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In rare cases, individuals may become stateless upon renouncing their citizenship (e.g., "world citizen" Garry Davis and, from 1896 to 1901, Albert Einstein, who, in January 1896, at the age of 16, was released from his Württemberg citizenship after, with his father's help, filing a petition to that effect; in February 1901 his application for ...
The State Department warns that "severe hardship" could result to individuals making themselves stateless, that even those with permanent residence in their country "could encounter difficulties continuing to reside there without a nationality", and that a foreign country might deport stateless ex-U.S. citizens back to the United States.
Stateless: A resident of California, Littlefeather voluntarily relinquished her U.S. citizenship, together with seven other activists, in protest of the U.S. government response to the occupation at Wounded Knee. [224] As the State Department did not respond, it is unknown whether or not Littlefeather's renunciation was valid and binding. N/A
Admonition of States to show sympathy to stateless seaman regularly engaged on ships of that State's flag. Article 12: Personal status (e.g. marital status) of a stateless person to be governed by the law of his/her domicile ahead of the law of his/her residence. Article 13: Rights to property to be no less than accorded to aliens generally ...
Over the next 15 years, he worked in the almond fields, at a grocery store, received two degrees at community college and earned a paralegal certificate at California State University, Chico.
The law is meant to protect families with transgender children fleeing states with anti-LGBTQ policies.
Countries may have legal provisions to prevent the loss of citizenship, particularly where the loss would make the person stateless. These provisions often stem from international treaties that prevent governments from making people stateless, as well as limiting individual's ability to voluntarily make themselves stateless. [5]
A lawyer who helped Kyrgyzstan become the first country to eradicate statelessness has urged politicians to end the plight of millions of "legal ghosts" who lack any nationality after winning a ...