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- Determination/confirmation of nationality
- Standard of proof
- Clear
Court name: Bundesverwaltungsgericht (Federal Administrative Court)
State: Germany
Date of decision:
Legal instruments: 1954 Statelessness Convention
Key aspects: Determination/confirmation of nationality, Standard of proof, Statelessness determination
If stateless individuals are not lawfully staying in the country, Contracting States may provide travel documents but the decision to grant them is discretionary, provided it is free from arbitrariness. A person applying for travel documents can be reasonably expected to return to their previous place of residence and apply for the nationality of their country of origin.