TOP 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 GUIDING QUESTIONS FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF STATELESS PERSONS IN DETENTION Does he/she hold, or has he/she previously held one or more nationality? Where was he/she born? Does he/she belong to a particular group that is known to be stateless? What nationality/ies did his/her parents and grandparents have? Does he/she possess any valid or expired identity document? Has he/she attempted to acquire identity documents from a certain country? Has he/she applied for asylum in the country of detention? Where a statelessness determination procedure exists, has he/she accessed it? Has he/she been detained before? If so, for how long and where? For what reasons? Did he/she have access to legal representation throughout the detention process? A tool for their identification and enhanced protection 23