Attachment C: Interview Questionnaire Semi-Structured Interview Protocol Background Where were you born? Where were you just before you arrived in the US? Where did you grow up? Was it an urban or rural environment? Where were your parents born? What nationality do they hold? Do you have any siblings? If so, where are they? What nationality do they hold? Who did you live with growing up? Could you describe your educational background? Did you work in your home country? What was your occupation? Are you married? (If yes, what is spouse’s nationality, ethnicity, religion, place of birth?) Do you have children? (If yes, where were they born? Where are they currently?) What is your religion? Origins of Statelessness Are you familiar with the term “stateless”? [If not, mention that stateless is a person who does not have any nationality at all]. Do you consider yourself stateless? If so, why? When did you become stateless? How did you become stateless? How did you find out that you were stateless? Have you ever approached the authorities of the country in which you were born or used to hold a passport to see if they will recognize you as a citizen? If so, what was their response? If not, why not? If these questions did not come out of conversation from the above questions: When did you become stateless? Why did you come to the U.S.? How did you get to the U.S.? What type of visa, if any, did you use to enter the U.S? 98