On The Protection Of Stateless Persons In Germany 51 a problem proving that they have no nationality, if it had not been established before.84 7 Conclusion Statelessness is not a protection ground in Germany, but complementary forms of protection may be available, usually with reference to the practical impossibility of expulsion or return. However, there is a need for further legal developments to ensure that stateless persons can be properly identified and protected in line with the international commitments and UNHCR Guidelines. A common policy for the whole country specifically addressing the actual protection needs of the stateless should be adopted. This would include establishing a statelessness determination procedure and recognizing statelessness as a protection ground; reviewing readmission agreements in order to guarantee that they take into account the rights of stateless persons, both in Germany as well as in the country of removal; addressing the long-term needs of stateless persons by facilitating their access to naturalization. 84 Germany is fulfilled if the foreigner passes the naturalization test. §10(5) StAG in der im Bundesgesetzblatt Teil III, Gliederungsnummer 102-1, veröffentlichten bereinigten Fassung, das zuletzt durch Artikel 2 des Gesetzes vom 1.06.2012 (BGBl I 2012, 1224) geändert worden ist. An exception to the German test requirement applies to persons who are illiterate or unable to learn for health reasons. §10(6) StAG in der im Bundesgesetzblatt Teil III, Gliederungsnummer 102-1, veröffentlichten bereinigten Fassung, das zuletzt durch Artikel 2 des Gesetzes vom 1.06.2012 (BGBl I 2012, 1224) geändert worden ist. In this regard, the Federal Administrative Court clarified that generally illiteracy itself is not an illness or disability. BVerwG, Urteil v 27.05.2010 - 5 C 8.09 (In this case, the claimant was illiterate only because he did not go to school in Turkey). There are some forms of illiteracy that are based on an illness or disability, and in these cases the exception applies. In all the other cases, the authorities can take into consideration the fact that a person is illiterate and make a discretionary decision in his favour. §8 StAG in der im Bundesgesetzblatt Teil III, Gliederungsnummer 102-1, veröffentlichten bereinigten Fassung, das durch Artikel 1 des Gesetzes vom 28.08.2013 (BGBl I 2013, 3458) geändert worden ist. Interview with Immigration Lawyer number 1 (22 July 2013); interview with German Immigration Lawyer number 2 (9 August 2013). tilburg law review 19 (2014) 35-51