January 2024
List of Abbreviations ........................................................................................................................... 2
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Terminology .................................................................................................................................. 3
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Introduction to statelessness in Czechia ............................................................................... 4
3.
What is statelessness and why is it a problem?.................................................................... 5
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Identifying statelessness ........................................................................................................... 8
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Routes to protection ................................................................................................................. 14
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Determining statelessness ...................................................................................................... 17
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Stateless refugees .................................................................................................................... 23
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Detention of stateless people ................................................................................................ 25
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Birth registration and children’s right to a nationality ....................................................... 26
10. Naturalisation and integration................................................................................................ 28
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Help for stateless people in Czechia..................................................................................... 29
12. Resources .................................................................................................................................... 30