2.
The authority or authorities mentioned in paragraph 1 shall deliver or cause to be
delivered under their supervision to stateless persons such documents or certifications as would
normally be delivered to aliens by or through their national authorities.
3.
Documents or certifications so delivered shall stand in the stead of the official instruments
delivered to aliens by or through their national authorities, and shall be given credence in the
absence of proof to the contrary.
4.
Subject to such exceptional treatment as may be granted to indigent persons, fees may
be charged for the services mentioned herein, but such fees shall be moderate and
commensurate with those charged to nationals for similar services.
5.
The provisions of this article shall be without prejudice to articles 27 and 28.
Article 26
Freedom of movement
Each Contracting State shall accord to stateless persons lawfully in its territory the right to choose
their place of residence and to move freely within its territory, subject to any regulations
applicable to aliens generally in the same circumstances.
Article 27
Identity papers
The Contracting States shall issue identity papers to any stateless person in their territory who
does not possess a valid travel document.
Article 28
Travel documents
The Contracting States shall issue to stateless persons lawfully staying in their territory travel
documents for the purpose of travel outside their territory, unless compelling reasons of national
security or public order otherwise require and the provisions of the Schedule to this Convention
shall apply with respect to such documents. The Contracting States may issue such a travel
document to any other stateless person in their territory; they shall in particular give sympathetic
consideration to the issue of such a travel document to stateless persons in their territory who are
unable to obtain a travel document from the country of their lawful residence.
SCHEDULE TO ARTICLE 28
Paragraph 1
1.
The travel document referred to in article 28 of this Convention shall indicate that the
holder is a stateless person under the terms of the Convention of 28 September 1954.
2.
The document shall be made out in at least two languages, one of which shall be English
or French.
3.
The Contracting States will consider the desirability of adopting the model travel
document attached hereto.
Paragraph 2
Subject to the regulations obtaining in the country of issue, children may be included in the travel
document of a parent or, in exceptional circumstances, of another adult.
Paragraph 3
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