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Are you considered a stateless person if you lose your passport?

No. A stateless person has no nationality. This often can happen if the country someone was a citizen of ceases to exist or disavows a claim to citizenship for discriminatory reasons, leaving them ...
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Are you considered a stateless person if you lose your passport?

No. The country issuing the passport is the passport bearer's country of citizenship. The passport was issued under the authority of that country, and it certifies that the country recognizes the ...
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I don't know my nationality. How can I visit Denmark?

It sounds like you are mainly concerned with stating what your nationality is on the Danish visa application form. Since you have a US green card and you do not hold a passport, you would likely be ...
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Leaving the Schengen area with a Refugee Travel Document issued by the USA

We've had a similar question with a relevant paragraph about your situation: According to this official document (in French), among Schengen countries, US refugee travel documents are accepted ...
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Which Countries accept Stateless Person Certificate as travelling document for Visa

Pretty much every country that grants tourist visas well do so for those holding a stateless person's travel document, but for those countries where there is a genuine application process, the person ...
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Do stateless people need a visa for a layover in China?

A query through Timatic, the database used by airlines to check document requirements, a visa is necessary for passengers holding travel documents issued to stateless persons (or refugees or travel ...
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USA Permanent Resident through Asylum, visiting Colombia

On the site below, Travel document as Passport type is being offered. So check if on the application if there is also a Passport type field. [answered: there is none] Use the number of the Travel ...
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How to apply for a visa for a stateless person to come to Canada from the Netherlands

She can apply for a visa for Canada, but she will need to obtain the alien's passport first, because this is the travel document in which the visa will be placed. Note that Canada will require that ...
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ESTA: Previous Citizenship/Passport? (for both Stateless and Soviet Union ex. nationals)

Prev. Citizenship: Stateless Stateless is not a citizenship. It is a lack of citizenship. Prev. Passport: Alien An alien's passport is probably not a passport within the meaning of this question, ...
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Travelling through the Schengen area with a Refugee Travel Document issued by the USA

One more country to add to the list: Georgia. You get a 360 day stamp on arrival into your I-571 Travel Document.
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Can a passport-less person (Indian origin) in Saudi Arabia travel?

They might manage to get to neighbouring countries by road but have little chance of getting on a commercial flight without a passport. I don't recommend doing this because it is likely breaking the ...
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