在留無国籍児、７７％が国籍取得　５年間の追跡調査―入管庁

　出入国在留管理庁は２０日、無国籍の在留外国人に関し、２０２０年までの過去５年間に国内で生まれた後、無国籍状態を解消したかどうかの調査結果を公表した。それによると、調査のため抽出した無国籍児のうち、２１年４月時点でいずれかの国籍の取得に至ったのは７７．４％で、無国籍のままだったのは２２．６％だった。
　調査は、１６～２０年に日本で生まれ、中長期在留の無国籍のゼロ歳児３０５人が対象。出生時に無国籍になった理由、無国籍を解消した流れ、その後の国籍の有無を調べた。
　無国籍になった理由は、(1)国籍を立証する資料の不足（２３２人）(2)駐日大使館だけで国籍取得の手続きが完了しない（６３人）(3)親の米国居住歴不足（５人）(4)両親が無国籍（３人）(5)母が無国籍（２人）―で、手続き上の理由がほとんどを占めた。（2021/07/20-11:45）

The proportion of children who had acquired nationality as of April this year after being born stateless in Japan in 2016-2020 stood at 77.4 pct, a survey by the Immigration Services Agency of Japan showed Tuesday.
   The rest, or 22.6 pct, remained stateless, according to the survey, which covered 305 children. The survey found that most of the children became stateless mainly for procedural reasons.
   Of the total, 232 became stateless due to a lack of documents and other materials to prove their nationality. For 63, procedures to acquire nationality were not completed at embassies in Japan while five were unable to obtain nationality as their parents did not live in the United States for a sufficient period. Both parents of three children were stateless. The mothers of two children did not have any nationality.
   According to the government agency, stateless people can get resident status in Japan and residence certificates from municipal governments. But there are some disadvantages for them, such as being unable to obtain a passport.
   A total of 627 people with no nationality were in Japan as of the end of 2020.