34 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