How can I travel without a passport?

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If you have a permanent resident status in the country where you are in right now, then in many cases you can get some kind of international travel document for aliens who can't get a passport from their country of nationality (variously called "alien's passport", "re-entry permit", "certificate of identity", etc.). Unfortunately, if you are just in a temporary visitor status, you typically can't get this as it is only for residents.

If you just want to go back to your country of nationality, your country's consulate will typically still issue you a limited travel document for direct return to your country, even if you are not eligible for a regular passport. (And if they don't, well, you can just overstay your status in your current country, and let them arrange with your country of nationality for deportation back to your country of nationality.) Unfortunately, this doesn't help accomplish your goal as once you are back in your country of nationality, you would be unable to travel to the country you wish to immigrate to, without a passport.

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I'm trying to spend most of my time outside the country because I see possibility for major instability these years, which would mean extreme oppression...

When your passport is cancelled, you can apply for asylum in the country where you are at the time, provided that you have a "well founded fear of persecution" on account of your political beliefs (among other reasons). Your mentioning "extreme oppression" suggests that you may have such a fear. If you are granted asylum, your host country will issue you a refugee travel doucement with which you can travel to other countries.

However, it may be difficult to obtain immigration to a new country once you are s refugee in another country. The avenues that would be open would mostly be those that are open now, such as immigration on the basis of an employment talent program or similar.

If your ultimate goal is to settle in the "very welcoming" country you mention, then you can try to spend as much time there as possible to maximize the probability that you are there when your passport is cancelled. Or, if you plan to apply to immigrate with an employment visa, do it now; why wait?

Alternatively, if you already have a well founded fear of persecution in your country of citizenship, you can go to the welcoming country with your not-yet-revoked passport and request asylum right away. It's not a prerequisite that your passport be cancelled.

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