July 2015. Belgrade,Serbia.Many stateless Roma displaced from Kosovo simply cannot afford to go through the time-consuming, expensive process of applying for birth registration and citizenship documents. Some don't even know they can apply.
The main problem is proving that his parents had citizenship and providing evidence of a formal residence, without which he cannot obtain an ID card and enjoy the full rights of citizenship. In a 2015 survey, UNHCR found about 3,578 Roma in Serbia did not have birth registration documents or personal documentation.Many of them can not afford medicals and hospital care. Amidst the current Syrian refugee crisis, it is even more crucial to highlight the ongoing plight of the 12 million Roma people. The situation for the Roma people in Europe is worse now and especially in the eastern part.