I visited the embassy today in response to the call I received yesterday. I was given a Certificate of Loss of Nationality of the United States (DS-4083), for which I signed a receipt.

I also received my US passport back, surprisingly. It has been canceled by punching four holes through all the pages. A notation is made on the last page saying, “Bearer expatriated self on Dec. 8, 2008 under provisions of INA 349(a)(5).”

The staffers suggested that the canceled passport may be of use to me in proving my identity to the Slovak authorities until and in the process of obtaining my stateless person’s identity documents. Works for me, another tool in the bag.

So, it’s really real. I’m a stateless person.

Enjoy the images. Click through for full-sized scans (2-2.5MB each).

My Certificate of Loss of Nationality of the United States, DS-4083

The data page of my freshly-canceled US passport

The last page of my canceled passport

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