How does this guide relate to national legislation and practice? This is a soft convergence tool within the Common European Asylum System. It reflects commonly agreed operational standards. The guide is not in itself legally binding. How does this guide relate to other EUAA tools? The Practical Guide on Nationality – Concepts related to nationality and statelessness in the context of international protection should be used in conjunction with other EUAA practical guides and tools and judicial analyses. In particular, it should be used in conjunction with the Practical Guide on Qualification for International Protection ( 4), the Practical Guide on Evidence and Risk Assessment ( 5), the Practical Guide on Registration ( 6), the Practical Guide: Personal Interview ( 7), the Practical Guide on the Application of Cessation Clauses ( 8), the Ending International Protection – Judicial analysis ( 9) and the Qualification for International Protection – Judicial analysis ( 10). All EUAA practical tools and judicial analyses are publicly available online on the EUAA website: https://euaa.europa.eu/practical-tools-and-guides and https://euaa.europa.eu/asylum-knowledge/courts-and-tribunals. The EUAA practical guides, tools and judicial analyses to which this practical guide refers will be progressively updated between 2025 and 2027. The updates will align these publications with the legislative instruments of the Pact on Migration and Asylum ( 11). Once published, the updated publications will also be available online at the EUAA webpages listed directly above. Disclaimer This guide was prepared without prejudice to the principle that only the Court of Justice of the European Union can give an authoritative interpretation of EU law. (4) (5) (6) (7) ( 8) (9) (10) (11) EASO, Practical Guide: Qualification for international protection, April 2018. EUAA, Practical Guide on Evidence and Risk Assessment, January 2024. EASO, Practical Guide on Registration – Lodging of applications for international protection, December 2021. EASO, Practical Guide: Personal Interview, December 2014. EASO, Practical Guide on the Application of Cessation Clauses, November 2021. EASO, Ending International Protection — Judicial analysis, Second edition, 2021. EUAA, Qualification for International Protection – Judicial analysis, Second edition, January 2023. European Commission: Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs, ‘Pact on Migration and Asylum’, European Commission website, 21 May 2024, accessed 24 January 2025, https://homeaffairs.ec.europa.eu/policies/migration-and-asylum/pact-migration-and-asylum_en.