residence status. In his opinion, the selection of refugees and the requirements they need to fulfil in order to be granted a secure residence status do not correspond. As to the hopes and expectation for the future of stateless Bhutanese, the organization reported big differences between the generations. The chairperson’s father, for instance, had lived and worked in Bhutan and participated in the construction of roads and in building the society. His generation saw Bhutan as their country and they wished to return to Bhutan. Return was, however, unrealistic for the time being. As things stood, also persons belonging to the older generation wanted to be registered as stateless persons and have the opportunity to acquire Danish nationality, since they expected their children and grandchildren to stay in Denmark. 2.4 Conclusions and recommendations In Denmark, statelessness often arises in the context of migration and asylum. Gathering statistical data on the stateless population in Denmark possess some challenges, as the data must be obtained from various sources, which in turn focus on different population groups. The analysis must therefore take into consideration different registration categories, gaps, and overlaps in the data. There may also be a group of undocumented stateless persons in Denmark who are not registered at all. Based on the statistics available, it can be estimated that in 2017, almost 8,000 stateless persons reside in Denmark. Registration procedures have been improved since 2011. In 2012, as many as 804 stateless persons responded to the letter from the Danish Immigration Service about the possibility of re-registration and got their statelessness established. Relatively few persons are registered under the category of “unknown nationality”, as the Danish Immigration Service tries to avoid using this registration category. Through interviews in 2012 with NGOs and the Danish Immigration Service, it has become clear that stateless persons encountered difficulties in everyday life. Stateless persons reported feelings of disgrace and displeasure. However, more information is needed to accurately and timely depict the human face of statelessness. The data available at Statistics Denmark and Danish Immigration Service are comprehensive allowing profiling of the country’s registered stateless population by various indicators, including country of origin information, sex and age, type of residence permits and place of residence in Denmark. It is recommended that data collection between various government institutions in charge of registering stateless persons be further harmonized in order to ensure a consistent approach, in particular, concerning the use of definitions and availability and consistency of data in different databases. Further research should also be undertaken, including interviews with stateless persons in Denmark, in order to provide a full and actual picture of the human face of statelessness in Denmark. Moreover, information about the possibility of re-registering in the CPR system134 as a stateless person and to acquire Danish nationality should be made available in languages that the persons concerned may understand.135 134 Furthermore, the DIS handles the initial registration of citizenship for foreign nationals with residence according to the Aliens Act. If subsequent changes are made to this registration, the DIS will ask the municipality to make the changes in the CPR system. 135 On the website, newtodenmark.dk, there are specific sections in English with guidance for stateless persons, under the articles concerning” Modification of personal data” and “Apply for a passport for foreign nationals”. UNHCR Representation for the Nordic and Baltic Countries 41