be elders and next of kin. Could you please clarify whether this refers to a village elder or just anyone older than an applicant? Furthermore, can you please clarify the specific characteristics a witness should have? Section 10 (e) of the nationality Act 2011 states “With the recommendation of the Minister, the President may grant to an Alien a South Sudanese Nationality, provided that such Alien submits an application in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Regulations, and provided that such person— (e) has not been convicted of any offence related to honesty and moral turpitude or any other serious offences”. What does serious offence mean as under sub-section 10 (1) (e)? In general, do you feel the Nationality laws have any gaps that allow some applicants to run the risk of being stateless? SECTION 2: Characteristics of Statelessnesst SPECIFY INDICATORS ADDRESSED, AS PER ToR OR OTHER RELEVANT PROJECT DOCUMENTS: - Level of awareness of nationality application procedure - Adversities encountered by various ethnic groups - Demographic information of groups at risk of statelessness - Impact relating to lack of nationality - Importance of nationality documentation - Importance of birth registration - Past interventions on birth registration promotion 48