From looking for an apartment to the job interview – anyone who lives in Germany must be able to identify themselves. This is a problem for people without citizenship like Edward Grigoryan. From the life of a stateless person.

Ob when looking for an apartment, changing registration, job interviews or going out – “you have to deal with your passport more often than you think,” says Edward Grigorjan. People who are not recognized as citizens by any country are particularly aware of how often one is confronted with one's nationality in everyday life.

When Grigoryan identifies himself, he often receives questioning looks. Grigorjan says he is “just as German” as the person checking his passport.

The twenty-five-year-old was born and went to school in Germany, completed an apprenticeship here and now works in a medium-sized city near Bielefeld. His mother comes from Russia, his father from Armenia. With the collapse of the Soviet Union, his father's papers became invalid and he became stateless.