A Study of Statelessness in South Sudan - 2017 Annex 1: Research Tools Key Informant Interviews Key Informant Interview (KII) Guide with DNPI Staff INFORMED CONSENT Good morning/afternoon/evening Sir/Madam, my name is ___________, I work for Forcier Consulting. We are conducting a study on statelessness in South Sudan to better understand about the nationality application procedure, people’s access to nationality, and their perception on the importance of nationality ID. Information we get from you would be very helpful to our research. We will not discuss your responses with anyone and your name will not appear in connection to the information you give us. You don’t have to answer any question you don’t like to and can end your participation at any time. The discussion will last approximately 40 minutes. Are you willing to participate? (Y/N) SECTION 1: Nationality Application Procedure SPECIFY INDICATORS ADDRESSED, AS PER ToR OR OTHER RELEVANT PROJECT DOCUMENTS: - Factors contributing to statelessness - Existing practices of DNPI - Roles of family, local and government authorities in nationality application - Issuance of documentation replacing birth certificate - Application of nationality laws Questions Answers First I would like you to tell me about your role within DNPI. What are your main duties? For how long have you been working here? How many applications do you receive in a given month? Why do you think there are low/high applications in this location? Have you ever heard of the term statelessness? Who is considered as being stateless? What are the eligibility criteria for obtaining a South Sudanese nationality certificate by birth? How about by naturalization? What is the nationality application procedure? [Ask only if there is transboundary or nomadic communities] Is it the same for trans-boundary and nomadic communities e.g. Ambororo? Do you require additional documents of proof from such communities? If yes, why? Which other government institutions do you collaborate with in the process of issuing nationality certificate card? [E.g. Nationality security, Criminal Investigation Department, Medical commission etc.] How are these institutions involved in the application procedure? Sub-section 8 (1) (b) of the Nationality Act 2011 requires that an applicant must be one of indigenous communities in South Sudan. What do you consider “indigenous communities”? Does it include transboundary communities, pastoralists, immigrants etc.? 47