n Does the State need to grant nationality to all stateless persons identified in the country? when the person can (re)acquire nationality through a simple, rapid, and nondiscretionary procedure or can enjoy permanent residence in the country where he or she resided No. The 1954 Convention does not oblige previously. In that case, the host country can states to grant nationality to all stateless provide a more limited set of rights to that persons who have arrived in the territory. stateless person, while arrangements are It does require that States shall as far as made for return to the State where he or she possible facilitate the naturalization of can obtain protection, often the country of stateless persons, for example by reducing or his or her previous habitual residence. waiving conditions for naturalization. n Must a State be a contracting party to the 1954 Convention in order to establish a statelessness determination procedure? n Does the State need to grant all the rights of the 1954 Convention to all persons determined to be stateless in the country? No. A number of countries that are not contracting parties to the Convention have Not always. Sometimes, a stateless person introduced statelessness determination may have a realistic prospect in the near procedures, based on their commitments future of obtaining protection in another under international human rights law. State. Protection is considered available Protecting the Rights of Stateless Persons 9