A Study of Statelessness in South Sudan - 2017 Questions Answers Who do you feel are main players that can be employed in the fight to combat statelessness? Do you feel involving civil society organizations will help in reducing or ending statelessness? How can CSOs be involved? What do you think would motivate Civil Society Organizations to get involved in the global effort to end statelessness? Key Informant Interview (KII) Guide with Community Leaders & Local Authority INFORMED CONSENT Good morning/afternoon/evening Sir/Madam, my name is ___________, I work for Forcier Consulting. We are conducting a study on statelessness in South Sudan to better understand about the nationality application procedure, people’s access to nationality, and their perception on the importance of nationality ID. Information we get from you would be very helpful to our research. We will not discuss your responses with anyone and your name will not appear in connection to the information you give us. You don’t have to answer any question you don’t like to and can end your participation at any time. The discussion will last approximately 40 minutes. Are you willing to participate? (Y/N) SECTION 1: Nationality Application Procedure SPECIFY INDICATORS ADDRESSED, AS PER ToR OR OTHER RELEVANT PROJECT DOCUMENTS: - Factors contributing to statelessness - Existing practices of DNPI - Roles of family, local and government authorities in nationality application - Issuance of documentation replacing birth certificate - Application of nationality laws Questions Answers First, I would like to know about your role as a community leader. In general, what are your duties as a community leader? For how long have you been a community leader? Who would you consider as a member of your community? A south Sudanese? Who do you consider at risk of not obtaining documents i.e. birth certificates, nationality certificate etc? What is the nationality application procedure for obtaining a South Sudanese nationality certificate by birth for people of this community? Is it the same for everyone? Does community understand importance of documents - birth certificate, nationality certificate? What would you say about the level of literacy/ education in community? What role do you play as a community leader in respect of nationality application procedures? How do you help your community members during their application for nationality certificate? How about for birth certificate? During applications for nationality certificates, when DNPI officers doubt that a certain person is not a South Sudanese, how do they handle the situation? What decisive evidence is required? [E.g. recommendation letters from traditional chiefs] Please give examples of doubtful cases and how they were handled? 51