Figure 11: Distribution of stateless persons in Danish municipalities
2.2.2.2 Stateless persons seeking asylum or other residence permits
A number of stateless persons are in the process of applying for asylum or a residence permit on other grounds,
and are therefore not registered in the CPR system. Therefore, this part includes data available through the
Danish Immigration Service, and more specifically through the Danish Immigration Service’s publication “Statistical
Overview.”75 The statistics on immigration and asylum are based on administrative records from the Danish Aliens
Register76 and on the electronic case and document handling system (ECDH).77 These two registries contain
information on foreign nationals or stateless persons who currently have, or previously had, a case processed
according to the Danish aliens legislation.78 Besides its own publication, the Danish Immigration Service also
75
The Danish Immigration Service, Tal og Fakta på Udlændingeområdet 2016 (Danish version), 2017, available at: https://bit.ly/303fBVN
and Ministry of Immigration, Integration and Housing, Statistical Overview: Migration and Asylum 2015, 2016, available at:
https://bit.ly/2OY2NcO.
76
In Danish: Udlændingeregistret.
77
The Danish Immigration Service, Tal og Fakta på Udlændingeområdet 2016, p. 8.
78
Ibid.
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