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What rights are granted to individuals during SDPs? Can individuals during the SDP have
access to a (temporary) residency permit? Are they entitled to other socio-economic
rights (access to healthcare, education, labour market, etc.)?
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How is the right of not being detained or expelled during the procedure guaranteed?
Access to residency and related rights for recognised stateless persons, including access to
healthcare and socio-economic rights, such as access to work
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Do recognised stateless individuals have access to residence permit and if yes, under
which conditions? What is the duration of validity of the permit ? Is it renewable? Are
they entitled to any support to help them apply for residence permit? Based on your
practical experience, what other support should be made available?
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What document (travel or identity) are provided to recognised stateless individuals?
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Do stateless individuals have access to healthcare? What social aid are provided? Are
there facilities on access to health information, appointments, and registration with
healthcare? If yes, are they inclusive of and targeted to stateless people taking account
their location, language and communication preferences? What is the role of NGOs and
community organisations to ensure stateless people’s access to information?
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Do recognized stateless persons have access to facilitated naturalization? If not, and given
the fact that the 1954 Convention requires States to facilitate the naturalization of
stateless persons as far as possible, what are the key impediments for the State to provide
for facilitated naturalization?
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Where States provide for facilitated naturalization, what are the key barriers to
naturalization (e.g., high fees, long residence requirements, inflexible documentation
requirements) and how can these be overcome?
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