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ANNEX 2
Analysis of national laws against article 1, 1961 Convention and article 6(2), ECN.
Countries marked with asterisk are in violation of their international obligations
Countries with full safeguards
Countries with partial safeguards
Countries with no
or minimal safeguards
Armenia
• automatic
Albania*
• legal residence of the parents
Cyprus
• none
Belgium
• automatic
Austria*
• too limited timeframe 18-20
Norway*
• Facilitated acquisition for stateless
individuals, but with problematic
conditions (e.g. permanent
residence of the child)
• Foundlings acquire citizenship
• automatic
Bosnia and
Herzegovina
Azerbaijan*
• parents’ citizenship (stateless)
Romania*
• naturalisation for stateless
individuals
• foundlings acquire citizenship
Bulgaria
• automatic
Belarus
• permanent residence of the
parents
Switzerland
• <18yr, be integrated, abide the
law, no threat to the State
• foundlings acquire citizenship
Finland
• automatic
Croatia*
• parents’ citizenship (unknown)
France
• automatic
Czech
Republic*
• legal residence of the parents
(on day of birth of the child)
• parents’ citizenship (stateless)
Greece
• following proof of nontransmission of parents’
foreign nationality
Denmark*
• Legal residence of the child
Ireland
• automatic
Estonia
• too limited timeframe <15
• permanent residence of the
child
• >5yr legal residence of the
parents
• parents’ citizenship (stateless)
Italy
• automatic
Georgia*
• permanent residence of the
parents
• parents’ citizenship (stateless)
Liechtenstein • >5yr ordinary residence,
<22 yr, stateless since birth
Germany*
• >8yr legal and permanent
residence of the parents
Luxembourg • following proof of nontransmission of parents’
foreign nationality
Hungary*
• legal residence of the parents
(on day of birth of the child)
• parents’ citizenship (stateless)
Malta
• proof lies with applicant
Iceland
• >3yr legal residence of the
child
Moldova
• automatic
Latvia*
• too limited timeframe <15
• permanent residence of the
parents
• parents’ citizenship (stateless)
Montenegro
• automatic
Lithuania*
• permanent residence of the
parents
• parents’ citizenship (stateless)
Portugal
• automatic
Macedonia*
• parents’ citizenship (stateless
or unknown)
Serbia
• grant of nationality alongside
the registration of the birth
Netherlands* • >3yr legal residence of the
child
Slovakia
• automatic
Poland
• parents’ citizenship (stateless
or unknown)
Spain
• automatic
Russia
• legal residence of the parents
Turkey
• automatic
Slovenia
• parents’ citizenship (stateless
or unknown)
Ukraine
• following an application by the
child’s legal representative
Sweden*
• Legal residence of the child
United
Kingdom
• >5yr habitual residence,
<22yr, stateless since birth
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