A/HRC/42/CRP.5 Image of the NVC application form146 (Page 2) 87. Given that, under the Constitution, land ownership is connected to citizenship, 147 for Rohingya who registered land titles at a time when they were considered citizens, 148 acceptance of the NVC may carry a real risk of a loss of their land and connected livelihood opportunities.149 88. Many Rohingya also reject the NVC and its process due to a lack of clarity regarding the rights conferred upon NVC-holders. Rohingya interviewed by the Mission stated that NVCs do not grant them rights and discrimination continues regardless of whether the individuals are in possession of an NVC,150 as detailed above. 146 147 148 149 150 Copy of application form received from refugees in June 2019, on file with the Mission. Constitution of Myanmar, sections 37(c) and 357. Rohingya were considered citizens in the past under the 1947 Constitution which was more inclusive. Many lost citizenship at a number of occasions, including in 1960; 1974; 1982 and again in 2015. See A/HRC/39/CRP.2. paras. 472-476. CI-298, FI-010, FI-015, FI-018, FI-019, FI-024, FI-039, FI-041. FI-052, FI-053. 29