Stateless status & migration Have you ever applied for citizenship in the U.S.? Did you ever apply for citizenship in any country? If so, what happened? Have you ever had citizenship and lost it? What is your residency status in the United States? Have you ever had a passport, birth certificate, or other identity document stating nationality, from any country? Do you still have them? (If no, how did you come to lose them?) Do you currently have a Refugee Travel Document from the U.S. or any other country? Conditions of life before coming to the U.S. What was your life like before coming to the United States? Where did you live? When did you leave your home country? Why? Where did you go? (trace path to the United States) Could you go back to (former place of residence) or (country of birth) if you wanted to? Why or why not? How did being stateless affect your life there? Conditions of life in the U.S. Where do you currently live? What are the biggest issues you face as a stateless person in the US? How has your stateless situation affected your family? How has your stateless situation affected your friendships or other relations? How do you support yourself? Do you have work authorization? Have you ever worked or studied here? Have you ever received any government assistance or benefits? Can you travel? What restrictions do you have in your life on account of your statelessness? How else does your condition of statelessness impact your life? 99